Catholic Charities Of Buffalo

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

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022-23 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2022-23 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 12.6%. THIS AWARD BEGINS THE FIRST YEAR OF YOUR PROPOSED PROJECT PERIOD 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 $14,130.00. THESE FUNDING AUGMENTATIONS CHANGES THE TOTAL FEDERAL FUNDING AMOUNT TO $469,319.00.

AN ESTIMATED 100 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE AS FOSTER GRANDPARENTS. AS MENTORS, THEY WILL ASSIST WITH SERVICE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CLASSROOM ASSISTANCE IN MATH AND LITERACY SKILL BUILDING, MENTORING, TUTORING, NURTURING AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING THROUGH A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 30 VOLUNTEER STATIONS. THESE SERVICE ACTIVITIES WILL OCCUR AT STATIONS SUCH AS BUFFALO PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, HEAD STARTS, CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS, AND DAY CARE CENTERS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE 12 MONTH PERFORMANCE PERIOD, THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH IMPROVED ACADEMIC LITERACY AND MATH SKILLS. THESE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE REFLECTED ON THE ANNUAL CHILD ASSIGNMENT PLANS, AS REPORTED BY CLASSROOM TEACHERS. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $418,303 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $57,000 OF NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2025?26 FGP/SCP 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

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