Less than one week remains until the deadline for the AARP Community Challenge, which provides small grants to fund quick-action projects that can help communities become more livable for people of all ages. The AARP Community Challenge will be accepting applications...
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Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events that offer awareness, resources and other opportunities for stakeholders in the age- and dementia friendly movement: Alzheimer’s Association New England Family Conference –...
Diverse Elders Coalition Reveal Policy Priorities and Promote Age-Friendly Communities
The Diverse Elders Coalition (DEC), in collaboration with their six national member organizations, shared its new Policy Priorities to focus the attention of policymakers on the urgent needs of the growing number of diverse older adults in the United States. The DEC...
Less Than Two Weeks Until Deadline for AARP Community Challenge Grant, and other Age-Friendly Funding Opportunities
Less than two weeks remain until the deadline for the AARP Community Challenge, which provides small grants to fund quick-action projects that can help communities become more livable for people of all ages. In 2024, the AARP Community Challenge will be accepting...
Smart Growth America Offers Tips For Communities Interested in ‘Safe Streets and Roads for All’ Grant Program
The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced a $1 billion round for their Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program. The program's objective is to improve roadway safety by significantly reducing or eliminating roadway fatalities and serious injuries....
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events that offer awareness, resources and other opportunities for stakeholders in the age- and dementia friendly movement: MHAC Statewide Network Meeting – virtual, Feb. 28th from 10:00...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events that offer awareness, resources and other opportunities for stakeholders in the age- and dementia friendly movement: MHAC Statewide Network Meeting - virtual, Feb. 28th from 10:00...
MBI Launches Municipal Digital Equity Implementation Program
The Mass Broadband Institute has launched the Municipal Digital Equity Implementation Program, which seeks to enable municipalities who need funding to mobilize, start-up, and implement digital equity activities locally to access a one-time grant up to $100,000 per...
Research Reveals Housing Design Elements Supporting Healthy Aging and Social Well-Being
The Canadian organizations Happy Cities and Hey Neighbour Collective (HNC), alongside Simon Fraser University (SFU), have collected evidence on the importance of social connection for older adults living in multi-unit housing. The project culminated in a report...
Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: Community Development Block Grants, MetroWest Health Foundation, Deadline Reminders
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that help support inclusive age-and dementia friendly communities: Community Development Block Grants, Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities...