AARP Vermont invites local eligible organizations and communities across the state to apply for the 2024 AARP Vermont Winter Placemaking Grant Program.
Donor Name: AARP
State: Vermont
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/14/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
AARP Vermont’s 2024 Winter Placemaking Grants will provide financial support to non-profit or other ad-hoc groups, which meet the eligibility requirements, and that are also focused on reinventing a space that improves the safety, accessibility and overall appeal and are either temporary or permanent projects. The Placemaking Project is intended to inspire and educate community leaders and residents in their aim to have a positive impact on older adults living in your community.
The objectives of the Winter Placemaking Projects are to help participants:

With a vision to create new or improve existing local efforts within the community and seek to enhance perceptions and attitudes toward community change.
Whose proposals recognize how placemaking and community design influence successful aging, equity and health while enhancing overall livability for those 50 plus.
Who can help expand resources or toolkits to provide healthier,  more vibrant public spaces during the winter months.

Funding Information
Up to $4,000 each.
Eligibility Criteria 
The grant program is open to organizations and grassroots ad hoc groups that are organized to make improvement in their neigit hborhood focused on enhancing the lives of the 50plus and that meet all eligibility requirements. Additionally, Statewide regional and local government entities and non-profit organizations located in VT are eligible to apply. Statewide and regional organizations must specify a municipality in which project activities will take place and demonstrate a commitment from local officials and collaborating organizations to participate in a community winter placemaking project in the winter of 2024-2025. Following completion of the demonstration there will be an after-action report due one month following the completion of the project.
Eligible for funding

501 (c)(3) and 501 (c)(4) nonprofits
Ad hoc community group with a 501 (c)(3) and 501 (c)(4) nonprofit fiscal agent
Municipalities (Government Entities) as defined above
Must be located within the State of Vermont

AARP will not fund the following types of proposals, activities, or organizations:

Partisan, political or election-related activities
Planning activities and assessments and surveys of communities with no follow-up action
Publication of books or reports
Sponsorships of other organizations’ events or activities
Acquisition of land and/or buildings
Research and development for a for-profit endeavor
Individuals
For-profit entities and projects that promote a for-profit entity and/or its products and services.
Capital expenditures

For more information, visit AARP.