United Way Of Cleveland County Inc

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

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

THERE WILL BE AN ESTIMATED 43 UNDUPLICATED FOSTER GRANDPARENT (FG) VOLUNTEERS THAT WILL SERVE, AND EACH OF THESE VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME BASED ASSIGNMENTS SERVING CHILDREN AND YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF BIRTH AND 21 YEARS OLD. THEY WILL ASSIST IN THE CLASSROOM BY TUTORING AND MENTORING THROUGH A NETWORK OF FIVE VOLUNTEER STATIONS INCLUDING HEAD START CLASSROOMS, PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOMS, FAITH BASED CHILDCARE CENTER, AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, AND A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE THREE YEAR GRANT, OUR ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES ARE BASED ON; NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH IMPROVED ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT OR SOCIAL-EMOTIONIAL SKILLS AND NUMBER OF CHILDREN DEMONSTRATING GAINS IN SCHOOL READINESS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $224,262 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $35,000 OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2022?23 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10.0%. 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 $7,379.00. THESE FUNDING AUGMENTATIONS CHANGES THE TOTAL FEDERAL FUNDING AMOUNT TO $252,815.

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%. 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