Through this grant opportunity, AARP Foundation seeks to educate, engage, and enroll more eligible older adults with low income into MSP and to learn about the barriers to awareness, application, and the recertification process.
Donor Name: AARP Foundation
State: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/03/2022
Size of the Grant: $50,000 – $150,000
Details:
Specifically, AARP Foundation wants to identify best practices for:
- Outreach and messaging that engages older adults with low income to apply for MSPs
- Reaching historically underserved populations, including people who identify as women, people of color, LQBTQ+, people with disabilities, and people living in rural areas
- MSP engagement and application completion
Additionally, AARP Foundation is looking to collaborate with any grantees to identify innovative tactics for outreach, engagement, and enrollment of older adults with low income in MSPs. Ideally, grant applicants will have experience with the following:
- Serving older adults who are living with low income
- Providing assistance with accessing public benefits
- A record of successful outreach to historically underserved populations.
Funding Information
Funding Range: $50,000 – $150,000
Eligibility Criteria
- The grant is open to all organizations in AARP Foundation priority states; they especially encourage community-based organizations, safety-net health care providers and clinics, and social services agencies to apply.
- AARP Foundation is focusing efforts in 22 U.S. states and territories: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Applicants must be located in one of these states or territories.
The following are NOT eligible for funding:
- Grants for individuals;
- Debt retirement or operating deficits;
- Endowments or reserve funds;
- Political organizations or campaigns;
- Lobbying legislators or influencing elections;
- Sponsorship of fundraising events;
- Marketing endeavors and personal research;
- Organizations located outside the United States or its territories;
- Expenses unrelated to the project being funded.
For more information, visit AARP Foundation.
