Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Connecticut Inc

THE NUTMEG BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM IN THE GREATER HARTFORD AND EASTERN CT REGIONS WILL CREATE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS WITH PARTICIPATING EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERS AND SCHOOLS BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO CHILDREN AT RISK OF NEGATIVE EDUCATIONAL AND/OR LIFE OUTCOMES DUE TO CONNECTICUT'S ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT GAP. IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE LOW-INCOME SENIORS WITH STIPEND-SUPPORTED OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY SERVICE. EIGHTY-SIX LOW-INCOME SENIORS (APPROXIMATELY 50 IN THE HARTFORD AREA AND 36 IN EASTERN CT) WILL SERVE IN THE PROGRAM AND WILL BE PLACED IN CLASSROOMS PRIMARILY FOCUSED IN THE FOLLOWING CONNECTICUT COMMUNITIES: BLOOMFIELD, EAST HARTFORD, HARTFORD, MIDDLETOWN, NEW BRITAIN, NEW LONDON, NORWICH, AND WINDHAM. FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL PROVIDE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SUPPORT TO CHILDREN AGES 1-10, AND ASSIST IN CLASSROOMS OF YOUNG CHILDREN THROUGH A NETWORK OF PLACEMENT SITES. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE THREE YEAR- GRANT, THE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS SERVED WILL SHOW IMPROVEMENT IN ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT, AND THE EARLY CHILDHOOD POPULATION WILL IMPROVE IN SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL SKILLS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $516,140 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY A NON-FEDERAL SHARE OF $57,349.

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 $13,502.THESE FUNDING AUGMENTATIONS CHANGES THE TOTAL FEDERAL FUNDING AMOUNT TO $565,066.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

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

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

MENTORING CHILDREN OF PRISONERS

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.