Ywca Tri-County Area

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 0% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24.

YW3CA CENTERS FOR THRIVING FAMILIES

YWCA TRI-COUNTY AREA WILL MANAGE A FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA., WITH 78 FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS WITH DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND YOUTH. THEIR VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENTS WILL INCLUDE READING TO PRESCHOOL CHILDREN, WORKING ON CURRICULUM-BASED LITERACY PROJECTS WITH PRESCHOOL CHILDREN, MENTORING K-6 CHILDREN, AND TUTORING OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH AGE 17-21. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR PROJECT, 96 CHILDREN WILL DEMONSTRATE GAINS IN LITERACY SKILLS, 138 K-6 YOUTH WILL IMPROVE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, AND 2 OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH WILL IMPROVE ACADEMICS IN A HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY PROGRAM. THE YEAR 1 TOTAL BUDGET FOR THE PROGRAM IS $555,034. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $504,577 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY A $50,457 LOCAL MATCH.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2026?27 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2026?27 STATUTORY MATCH IS 0% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 0%. THIS AWARD CONSOLIDATES 24SFBPA002 AND 24SFBPA004, INCLUDING VSYS AND GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREAS.

PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LAW 117-328 AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR DIVISION L OF THAT ACT. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ARE LISTED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) THAT ACCOMPANIES A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE JES LISTS PROJECT, RECIPIENT, STATE, AMOUNT AND CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD PROJECTS INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. HUD WILL NOT KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT SUBMITS THE REQUIRED PROJECT NARRATIVE AND CONFIRMS ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. TO FIND THE DETAILS OF THE GRANT AWARD AS WRITTEN WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD USE THE FOLLOWING LINK AND PATH SELECTIONS TO GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANTS HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/EDI-GRANTS, SELECT THE FISCAL YEAR OF INTEREST, SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 20XX CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 20XX: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT).; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT APPROVED PROJECT NARRATIVE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS OR SERVED BY THE ENTITIES THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE JES RECIPIENT OR PROJECT DESCRIPTION SECTIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

YWCA TRI-COUNTY AREA WILL MANAGE A FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA., WITH AN ESTIMATED 75 FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS WITH DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND YOUTH. THEIR VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENTS WILL INCLUDE READING TO PRESCHOOL CHILDREN, WORKING ON CURRICULUM-BASED LITERACY PROJECTS WITH PRESCHOOL CHILDREN, MENTORING K-6 CHILDREN, AND TUTORING OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH AGE 17-24. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 90 CHILDREN WILL DEMONSTRATE GAINS IN LITERACY SKILLS, 131 K-6 YOUTH WILL IMPROVE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, AND 30 OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH WILL IMPROVE ACADEMICS IN A HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY PROGRAM. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $449,248 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $65,060.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO MODIFY THE END OF THE BUDGET AND PROJECT PERIODS FROM 06/30/2027 TO 6/30/2026 TO FACILITATE THE MERGER OF GRANTS 24SFBPA002 & 24SFBPA004. ACTIVITIES OF THIS GRANT WILL BE CONTINUED UNDER THE LEGAL APPLICANT?S FY 2026 APPLICATION. ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AWARD REMAIN UNCHANGED.

YWCA TRI-COUNTY AREA (YW3CA), TRICOUNTY COMMUNITY NETWORK (TCN) AND GREENALLIES ARE COLLABORATING IN THE PROPOSED VISTA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT STUDY PROJECT, WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE CAPACITY BUILDING FOCUS AREA. YW3CA IS DEDICATED TO ELIMINATING RACISM, EMPOWERING WOMEN AND PROMOTING PEACE, JUSTICE, FREEDOM AND DIGNITY FOR ALL. TCN PROVIDES MEANINGFUL AND SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY NEEDS IN THE GREATER POTTSTOWN AREA. GREENALLIES EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO BE THEIR COMMUNITY'S SUSTAINABILITY LEADERS. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO IMPROVE EFFECTIVENESS AMONG YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE POTTSTOWN AREA, WHICH WILL BENEFIT 750 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN POTTSTOWN, PA. 6 VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT, COMMUNITY AWARENESS, AND TECHNOLOGY USE, AND VOLUNTEERISM OVER THREE YEARS.