Anchorage Chamber Of Commerce: Grant Opportunity Open! AARP Community Challenge

Press release from Anchorage Chamber of Commerce :

January 26, 2022

We’ve opened our Community Challenge grant program for the 6th year! This program funds quick-action projects to make communities more livable and jump-start long-term change. Grants can range from several hundred dollars for small, short-term activities to tens of thousands for larger projects.
 
In case your organization is interested in applying, I’ve attached a flyer with more details about the program.
 
Applications are being accepted now through March 22 at 1:00 p.m. Alaska time and must be submitted through www.AARP.org/CommunityChallenge. Projects must be completed by November 30, 2022. The program is open to nonprofits and government entities. Other types of organizations will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
 
Since 2017, the Community Challenge has funded 21 Community Challenge grants to support quick-action projects across communities in Alaska, including Anchorage, Dillingham, Fairbanks, Gustavus, Homer, Kenai, Mat-Su, Naknek, Newhalen, Petersburg, Willow, and Unalakleet.  Grants in Alaska have included indigenous trail naming projects, intergenerational community gathering spaces, and garden beds to support food security and use of traditional medicinal plants.  We’ve also funded projects to support fitness and recreation in indoor and outdoor spaces, promote access to fresh and healthy produce, and more. 
 
AARP will prioritize projects that support residents age 50 and over, are inclusive, address disparities, directly engage volunteers and aim to achieve one or more of the following:

• Creating vibrant public places;
• Delivering a range of transportation and mobility options;
• Supporting a range of housing options;
• Ensuring a focus on diversity, equity and inclusion;
• Increasing civic engagement;
• Supporting communities’ efforts to build engagement and leverage funding available under new federal programs;
• Support military and veteran’s families and
• Other community improvements.

 
Please visit www.AARP.org/CommunityChallenge for more information and to see some of the grantees in action – helping to revitalize communities, create vibrant public spaces, design safer streets and much more! Feel free to ask us any questions. You can email them to chris.herman@aarp.org.

This press release was produced by the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed are the author's own.