Saga Innovations

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 AMERICORPS NATIONAL DIRECT PROGRAM. NO MEMBER MAY ENROLL PRIOR TO THE APPROVED START DATE OF THE MEMBER ENROLLMENT PERIOD. YOUR 2022?23 REGULATORY MATCH IS 26% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 67%. THIS AWARD ALSO PROVIDES ARP FUNDING TO INCREASE THE LIVING ALLOWANCE FROM $20,483 TO $22,708.

SAGA INNOVATIONS PROPOSES TO HAVE 150 AMERICORPS MEMBERS WHO WILL PROVIDE SMALL GROUP HIGH-DOSAGE MATH TUTORING-- INCORPORATING SOCIAL COGNITIVE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT-- IN NEW YORK CITY, NY; CHICAGO, IL AND ONE OR TWO OF THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: WASHINGTON, D.C.; MEMPHIS, TN; AND HUMACAO, PUERTO RICO. AT THE END OF THE FIRST PROGRAM YEAR, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INCREASING ENGAGEMENT, MATH ASSESSMENT SCORES AND MATH CLASS GRADES. THIS PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON THE CNCS FOCUS AREA OF EDUCATION. THE CNCS INVESTMENT OF $2,278,800 WILL BE MATCHED WITH $6,360,000, $6,060,000 IN PUBLIC FUNDING AND $300,000 IN PRIVATE FUNDING.