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AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP

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Max Funding

Up to $75K

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Application Due Date

Mar 26, 2026

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Funder Details:

Funder Type:

Public

Funding Frequency:

Annual Grant

Use of Funds:

Programs/Projects

Funding Duration:

One-Year Grant

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Application Type

Full Application

Eligibility:

✅ 501(c)(3) Organizations, ✅ Government Entities, ✅ Faith-Based Organizations

Program Areas:

Seniors, Technology, Housing, Health, Social Services, Caregiving Services, Job Training, Mentoring, Employment, Mental Health

Locations:

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Puerto Rico, Washington DC

About The Grant

AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP engages people ages 55 and older in a diverse range of volunteer activities. RSVP grants support nonprofits, government agencies, and other eligible organizations in designing and managing volunteer projects tailored to local challenges, such as disaster services, education, environmental stewardship, healthy futures, economic opportunity, and services for veterans and military members.


Under this program, grantees recruit, train, and place senior volunteers into community service roles where volunteers may tutor youth, deliver meals, help with tax preparation, renovate homes, assist at disaster sites, and more. The grants are competitive and organizations must demonstrate community need and capacity to manage volunteers and achieve outcomes.


In addition, AmeriCorps is interested in programming that addresses agency priorities. AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP priorities for this funding opportunity are:


  • Supporting Older Adults and Caregivers: Provide respite, support groups, system navigation, care coordination, and resources for older adults, including custodial grandparents, and caregivers.


  • Helping Older Adults Re-enter the Workforce: Offer job readiness, mentoring, training, and remove barriers to employment for older adults (volunteers provide services, not seek jobs).


  • Building Strong Families: Support parents in helping children succeed, mentor parents, connect families to resources, and strengthen community partnerships.


  • Preventing and Mitigating Fraud and Scams: Use digital navigators and other strategies to protect older adults from financial fraud and exploitation, including emerging AI-driven scams.


  • Reducing the Number of People Who are Homeless: Develop or renovate affordable housing, assist people experiencing homelessness in finding and maintaining permanent housing, and address housing needs for vulnerable populations.


  • Supporting Behavioral Health Initiatives: Improve mental health, reduce isolation, prevent substance use, provide harm reduction tools (Naloxone, fentanyl test strips), peer support, and recovery services.

Requirements

  • Institutions of higher education, local governments, including school districts, nonprofit organizations, State Service Commissions (submit sub-applicants but do not operate programs); and states and US Territories.

Grantor Information:

Restrictions:

Restricted

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