Community Supports for Rural Aging in Place and Independent Living – Funding & Opportunities

AARP Community Challenge
Grants for projects that work to improve livability for all residents of a community. The 2025 application cycle will focus on public spaces; housing; transportation; community resilience; digital connections; disaster preparedness; and physical activity, among others. Applications from rural communities are encouraged.

Reeve Foundation Quality of Life Grants
Grants to nonprofit organizations that provide services to improve the daily lives of people with paralysis and their caregivers. Projects and initiatives should foster inclusion, community engagement, and health and wellness.

Rural Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Planning and Development Grant
Grant funding to supports organization in the development or expansion of sustainable PACE programs to improve delivery of comprehensive medical and social services tailored to the needs of elderly individuals in rural areas

State Falls Prevention Coalitions Inactive
Funding to develop new or enhance existing coalitions to reduce falls and/or the risk of falls among older adults, adults with disabilities, and their families and caregivers.

Administration for Community Living Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase I Inactive
Funding for research and/or development that improves the abilities of individuals with disabilities to perform activities of their choice in the community, with an emphasis on community living and participation, health and function, and employment. The program places particular emphasis on helping women, socially/economically disadvantaged individuals, and applicants from underrepresented or rural areas compete in the Small Business Innovation Research program.

National Community Care Corps Local Models Program Inactive
Funding for innovative local models in which volunteers assist family caregivers, older adults, and adults with disabilities to help individuals maintain their independence and age in place. The program intends to fund local models that represent a diverse cross section of the United States in terms of geography; urban, rural, frontier, and tribal communities; and underserved and limited English-speaking populations.

Innovations in Alzheimer's Caregiving Awards Program Inactive
A monetary award for programs or projects that focus on supporting family and informal caregivers of adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, including projects that focus on rural and low-income communities.

Senior Corps Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) Inactive
Funding to develop and support Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) projects for volunteers 55 years and older in serving specific local and community needs. Applications from rural communities are encouraged.

Changing Aging Grants Inactive
Grants for systems-level and programmatic innovations in the areas of ending ageism, advancing digital equity, and supporting aging in place. Rural and other underserved populations/communities are considered a program priority.

Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program Inactive
Grants to educate and train the primary care and geriatrics workforces to provide age-friendly and dementia-friendly care in integrated geriatrics and primary care sites/delivery systems and maximize patient and family engagement to address care gaps and improve health outcomes for older adults. Proposals that benefit older adults in rural, tribal, or other underserved communities/populations are a priority.