AARP Pennsylvania invites local organizations and governments across the state to apply for the 2022 AARP Community Challenge grant program. Grants fund quick-action projects designed to help communities become more livable in the long-term by improving public spaces, transportation, housing, civic engagement, pandemic recovery, diversity and inclusion, and more. Now in its sixth year, the grant program is part of AARP's nationwide Livable Communities initiative, which supports the efforts of cities, towns, neighborhoods and rural areas to become great places to live.
AARP will prioritize proposals that are inclusive, address disparities, directly engage volunteers, support residents age 50 and older, and aim to achieve one or more of the outcomes in the following list. Projects may seek to support communities' efforts to build engagement and leverage funding available under new federal programs through laws like the American Rescue Plan Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; create vibrant public places that improve open spaces, parks, and access to other amenities; deliver a range of transportation and mobility options that increase connectivity, walkability, bikeability, wayfinding, access to transportation options, and roadway improvements; support a range of housing options that increase the availability of accessible and affordable choices; ensure a focus on diversity, equity and inclusion while improving the built and social environments of a community; increase civic engagement with innovative and tangible projects that bring residents and local leaders together to address challenges and facilitate a greater sense of inclusion; and other community improvements, including health services, community development, and pandemic recovery.
The Community Challenge is open to 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and 501(c)(6) nonprofits and government entities. Other types of organizations will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Grants can range from several hundred dollars for small, short-term activities to tens of thousands of dollars for larger projects.
The application deadline is 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22. All projects must be completed by Wednesday, Nov. 30. To submit an application and view lists of past grantees, visit http://www.aarp.org/communitychallenge.
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