2024 AARP Community Challenge Grantees

• Clyde: City of Clyde with Clyde In Action
  The city will create a new greenspace in the heart of Clyde’s downtown. The gathering place will include seating, an accessible stage and the town’s only public restrooms. Other improvements will include new signage and lighting. (Flagship Grant)

• Herington: Herington VFW Dix Day Post 1281 with Visit Herington
  This project will revitalize a pocket park near the VFW post, adding an accessible picnic table and bench. The improvements will allow the space to welcome visitors, including those attending an annual holiday tree lighting. (Flagship Grant)

• Kansas City: Strawberry Hill Neighborhood Association
  This project will revitalize an underused community garden to provide organic, free produce and a space for educational programming. The neighborhood association will install irrigation, build sheds, spray fruit trees, rehab raised beds and compost garden waste. (Flagship Grant)

• Kansas City: United Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City
  The county will install benches at several locations across Kansas City, Kansas, including at bus stops, parks and social service facilities. (Flagship Grant)

• Mulvane: Mulvane Recreation Foundation
  Older adults will conduct walk audits to identify potential locations for sidewalk and crosswalk improvements. The foundation will also hold follow-up meetings to discuss ways to incorporate findings. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• St. John: Stafford County Economic Development, Inc.
  This project will convert run-down tennis courts into four pickleball courts, providing a space for the local pickleball club to play. (Flagship Grant)

KENTUCKY

• Bowling Green: HOTEL INC
  This project will conduct trainings on home safety, focusing on the needs of older adults. The organization will also create a display demonstrating affordable, accessible products to allow residents to age in place. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Jenkins: Appalshop, Inc.
  This project will repair sidewalks, install benches and add community art along two downtown corridors frequented by older residents. (Flagship Grant)

• Liberty: Casey County Public Library
  The library will create a story walk — a series of displays along an accessible path designed to display pages from a storybook. The project responds to local grandparents’ requests for more activities they can do with their grandchildren. (Flagship Grant)

• Mount Sterling: Gateway Regional Arts Center
  This project will transform an unused downtown plot into an accessible garden featuring paths, benches, sculptures and flowers. The space is near an assisted living facility and a new senior center. (Flagship Grant)

• West Point: West Point Revitalization Committee
  This project will install ADA-compliant sidewalks and benches, making a local park more accessible to older adults and visitors with mobility challenges. The museum in the park welcomes 200 visitors each month, many of whom are older adults. (Flagship Grant)

LOUISIANA

• Metairie: YMCA of Greater New Orleans
  Two retired middle school teachers will train older adults to use their smartphones. Lessons will cover basic skills, such as how to turn the phone on and off, as well as intermediate topics, including making photo albums and deleting apps. (Flagship Grant)

• New Orleans: Committee for a Better New Orleans
  This project will engage local older adults to ensure their needs are considered in efforts to redesign several bus shelters across the city. The Committee seeks to make public transit accessible, safe, comfortable and climate-resilient for people of all ages. (Flagship Grant)

• Tallulah: Education Today Group
  This project will create a mobile tech classroom to host training sessions on smartphone and laptop use for older adults. The digital training helps foster older adults’ independence and reduces their feelings of isolation. (Flagship Grant)

• Terrytown: New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity Inc.
  This project will support construction of affordable housing units for older adults in a cottage community. The homes will incorporate universal design elements, feature green infrastructure and connect to a microgrid to keep the power on during severe weather. (Flagship Grant)

• West Monroe: City of West Monroe
  The city will add accessible walking paths, benches and water features to a local botanical garden, making the space welcoming to visitors of all ages. (Flagship Grant)

MAINE

• Danforth: Danforth Livable Communities
  This project will improve accessibility at an open-air pavilion in Danforth’s downtown by adding benches and a sound system. This will make community events held in the space more welcoming for residents of all ages and abilities. (Flagship Grant)

• Fort Fairfield: Fort Fairfield Public Library
  The library will transform an unused patch of grass into a memorial garden featuring flowers, an arbor and a gazebo. The space will be accessible for people who use wheelchairs or walkers, as well as for older adults. (Flagship Grant)

