AARP Foundation: Sustainable Solutions to Hunger Innovation Grants
The AARP Foundation, AARP’s affiliated charity, has announced a new grant making program designed to support the organization’s commitment to changing the lives of vulnerable older Americans by helping to meet their everyday needs. The new AARP Foundation Grants Program seeks to fund a diverse range of promising projects that help create long-term, sustainable solutions to the problems faced by low-income adults age 50 and older. These projects may range from basic education to interventions spearheaded by organizations that address the social and behavioral aspects of these problems for older Americans. AARP Foundation seeks to fund the development or scaling of innovative, sustainable solutions to hunger that incorporate collaboration and community development and have the potential for making a significant impact on community food security and sustainable food systems for those 50 and older. Best practices and lessons learned will be collected from AARP Foundation Hunger grantees and shared with the public.
Who May Apply
Nonprofit, 501 (c) (3), senior-serving and/or hunger focused organizations that seek to develop or scale sustainable solutions to hunger for the food insecure 50+ population are eligible to apply. This includes, but is not limited to the following:
- National nonprofits
- State or local level nonprofits
- Community-based organizations
- Faith-based organizations
Application Due Date: October 15, 2011 (RFP Attached)
AARP Foundation: Recession Recovery through Employment and Income Supports for Low Income, 50+ Working Families
The purpose of this RFP is to identify and fund innovative and strategic business models that begin to build a national network of employment and income support services that address the specific needs of unemployed workers age 50 and older to help them recover from the recession and the effects of unemployment.
AARP Foundation accepts grant proposals only from organizations that are tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and government entities, including but not limited to state/local governments, social service agencies, public health organizations, educational entities and other nonprofit entities such as community-based or faith-based organizations.
Application Due Date: October 17, 2011 (RFP Attached)
For Start-ups:
The Draper Richards Foundation provides selected social entrepreneurs with funding of $100,000 a year for three years. The funds are specifically and solely for entrepreneurs starting new nonprofit organizations. The foundation awards only four fellowships a year and, like a venture capital fund, offers strategic and organizational assistance in addition to financial support. The projects selected by the foundation will demonstrate innovative ways to solve existing social problems.
For more information or to submit a proposal go to: www.draperrichards.org
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