AARP Connecticut invites community organizations and municipalities across the state to apply for the 2025 Livable Communities Grant Program, a local extension of the national AARP Community Challenge Grant initiative.
Donor Name: AARP Connecticut
State: Connecticut
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/15/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Now in its eighth year, the grant program dedicated to funding “quick-action” projects in Connecticut communities, aims to help the state’s neighborhoods, towns and cities be great places to live for people of all ages.
Grant applications should be for projects focused on improving the lives of those 50+ that make a positive impact to one of the 8 Domains of Livability, which are:
- Outdoor spaces and buildings
- Transportation
- Housing
- Social Participation
- Respect and Social Inclusion
- Work and Civic Engagement
- Communication and Information
- Community and Health Services.
Funding Information
Organizations will be selected in 2025 for Grant awards up to $5,000.
Grant Period
Grants will be one-time funding and must be used within 12 months from the date they are awarded.
Eligible Projects
Examples of eligible projects are:
- A municipality purchases personal amplifier devices so individuals with hearing impairments can more fully participate in public events and community meetings.
- A nonprofit organization remodels its office restroom to make it more wheelchair accessible.
- A municipality purchases and installs bollards to protect a section of bike lane.
Eligibility Criteria
- The grants are open to incorporated organizations that are 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) non-profits and Connecticut government municipalities who seek to make improvements in a neighborhood or community in Connecticut.
- AARP CT will not fund the following types of activities or organizations under this grant program:
- Political activities
- Studies with no follow-up action
- Publication of books or reports
- Acquisition of land and/or buildings
- Research and development for a for-profit or commercial endeavor
- Salaries or bonuses to individuals
- Commercial activity or for-profit organizations
- Ongoing operating or capital expenditures of the participating organization
- Stand-alone meetings, trainings, or events.
For more information, visit AARP Connecticut.