• Hallowell: Vision Hallowell
  This project will increase accessibility in a local park by adding a smooth path and replacing outdated picnic tables. The organization will also install two bike racks onsite. (Flagship Grant)

• Lamoine: Town of Lamoine
  Part of an ongoing safe walking initiative, the town will conduct a walk audit to identify safety issues along a popular trail, with a focus on Lamoine’s growing older adult population. Participants will also receive free safe walking kits. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Pittsfield: Town of Pittsfield
  Two walk audits along the main entry point into town will identify pedestrian safety concerns and possible solutions. The town will recruit older adults to take part and share their experiences using the corridor. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Richmond: Lifelong Richmond
  This project will install benches along Main Street where residents conduct errands, such as grocery shopping and banking. Several housing complexes for older adults and people with disabilities are nearby, yet currently there are no benches in the area. (Flagship Grant)

• Saco: Age-Friendly Saco
  Training sessions will teach older adults how to make their homes safer and more comfortable. Experts will share best practices for home modifications, including adding grab bars, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and other assistive devices. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Scarborough: Project GRACE
  This project will provide older adults with supplies for simple DIY project to make their homes less drafty and more energy efficient. The organization will also train “handy” older adults to help fellow homeowners make modifications. (Flagship Grant)

• Skowhegan: Town of Skowhegan
  This project will install directional signage and replace a deteriorated chain-link fence flanking an access trail, keeping walkers safely away from a steep river embankment. The town will also clear overgrown brush, plant flowers and install benches to create a pocket park. (Flagship Grant)

• South Portland: Age-Friendly South Portland
  This project will promote emergency preparedness, focusing on the needs of older adults. Displays at community events and workshops will teach residents how to make an evacuation plan and kit. (Flagship Grant)

• Surry: Surry Neighbors Helping Neighbors
  This project will create a notice board to display local town and emergency information at the local post office, a regular meeting space. This will specifically benefit older residents who are unable to access information online. (Flagship Grant)

• Vassalboro: Town of Vassalboro
  This town will add raised garden beds with benches outside Vassalboro’s municipal office. The new community garden will serve as an outdoor classroom and gathering space and will allow residents to grow healthy food. (Flagship Grant)

• Washburn: Washburn Memorial Library
  Two training sessions will teach older adult residents how to make their homes safer and more functional. The library will also create a display demonstrating home modification techniques and products. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Windham: Age-Friendly Windham
  This project will recruit, train and provide incentives to volunteer drivers to support a new on-demand ride service. Transportation options are currently limited for residents who cannot drive or don’t have a car to get to medical appointments — or anywhere else. (Flagship Grant)

MARYLAND

• Baltimore: Open Works Inc.
  This project will install two benches at an affordable housing community, each equipped with solar canopies to provide free Wi-Fi and device charging stations. (Flagship Grant)

• Frederick: City of Frederick
  The city will upgrade a park with equipment to help older adults to build their mobility and stability and reduce their risk of falling. The outdoor area will feature different walking surfaces, allowing visitors to practice foot and ankle control and respond to sensory feedback. (Flagship Grant)

• Gaithersburg: Empowering the Ages
  This project will provide older adults with one-on-one technology lessons. High school students will teach participants to complete online forms, access health portals and participate in telehealth appointments. (Flagship Grant)

• Germantown: Holy Cross Germantown Hospital at Holy Cross Health
  This project will support a community garden’s operations with workshops on harvesting produce and winterization, as well as community events to tend the space. The garden provides an accessible space for residents to grow fresh fruits and vegetables and address local food insecurity. (Flagship Grant)

• Potomac: HarvestShare Maryland
  This project will provide ergonomic tools at a local food pantry’s gardening space, allowing volunteers of all ages and abilities to grow fresh produce. (Flagship Grant)

MASSACHUSETTS

• Belchertown: Belchertown Senior Center
  This senior center will install benches along a new paved walkway located near an assisted living facility and a school. The seating will enable older adults with physical or cognitive challenges to take walks. (Flagship Grant)

