Illinois FY2027 Foster Grandparent Program

Illinois Department on Aging noncompetitive support for designated AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent programs that place older adult volunteers as one-on-one tutors and mentors for students with special needs. Nine awards totaling $376,400 are identified for FY2027.

Funding$376,400 total State funding; nine expected noncompetitive awards ranging from $14,132 to $83,369, with named incumbent allocations in the public Euna record.

DeadlineSeptember 21, 2026 (current Illinois GATA application range; public Euna record does not publish a submission close clock time or time zone).

Last verifiedSeptember 20, 2026

Required next actionActive only for designated incumbent Foster Grandparent Programs. Do not create new-prospect outreach. Preserve incumbent continuity and successor-funding monitoring, and fail closed on any deadline-dependent customer action until an exact closing time/time zone is verified or the State provides controlling clarification.

Broad Eligibility

This is a noncompetitive incumbent program. Applicants must be designated Foster Grandparent Programs under AmeriCorps Seniors and satisfy the published Illinois Department on Aging program, civil-rights, staffing, supervision, reporting, monitoring, prequalification, and Internal Controls Questionnaire requirements. The current Euna funding description names nine intended grantees and their allocations.

Atlas Analysis

The Illinois Department on Aging FY2027 Foster Grandparent Program supports designated AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Programs that place limited-income adults age 55 and older as one-on-one tutors, mentors, role models, and friends for young people with special needs in schools.

The current Euna record identifies $376,400 in State General Revenue Funds, nine expected noncompetitive awards, and an award range of $14,132 to $83,369. The funding description names Southwestern Illinois College, Tri-Counties Opportunity Council, UCAN, Senior Services Plus, Kankakee School District 111, Catholic Charities/Joliet, Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois, Senior Services of Central Illinois, and the Chicago Department of Family & Support Services. Funds are described as supporting the federal AmeriCorps Seniors matching requirement. Gift-card purchases are prohibited.

Applicants must be designated as a Foster Grandparent Program under AmeriCorps Seniors and comply with the published program, civil-rights, staffing, reporting, supervision, monitoring, prequalification, and Internal Controls Questionnaire requirements. Indirect costs are allowed under the published negotiated-rate or de minimis framework.

The live Illinois GATA opportunity list currently shows an application date range of September 15 through September 21, 2026. The public Euna record leaves the Submission Close Date field blank and does not publish an exact clock time or time zone. Atlas therefore treats the exact submission deadline as unresolved and will not infer a time zone. Because this is a noncompetitive incumbent program with named allocations and no defensible telehealth, clinical-device, or N9+ procurement pathway, N9+ fit is zero and applicant outreach should be limited to legitimate incumbent continuity work after exact deadline and CRM controls are cleared.