Corporation For Ohio Appalachian Development

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

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

THIS RENEWAL PROPOSAL TO OPERATE FGP (229 VSY'S) IS SUBMITTED BY COAD, THE CORPORATION FOR OHIO APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT. COAD'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A UNIFIED VOICE AND REPRESENTATION FOR ITS MEMBER AGENCIES AND THE CONSTITUENTS THAT THEY SERVE - PRIMARILY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, CHILDREN, AND THE ELDERLY. SINCE 1971, COAD HAS WORKED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF APPALACHIAN OHIO. THIS PROPOSAL WILL ADDRESS THE CATEGORY OF EDUCATION AND SPECIFICALLY SCHOOL READINESS AND ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT. OUR FOCUS WILL BE ON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND HEAD START PROGRAMS AND THE CHILDREN THAT ATTEND THESE SITES, PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT ARE FALLING BEHIND IN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. THE ACTIVITIES ENGAGED IN BY VOLUNTEERS WILL INCLUDE ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING IN SUPPORT OF LITERACY, LANGUAGE SKILLS, PROPER ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND INCREASED ENGAGEMENT IN LEARNING. THE REQUEST IS FOR $1,052,905 OF FEDERAL SUPPORT $116,989 FROM STATE AND OTHER SOURCES. THIS SUPPORT WILL ADDRESS EXISTING COMMUNITY NEEDS WHICH INCLUDE THE NEED FOR CLASSROOM SUPPORT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONS. OUR CHILDREN ARE GENERALLY AT A DISADVANTAGE THAN CHILDREN IN OTHER AREAS OF THE STATE AND THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM ADDRESSES THESE NEEDS. IN ADDITION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD ISSUES, IN APPALACHIAN OHIO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES FALL BELOW GRADUATION RATES IN THE REST OF OHIO, AND THE RATE OF ADULTS WHO HAVE ANY POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION RUNS WELL BELOW THE STATE AVERAGE. IN ORDER TO MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR PROGRAM, WE EVALUATE OUR SERVICES BY SURVEYS. THESE SURVEYS WILL BE CONDUCTED WITH TEACHERS, VOLUNTEER STATIONS, COAD STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. THE COMBINED DATA WILL PROVIDE AN ANALYSIS OF THE VALUE OF SERVICES AND PERFORMANCE OF VOLUNTEERS. THE OUTCOMES GENERATED BY THE PROGRAM WILL BE THAT STUDENTS WILL BE READING AT GRADE LEVEL BY THE END OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR OR WILL SHOW READINESS TO ENTER A REGULAR SCHOOL PROGRAM AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF FUNCTIONING.

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2025?26 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2025?26 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10.02%. 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 2022?23 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2022?23 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10%. THIS AWARD BEGINS THE FIRST YEAR OF YOUR PROPOSED PROJECT PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. THIS AWARD ACTION ADDS PERMANENT FUNDING TO INCREASE THE STIPEND AMOUNT FROM $3.00 TO $3.15 PER HOUR AND ALSO INCLUDES A PERMANENT ADMINISTRATIVE INCREASE OF $35,953. THESE FUNDING AUGMENTATIONS CHANGES THE TOTAL FEDERAL FUNDING AMOUNT TO $1,176,535.

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WORKFORCE TRAINING

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2022?23 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 11.3%. THIS AWARD BEGINS THE FIRST YEAR OF YOUR PROPOSED PROJECT PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. THIS AWARD ACTION ADDS PERMANENT FUNDING TO INCREASE THE STIPEND AMOUNT FROM $3.00 TO $3.15 PER HOUR AND ALSO INCLUDES A PERMANENT ADMINISTRATIVE INCREASE OF $12,560. THESE FUNDING AUGMENTATIONS CHANGES THE TOTAL FEDERAL FUNDING AMOUNT TO $393,774.

