For the seventh annual AARP Community Challenge, AARP received more than 3,600 applications from nonprofits and government entities, resulting in a highly competitive selection process. Massachusetts is home to seven of the awarded projects that included $3.6 million...
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Massachusetts Set to Receive $147 million in New Federal Broadband Funding
Massachusetts will receive $147 million from the national Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program overseen by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The program will use $42 billion in federal funds to expand high-speed...
Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: Alzheimer’s Disease Programs Initiative, Community Mobility Design Challenge, National Endowment for the Arts
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities to advance inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Alzheimer's Disease Programs Initiative (ADPI) - States and Community Grants, Administration for...
Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Over $11 Million in Grant Funding for 68 Trail Improvement Projects Across the Commonwealth
The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $11.6 million in funding through the MassTrails Grant Program to support 68 trail improvement projects. Across Massachusetts, these projects will expand and connect the state’s network of off-road, shared-use pathways and...
Help Include Older Adults in the Massachusetts Digital Equity Plan
On June 13, 2023, Secretary of Economic Development, Yvonne Hao, announced the Internet for All Listening Tour, a series of interactive in-person and virtual meetings to inform the Commonwealth’s State Digital Equity Plan and 5 Year Action Plan. These activities will...
AARP Announces Resources and Examples to Help Age-Friendly Communities Tackle Local Zoning Issues
The AARP Livable Communities team focused their recent newsletter around zoning issues and how age-friendly communities can advocate change on a local level that help promote inclusive environments for all ages. Among those resources are: How Small Zoning Code Updates...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events and opportunities for age- and dementia friendly communities and stakeholders. ACL - Loneliness Awareness Week Campaign (June 12-18) Social isolation and loneliness can have...
US HHS Announces ‘Extra Help Program’ Aimed at Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Older Adults
The US Department of Health and Human Services is announcing new tools to lower prescription drug costs for low-income people with Medicare through the Extra Help program, which provides eligible seniors and disabled people with help paying for their Medicare Part D...
American Planning Association and AARP Release Guide on Expanding Accessory Dwelling Unit Development
Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) are a valuable tool to help communities broaden housing choice in single-family neighborhoods. In recent decades, many communities have updated their zoning codes to make ADUs a legally permissible use. Despite this trend, ADUs remain a...
AARP Survey Studies Attitudes on US Health Care System and Learning Lessons from other Countries
AARP recently surveyed more than 1,000 older adults' satisfaction with health care in the U.S. and an interest in exploring how other countries approach aging issues. Respondents expressed concerns about accessibility and cost with only 16% saying healthcare is...