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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS

THE EVELYN RUBENSTEIN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF HOUSTON (ERJCC) PROPOSES TO ADMINISTER RSVP OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS, A PROJECT PROVIDING OLDER ADULT VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT SERVICES AMONG THE 18 TEXAS COUNTIES OF AUSTIN, BRAZORIA, BRAZOS, BURLESON, COLORADO, FT. BEND, GRIMES, HARRIS, LEON, LIBERTY, MADISON, MATAGORDA, MONTGOMERY, ROBERTSON, WALKER, WALLER, WASHINGTON, AND WHARTON. AN ESTIMATED 750 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: SUPPORTING AGING IN PLACE BY PROVIDING RESPITE SERVICES, COMPANIONSHIP, TRANSPORTATION, AND HOME-DELIVERED MEALS; SUPPORTING ACCESS TO CARE BY DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION ON MEDICARE INSURANCE; ADDRESSING HUNGER BY FOOD PANTRY SUPPORT; ADDRESSING EDUCATION BY ASSISTING IN CLASSROOMS AT EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS; AND PROVIDING DISASTER SERVICES BY PERFORMING OUTREACH TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE HEALTHY FUTURES. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO ADDRESS ACTIVITIES IN OTHER FOCUS AREAS, INCLUDING EDUCATION AND DISASTER SERVICES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 270 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES WILL REPORT HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL TIES/PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT, 30 CAREGIVERS OF HOMEBOUND OR OLDER ADULTS/INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES RECEIVING RESPITE SERVICES WILL REPORT HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL TIES/PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND 150 CHILDREN WHO COMPLETE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS WILL DEMONSTRATE GAINS IN LITERACY SKILLS. THESE RESULTS WILL HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED THROUGH THE WORK OF 315 RSVP VOLUNTEERS. THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE (CNCS) FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $271,718 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $149,483 IN NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2022?23 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 12.8%.

AN ESTIMATED 69 FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. THEY WILL TUTOR AND MENTOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH THROUGH A NETWORK OF 35 PLACEMENT SITES SUCH AS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HEAD START PROGRAMS, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTERS AND DAY CARES AT SEVERAL SHELTERS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE 12-MONTH PERFORMANCE PERIOD, 150 CHILDREN AND YOUTH WILL HAVE DEMONSTRATED GAINS IN LITERACY. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $316,504 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $5,354 FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS AND $83,276 FROM GRANTS, DONATIONS AND IN-KIND COMMUNITY SUPPORT.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2022?23 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 25.9%.

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICE TO CHILDREN IN NEED

THE EVELYN RUBENSTEIN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF HOUSTON (ERJCC) PROPOSES TO ADMINISTER RSVP OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS, A PROJECT PROVIDING OLDER ADULT VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT SERVICES AMONG THE 18 TEXAS COUNTIES OF AUSTIN, BRAZORIA, BRAZOS, BURLESON, COLORADO, FT. BEND, GRIMES, HARRIS, LEON, LIBERTY, MADISON, MATAGORDA, MONTGOMERY, ROBERTSON, WALKER, WALLER, WASHINGTON, AND WHARTON. AN ESTIMATED 750 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 280 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE SUPPORTING AGING IN PLACE BY PROVIDING RESPITE SERVICES, COMPANIONSHIP, TRANSPORTATION, AND HOME-DELIVERED MEALS; ADDRESSING EDUCATION BY ASSISTING IN CLASSROOMS AT EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS; AND PROVIDING DISASTER SERVICES BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE HEALTHY FUTURES. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO ADDRESS ACTIVITIES IN OTHER FOCUS AREAS, INCLUDING EDUCATION AND DISASTER SERVICES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 440 INDIVIDUALS WILL REPORT HAVING IMPROVED CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING, 30 CAREGIVERS OF OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WILL REPORT HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT, 150 CHILDREN WILL DEMONSTRATE GAINS IN SCHOOL READINESS, AND 75 INDIVIDUALS WILL REPORT INCREASED DISASTER READINESS. THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE (CNCS) FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $279,218 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $165,970 IN NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023 -24 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 35.42%.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