INDEPENDENT INITIATIVE

THE MISSION OF THE CORPORATION FOR OHIO APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT (COAD), IS TO PROVIDE A UNIFIED VOICE AND REPRESENTATION FOR ITS MEMBER AGENCIES AND THE CONSTITUENTS THAT THEY SERVE, PRIMARILY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, CHILDREN, AND THE ELDERLY. SINCE 1971, COAD HAS WORKED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF APPALACHIAN OHIO. TO THIS END, WE ARE REQUESTING FUNDING FOR 80 VSYS FOR SENIOR COMPANIONS. THIS PROPOSAL WILL ADDRESS THE CATEGORY OF HEALTHY FUTURES AND SPECIFICALLY INDEPENDENT LIVING IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY NEED OF ASSISTING OLDER ADULTS STAY IN THEIR HOMES AS THEY AGE. MANY OLDER OHIOANS LIVING IN THE APPALACHIAN REGION OF OHIO SUFFER FROM SOCIAL ISOLATION DUE TO THE RURAL NATURE OF THE AREA. ACCORDING TO AN ARTICLE IN THE JOURNAL OF SOCIAL BEHAVIOR (CORNWELL AND WAITE, 2009), INDIVIDUALS WHO LACK SOCIAL CONNECTIONS OR REPORT FREQUENT FEELINGS OF LONELINESS TEND TO SUFFER HIGHER RATES OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY, AS WELL AS INFECTION DEPRESSION, AND COGNITIVE DECLINE. THE ISSUE OF SOCIAL ISOLATION IS AMPLIFIED BY THE LACK OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND REDUCED OPTIONS IN HEALTH CARE SERVICE DELIVERY WHICH PLACES THEM AT GREAT RISK FOR EVENTUAL INSTITUTIONALIZED LIVING. UNFORTUNATELY, AS THE COST OF NURSING HOME CARE CONTINUES TO BURDEN THE FEDERAL MEDICAID SYSTEM, KEEPING SENIORS IN THEIR HOMES IS NOT ONLY A COST SAVING FOR THE GOVERNMENT, BUT ALSO NECESSARY FOR THE SENIORS WITH LIMITED BUDGETS. PROVIDING IN-HOME SERVICES TO ELDERLY POPULATIONS IN THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE PROGRAM IS LESS COSTLY AND ALLOWS THE INDIVIDUAL GREATER INDEPENDENCE. COAD'S SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM EVALUATES OUR PROGRAM FOR EFFECTIVENESS. OUR EVALUATION OF SERVICES WILL BE DONE VIA SURVEYS THAT ARE CONDUCTED WITH CLIENTS, VOLUNTEER STATIONS, COAD STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. THE COMBINED DATA WILL PROVIDE AN ANALYSIS OF THE VALUE OF SERVICES AND PERFORMANCE OF VOLUNTEERS. THE OUTCOMES GENERATED BY THE PROGRAM WILL BE THAT CLIENTS SERVED WILL RECEIVE IN-HOME ASSISTANCE AS IDENTIFIED IN THE CLIENT'S CARE PLAN. THIS CARE MEANS THE CLIENTS WILL REMAIN INDEPENDENT AND LIVING IN THEIR OWN HOMES. WE ESTIMATE THAT THE 120 CLIENTS RECEIVING SERVICES WILL REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES DURING THE GRANT PERIOD AND HAVE AN INCREASE SENSE OF INDEPENDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2024?25 RSVP PROGRAM. YOUR 2024?25 STATUTORY MATCH IS 30% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 30%. THIS AWARD IS APPROVED TO ADD $2,500 IN ONE-TIME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR TRAVEL RELATED TO TRAINING IN FY 24.

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

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

AN ESTIMATED 600 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 372 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAMS, MENTORING YOUTH, PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION, EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT, PROVIDING VETERANS WITH BASIC NEEDS, RESPONDING TO THE OPIATE CRISIS, ASSISTING THE COMMUNITY IN RECOVERING FROM THE COVID19 PANDEMIC, AND RESPONDING TO LOCAL DISASTERS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, WE WILL HAVE ASSISTED OVER 7,000 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING OVER 4,000 CHILDREN, WITH FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, COMPANIONSHIP AND OTHER SERVICES. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $371,887 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $232,000 IN STATE AND LOCAL FUNDS.

AN ESTIMATED 600 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 355 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAMS, MENTORING YOUTH, PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION, EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT, PROVIDING VETERANS WITH BASIC NEEDS, AND RESPONDING TO DISASTER. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, WE WILL ASSISTED OVER 5,000 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING OVER 2,000 CHILDREN, WILL HAVE RECEIVED FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, COMPANIONSHIP AND OTHER SERVICES. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $312,442 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $180,063 WITH STATE AND LOCAL FUNDS.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2025?26 SCP PROGRAM. YOUR 2025?26 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 11.62%. 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

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

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ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

VISTA STATE

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?24 ARP SENIOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM GRANT. YOUR 2022-24 STATUTORY MATCH REQUIREMENT IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETED MATCH IS 10%. THE CORPORATION FOR OHIO APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT (COAD) PROPOSES TO HAVE 25 AMERICORPS SENIORS VOLUNTEERS (PER PROGRAM YEAR), WHO WILL PROVIDE MENTORING AND TUTORING, AS WELL AS CLASSROOM, FAMILY, AND SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO CHILDREN IN THE HEADSTART CENTERS AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN GUERNSEY, MONROE, AND NOBLE COUNTIES. GUERNSEY COUNTY IS AN AREA IDENTIFIED AS A PRIORITY SERVICE AREA IN APPENDIX A TO THE NOFA. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION--SCHOOL READINESS AND K-12 SUCCESS. AT THE END OF THE TWO-YEAR GRANT, AMERICORPS SENIORS VOLUNTEERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REDUCING THE LEARNING LOSSES, SOCIAL ISOLATION, AND ADJUSTMENT TO NON-TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTS CREATED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, BY CREATING EXPANDED ROLES FOR FGP VOLUNTEERS UNDER SENIOR DEMONSTRATION AUTHORITY. THE AMERICORPS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $127,500 (PER PROGRAM YEAR) WILL BE COMMENSURATELY SUPPLEMENTED BY $14,168 OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES. THESE RESOURCES WILL BE DERIVED FROM "PROPOSED" IN-KIND VOLUNTEER MEAL DONATIONS WITH $7.00 PER MEAL VALUES BASED ON FAIR MARKET COST FOR SERVICE AREA.

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

VISTA RECOVERY SUPPORT GRANTS

ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY