With this Request for Application (RFA), AARP Foundation seeks to support local, regional or national partners to build their capacity to connect adults age 50 and older to programs that increase access and affordability of food, health care and medicine (“health essentials programs”).
Donor Name: AARP Foundation
State: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/23/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
Capacity building grants to support organizations in their efforts to work more efficiently and effectively for and with older adults. These grants are intended to aid organizational development at a structural level. Capacity Building grants are not intended to pay for direct services or expenses related to existing programs and services. These projects should instead focus on enhancing, optimizing or streamlining resources, processes or programs to better connect eligible older adults to health essentials programs during and beyond the grant cycle.
Preference will be given to proposals that focus on efforts to better serve communities that have historically faced systemic barriers, racial and ethnic disparities, and other biases that perpetuate economic instability. Proposals must demonstrate that the expanded capacity is sustainable (financially and operationally) beyond the project lifecycle.
Projects in the following categories are eligible:
- Planning activities or building evaluation capacity (e.g., strategic planning, enhancing evaluation methods, organizational assessments)
- Partnership/relationship development (e.g., creating referral networks/platforms, developing collaborative services, shared trainings)
- Operations (e.g., opening a new call center/location, improving infrastructure to enhance services, developing sustainability models)
- Technology (e.g., new client platforms, enhancing data tracking, analysis, or reporting, CRMs)
ARP Foundation has specific objectives that focus on achieving outcomes for older adults with low income by increasing income and decreasing expenditures, primarily through gainful employment, accessing benefits, and securing refunds and credits. The work prioritizes equitable strategies and services that address systemic barriers, racial and ethnic disparities, and other biases that perpetuate economic instability.
Funding Information
Potential Award Range: Up to $50,000
Project Period
Up to 13 months
Eligibility Criteria
AARP Foundation will prioritize applications that serve populations disproportionately affected by systemic barriers, racial and ethnic disparities and other harmful biases. Organizations from anywhere in the U.S. are eligible and welcome to apply. However, they have a particular interest in projects/programs that serve older adults in 22 U.S. states and territories with high levels of senior poverty: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, and Puerto Rico.
For more information, visit AARP Foundation.