THE SENIOR COMPANIONS PROGRAM OF HARRIS COUNTY (SCP) SERVING IN HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY TEXAS WILL PLACE AN ESTIMATED 43 VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS WITH APPROXIMATELY 10 VOLUNTEER STATIONS, (PUBLIC, NON-PROFITS AND PROPRIETARY HEALTH CARE AGENCIES) TO PROVIDE COMPANIONSHIP, ESCORTS TO DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS, SHOPPING, AND LIGHT MEAL PREPARATION THAT SUPPORTS INDEPENDENT LIVING AND PROVIDES RESPITE FOR CAREGIVERS OF OLDER ADULTS. VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN THE HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY COMMUNITY. THE ESTIMATED POPULATION IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, BASED ON US CENSUS BUREAU DATA REPORTED IN JULY, 2018 IS 2,325,502 WITH 10.1% OVER THE AGE OF 65 YEARS OF AGE AND IN HARRIS COUNTY THE 2016 ESTIMATED POPULATION OF 4,698, 619 WITH 10.2% OVER THE AGE OF 65 YEARS OF AGE. AT THE END OF 12 MONTHS, AN ESTIMATED 15 INDIVIDUALS WILL REPORT HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT OR IMPROVED CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A SENIOR COMPANION VOLUNTEER AND 25 CAREGIVERS OF OLDER ADULTS OR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WILL REPORT HAVING INCREASED SOCIAL SUPPORT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A SENIOR COMPANION VOLUNTEER. THE AMOUNT OF FEDERAL FUNDING REQUESTED FROM THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE IS $260,106, SUPPLEMENTED BY $6,476 FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS AND $164,064 IN CASH AND IN-KIND SUPPORT FROM FOUNDATIONS, VOLUNTEER STATIONS AND OTHER COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS.

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

CAROL M. WHITE PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2025?26 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2025?26 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10.36%. YOU ARE APPROVED FOR PRE-AWARD COSTS BEGINNING JULY 1, 2025. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING PRE-AWARD COSTS RELATED TO VOLUNTEERS ARE NOT APPROVED: ? VOLUNTEER STIPENDS? ? VOLUNTEER REIMBURSEMENTS SUCH AS MEALS, TRAVEL, AND RECOGNITION

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2025?26 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2025?26 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 19.32%. YOU ARE APPROVED FOR PRE-AWARD COSTS BEGINNING JULY 1, 2025. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING PRE-AWARD COSTS RELATED TO VOLUNTEERS ARE NOT APPROVED: ? VOLUNTEER STIPENDS? ? VOLUNTEER REIMBURSEMENTS SUCH AS MEALS, TRAVEL, AND RECOGNITION

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

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RSVP: ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICE TO CHILDREN IN NEED WITH FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

RSVP OF GREATER LONG BEACH, SPONSORED FOR 45 YEARS BY THE LONG BEACH ALPERT JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER (AJCC), WILL UTILIZE THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE OF 300 SENIOR VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE SERVICES THAT ADDRESS IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY NEEDS THAT HAVE BEEN DETERMINED BY LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS, STATE AND NATIONAL STUDIES. SERVICE ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE A PRIMARY FOCUS IN HEALTHY FUTURES, SUPPORTING AGING IN PLACE SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS IN THE SERVICE AREA, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING SERVICES THAT ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. 118 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN HEALTHY FUTURES. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE PROVIDING: FOOD DELIVERY, EDUCATION, WELL CHECKS AND SOCIAL SUPPORT TO OLDER ADULTS THAT ARE ISOLATED AND HOMEBOUND, ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE NUTRITION, COMPANIONSHIP FOR VETERANS AND ALSO ISOLATED, DISABLED, OR HOMEBOUND SENIORS, REFERRALS, SUPPORT SERVICES TO SENIORS, ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION. ANNUALLY, OVER 1225 UNDUPLICATED SENIORS WILL BE PROVIDED SUPPORT, SERVICES AND EDUCATION THAT ENABLE THEM TO AGE IN PLACE WHILE STILL CONTRIBUTING TO THE COMMUNITY. THE CNCS INVESTMENT OF $69,454 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $44,972 OF SUPPORT FROM LOCAL AND SPONSOR CONTRIBUTIONS. ONCE GRANTED CNCS FUNDING FOR FY 2018-2021, AJCC AND THE RSVP OF GREATER LONG BEACH WILL SEEK ADDITIONAL FISCAL SUPPORT TO ENHANCE AND SUPPORT THE VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE AND PROGRAM OPERATIONS.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES WITH FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT PERSONNEL EXPENSES IN RESPONSE TO AND RECOVERY FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO ASSIST THE GRANTEE IN CARRYING OUT A NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM AS AUTHORIZED BY THE DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED (42 U.S.C., CHAPTER 22) THESE FUNDS ARE PROVIDED BY THE TEXAS HEALTH AND HUNAN SERVICES COMMISSION.