• Cambridge: Green Cambridge
  Walk audits through a mixed-use district will evaluate pedestrian crossings and identify ways to improve them. Organizers will share audit results with community members, local businessowners and municipal agencies to inform streetscape improvements. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Lowell: Bike Connector, Inc.
  This project will provide older adults with free refurbished bicycles, as well as maintenance, repair, riding skills and safety instruction at a one-day event. Participants will also receive a bike helmet, lock and lights. (Flagship Grant)

• Merrimac: Merrimac Senior Center
  Older adult volunteers will conduct a bike audit focused on areas they frequent. The audit will assess the condition of sidewalks and paths and inform efforts to implement an e-bike program. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• New Bedford: Friends of Buttonwood Park
  This project will install benches along a walking path in a popular park to improve accessibility for people of all ages and abilities. (Flagship Grant)

• Randolph: Meaningful Occasions
  This project will provide technology training for older adults living in affordable housing, with a focus on home tech solutions that allow individuals to safely age in place. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Watertown: City of Watertown Department of Senior Services and Council on Aging
  This eviction prevention project will offer financial assistance to older adult tenants, which they can put toward rent, home modifications and cleaning services. The city will also provide help with managing medications, obtaining legal referrals and accessing community resources. (Flagship Grant)

• Wayland: Wayland Council on Aging
  This project will support aging in place through home safety trainings for older adults. The council will also install grab bars in several homes and attendees will receive motion-sensing night lights. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Worcester: Worcester Housing Authority
  The housing authority will offer digital literacy courses to older residents and those with disabilities. The project will also add desktop computers to community rooms and provide residents with free, high-speed internet connections. (Flagship Grant)

MICHIGAN

• Berkley: Berkley Downtown Development Agency
  Walk audits in Berkley’s downtown – including one near age-restricted housing for older adults – will identify possible walkability improvements. The organization will recruit older adult residents to take part. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Detroit: Canfield Consortium
  This project will create a trail connecting local parks, schools, community centers and commercial areas. The multiuse trail will serve pedestrians and bikers of all ages and abilities, with features including accessible pathways, rest areas and signage. (Flagship Grant)

• Grand Rapids: Lions and Rabbits Center for the Arts
  This project will enlist volunteers of all ages to repaint faded sidewalk art, improving wayfinding and walkability. The playful design will visually connect the sidewalks to a nearby pedestrian plaza and green spaces. (Flagship Grant)

• Hastings: Historic Charlton Park
  This project will enhance accessibility for pedestrians of all ages at an historic village. Improvements will include a new concrete sidewalk, ramps and barrier-free entries to the village’s five buildings. (Flagship Grant)
• Royal Oak: City of Royal Oak
  The city will add accessible seating and picnic tables to the local senior center and nearby park. The benches and tables will replace dilapidated amenities that are not ADA-compliant. (Flagship Grant)

MINNESOTA

• International Falls: Koochiching County
  The county will engage high school students to teach digital skills to older adult residents and veterans. A local business will provide low-cost, used laptops loaded with software, which participants can keep after the training. (Flagship Grant)

• St. Paul: Asian American Business Resilience Network
  This project will create a virtual reality production depicting life in the Rondo neighborhood before, during and after a 1960s Interstate highway project split the community in two. Organizers will ask older residents to contribute their stories. (Demonstration Grant)

• Waite Park: ConnectAbility of MN
  This project will repair a trailer used to transport donated wheelchairs, walkers, shower chairs and other assistive devices. In addition, the organization will create a model raised garden, which will be accessible for gardeners using wheelchairs or walkers. (Flagship Grant)

• West St. Paul: City of West St. Paul
  The city will host a series of intergenerational events meant to revive an underused public park. The events, including a movie in the park, community meal and crosswalk painting, will inform future park system improvements. (Flagship Grant)

• Woodbury: Woodbury Thrives
  This project will make improvements to a community garden, allowing older adults and people with disabilities to use the space. Enhancements will include ADA-compliant raised beds, signage and new gardening tools. (Flagship Grant)

MISSISSIPPI

• Biloxi and D’Iberville: Harrison County Library System
  This project will provide wheeled walkers at three library branches, enabling older visitors to peruse the shelves independently. In addition, the library will expand its collection of large print books to give older patrons more reading choices. (Flagship Grant)

