National Community Care Corps Program

Sara Paige
Info@CommunityCareCorps.org

The National Community Care Corps will provide funding for to develop and scale innovative volunteer programs that provide nonmedical assistance to older adults, adults age 18 and older with disabilities, and family caregivers. The program intends to fund local models that represent a diverse cross section of the United States in terms of geography; urban, rural, frontier, and tribal communities.

Focus areas:

• Integrate principles of the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers
• Support grandparent/kinship-led households
• Use off-the-shelf materials. Off-the-shelf materials are products, components, or resources that are readily available for purchase and immediate use, without the need for custom development, modification, or special ordering.
• Engage college students/interns for intergenerational connections
• Expand virtual or low-tech access
• Provide volunteer chaperone programs for non-emergency medical appointments
• Increase access to respite programs
• Build opportunities for volunteer skill-building

Grantees are required to:

• Ensure all volunteers complete required trainings
• Complete criminal background checks on all volunteers
• Submit financial reimbursement requests and programmatic reports quarterly
• Collect data from participants and volunteers
• Participate in monthly calls, learning collaboratives, and the grant kickoff meeting
• Collect stories and testimonials
• Write a short blog post related to the program

Eligible applicants include:

• Domestic public or private non-profit entities
• Local communities
• State, county, and local governments
• Tribal governments and organizations
• Faith-based organizations
• Community-based organizations
• Hospitals and healthcare systems
• Institutions of higher education
• Local aging services organizations
• Centers for independent living
• AmeriCorps
• Time-banking or volunteer agencies with expertise in the delivery of home and community-based services to older adults and adults with disabilities
• Entities with expertise in the delivery of services and supports to older adults, adults with disabilities, and family caregivers

Award range: $30,000 - $200,000
Project period: 18 months
Match requirement: Cash and/or in-kind match equal to 25% of the total program budget

Links to additional guidance and the application instructions are available on the program website.

Apply using the online application portal.