TO SUPPORT PERSONNEL COSTS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT JXJ A FILM AND MUSIC FESTIVAL.

TO SUPPORT MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS PROGRAMMING.

TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATING COSTS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE THEATER J PRODUCTION OF ONE JEWISH BOY BY STEPHEN LAUGHTON DIRECTED BY JOHANNA GRUENHUT.

TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION AND PRESENTATION OF THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERFORMANCE "MU."

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF VIENNA: SEOUL BY SUN MEE CHOMET AT THEATER J.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT JERRYS HABIMA THEATRE A MUSICAL THEATER PROGRAM WITH A FOCUS ON ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT JERRYS HABIMA THEATRE A MUSICAL THEATER PROGRAM INTENDED TO SERVE ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT JERRYS HABIMA THEATRE A MUSICAL THEATER PROGRAM WITH A FOCUS ON ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES.

TO SUPPORT THE TOWARD A HEALTHY PLANET SERIES INVOLVING DANCE FILM AND MUSIC.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES WITH FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE THEATER J PRODUCTION OF FIRES IN THE MIRROR: CROWN HEIGHTS BROOKLYN AND OTHER IDENTITIES BY ANNA DEAVERE SMITH DIRECTED BY ADAM IMMERWAHR AND JANUARY LAVOY.

TO SUPPORT ARTS PROGRAMMING COMPONENTS OF THE RE-IMAGINE FREEDOM SERIES.

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SCP: ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WITH FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WITH FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

FGP: ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICE TO CHILDREN IN NEED WITH FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICE TO CHILDREN IN NEED WITH FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT ARTIST AND SCREENING FEES FOR THE JXJ FILM AND MUSIC FESTIVAL.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS PROGRAMMING.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT SALARIES WAGES AND FRINGE BENEFITS FOR JERRYS HABIMA THEATRE A MUSICAL THEATER PROGRAM FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES.

TO SUPPORT JERRYS HABIMA THEATRE A MUSICAL THEATER PROGRAM FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES.

TO SUPPORT ARTIST FEES FOR JERRYS HABIMA THEATRE A MUSICAL THEATER PROGRAM FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES.

TO SUPPORT THE THEATER J PRODUCTION OF THE WANDERERS BY ANNA ZIEGLER.

TO SUPPORT ARTIST FEES FOR AN INCLUSIVE THEATRICAL PRODUCTION FEATURING GEOFFREY “GOOGIE” UTERHARDT.

TO SUPPORT THEATER JS WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION OF A NEW TRANSLATION OF THE JEWISH QUEEN LEAR (MIRELE EFROS) BY JACOB GORDIN.

TO SUPPORT AN INCLUSIVE THEATRICAL PRODUCTION OF THE ADDAMS FAMILY FEATURING GUEST ARTIST GEOFFREY GOOGIE UTERHARDT.

TO SUPPORT THE WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION OF TRAYF BY LINDSAY JOELLE AT THEATER J.

TO SUPPORT A THEATRICAL PRODUCTION OF "THE WIZARD OF OZ" BY THE JERRY HABIMA THEATRE PROGRAM, FEATURING ACTORS WITH DISABILITIES.

TO SUPPORT A THEATRICAL PRODUCTION BY THE JERRY HABIMA THEATRE PROGRAM FEATURING ACTORS WITH DISABILITIES.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO ASSIST THE GRANTEE IN CARRYING OUT A NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM AS AUTHORIZED BY THE DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED (42 U.S.C., CHAPTER 22) THESE FUNDS ARE PROVIDED BY THE TEXAS HEALTH AND HUNAN SERVICES COMMISSION.

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO ASSIST THE GRANTEE IN CARRYING OUT A NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM AS AUTHORIZED BY THE DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED (42 U.S.C., CHAPTER 22) THESE FUNDS ARE PROVIDED BY THE TEXAS HEALTH AND HUNAN SERVICES COMMISSION.