• Gautier: Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
  This project will install outdoor fitness stations along a walking track popular with older adults. Several stations will feature ADA-complaint designs. (Flagship Grant)

• Jackson: Jackson Heart Foundation
  This project will create hydration stations and rest areas along a walking and biking trail frequented by older adults. Planned amenities include new water bottle filling stations, benches, bike racks, trash cans and shade trees. (Flagship Grant)

• Laurel, Ellisville and Sandersville: Laurel-Jones County Library System,  Inc.
  This project will transform a donated trolley into a mobile library and technology resource for older adults living in rural areas. Equipped with laptops, printers and Wi-Fi, this will give residents online access to health care and financial assistance, technology classes and other resources. (Flagship Grant)

MISSOURI

• Ferguson: Community Forward, Inc.
  This project will offer training on home modifications to enable older residents to live longer in their homes. Courses will focus on energy efficiency, renovation and remodeling resources and inexpensive projects. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Gallatin: Active Aging Resource Center
  This project will improve lighting and outdoor seating at a resource center for older adults. The lighting will increase safety and the center will also add a table, bench and chairs to encourage visitors to socialize. (Flagship Grant)

• Harrisonville: City of Harrisonville
  This project will install a sidewalk connection at the city park, enhancing safety and accessibility for older adults. The new sidewalks will close an 800-foot gap that forces pedestrians to walk in the road. (Flagship Grant)

• St. Louis: Citizens for Modern Transit
  This placemaking project will transform a bus stop in the Soulard neighborhood into a safer and more accessible facility for riders of all ages. (Flagship Grant)

• St. Louis: Urban Harvest STL
  This project will make improvements to a community garden, which produces healthy food to distribute to families in need. Urban Harvest will add raised garden beds, seating and a generator to the space. (Flagship Grant)

• Unionville: Putnam County Senior Citizens Organization Inc.
  This project will upgrade an outdoor space at a senior center with patio dining sets and improved lighting. The center is located on a public square that is the site of a weekly farmers market and other community events. (Flagship Grant)

MONTANA

• Baker: Southeast Montana Area Revitalization Team
  This project will help create a food forest, which will provide residents with fresh food and promote environmental sustainability. Unlike a community garden, a food forest mimics the natural ecosystem, incorporating fruit and nut trees, shrubs, herbs, vines and perennial vegetables. (Flagship Grant)

• Billings: Songbird Community Garden
  This project will expand a community garden by adding four raised beds, allowing gardeners of all ages to grow a wider variety of produce. The garden will donate its harvest to local food pantries. (Flagship Grant)

• Helena: Prickly Pear Land Trust
  This project will improve accessibility at a local park, adding a wheelchair charging station with an overhead canopy and a bench. The Land Trust will also lay crushed granite to maintain the trail onsite. (Flagship Grant)

• Livingston: Human Resource Development Council of District IX, Inc.
  This project will host a four-part workshop for homeowners on how to build accessory dwelling units to house local workers and older adults. The workshops will cover financing, design, permitting, construction and property management. (Flagship Grant)

• Missoula: Community Food and Agriculture Coalition
  A series of walk audits at regional farmers markets will identify potential sidewalk, crosswalk and accessibility improvements. The Coalition will recruit older adults to conduct the audits and compensate them for their time. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Whitefish: Shelter WF
  This project will launch a design competition for multifamily and cottage cluster housing, with a focus on accessibility for older adults. The goal is to encourage zoning reforms that allow for a broader spectrum of housing options. (Demonstration Grant)

NEBRASKA

• Holdrege: Phelps County Community Foundation
  This project will transform a downtown site once occupied by a derelict building into an accessible sculpture garden. Designed to host community events, the garden will feature trees, a mural, lighting, tables and seating. (Flagship Grant)

• Lincoln: City of Lincoln Aging Partners 
  This intergenerational project will engage University of Nebraska students to help familiarize older adults with their digital devices. The city will also involve interpreters, ensuring the training is inclusive for participants who speak limited or no English. (Flagship Grant)

• Omaha: City of Omaha
  This project will create safer crossings near two busy bus stops in an urban neighborhood. The city will pilot the use of temporary pedestrian refuge islands, along with ADA-compliant ramps and added LED lighting. (Flagship Grant)

• Omaha: Conservation Nebraska
  This project will add planter boxes and accessible benches at two community garden locations. The gardens are located in communities where 50 to 60 percent of gardeners are older adults or low-income residents. (Flagship Grant)

• Omaha: Omaha by Design
  This design competition will invite participants to create designs for duplexes, which can provide an affordable and accessible housing option. One main goal of the event is to overcome negative public perceptions of duplexes. (Demonstration Grant)

NEVADA

• Reno: Center for Healthy Aging
  This project will enhance a park and community garden with shuffleboard and cornhole games, bocce ball courts and benches. The activation will create a safe gathering space, located near schools, older adult housing and tribal communities. (Flagship Grant)

• Reno: City of Reno
  This project will expand technology classes in both English and Spanish for older adults to bridge the digital divide. Existing digital literacy classes had reached capacity, indicating high demand for the service. (Flagship Grant)

• Reno: Downtown Reno Partnership
  Walk audits will evaluate sidewalks, intersections and vacancy and blight conditions in three downtown dining districts. The findings will help inform walkability and connectivity improvements, particularly for older adults. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Sparks: City of Sparks
  The city will provide emergency preparedness “go-kits” for older residents. Presentations in English and Spanish will address escape routes, medication lists, emergency phone apps and essential items to include in personal preparedness kits. (Flagship Grant)

NEW HAMPSHIRE

• Claremont: Claremont Opera House
  This project will add new accessible seating areas to the Opera House to make arts and culture programming inclusive for people of all ages and abilities. Existing accessible seating is located at the rear of the theater, resulting in poor sight lines. (Flagship Grant)

• Keene: VNA at Home Healthcare, Hospice and Community Services Inc.
  This project will improve telehealth services by providing patients with personal medical devices, along with training on recording and reporting health data. Telehealth enables patients to avoid ER visits and potential exposure to communicable diseases. (Flagship Grant)

• Lebanon: Special Needs Support Center of the Upper Valley
  This project will provide local businesses with devices to accommodate the needs of older patrons and people with disabilities. The devices include noise-canceling headphones, weighted lap pads, timers and light-reducing glasses. (Flagship Grant)

• Ossipee: Ossipee Concerned Citizens
  This project will provide older residents with emergency preparedness demonstrations and backpacks filled with emergency essentials. The community has experienced an increase in ice storms, severe flooding and blizzards, requiring emergency evacuations. (Flagship Grant)

• Portsmouth: WSCA 106.1 FM Portsmouth Community Radio
  This project will upgrade an event venue with assisted listening devices and other audiovisual technology to better serve older adult patrons. This will allow the community radio station to offer more diverse programming. (Flagship Grant)

• Southwest New Hampshire: Southwest Region Planning Commission
  This project, led by a regional commission representing 33 municipalities, will launch an accessory dwelling unit design competition focused on older adults’ housing needs. (Demonstration Grant)

NEW JERSEY

• Clifton: The Food Brigade
  This project will help create a community pantry by installing shelving, refrigeration units and an accessible ramp. The pantry will simulate a grocery shopping experience, allowing visitors to browse the aisles, select food items and check out with program staff. (Flagship Grant)

• Jersey City: Jersey City Housing Authority
  This project will offer digital literacy and professional development training to help older adult workers transition from manual labor to office jobs, including those in remote or hybrid settings. (Flagship Grant)

• Maplewood: Maplewood Memorial Park Conservancy
  This project will create a walking loop to improve pedestrian safety for commuters and park visitors. In addition, volunteers will plant trees, shrubs and flowers to restore the park’s historic entryway. (Flagship Grant)

• Montclair: Montclair Gateway to Aging in Place
  This project will expand a pilot program that offers digital literacy training to older adults. Participants will learn to use assistive technology to help them age in place, as well as digital messaging tools to keep them informed during emergencies. (Flagship Grant)

• Montclair: Township of Montclair
  A local Boy Scout troop will work alongside older residents to create a vegetable garden featuring raised beds and an accessible pathway. The township will share produce from the garden with a local food pantry. (Flagship Grant)

NEW MEXICO

• Albuquerque: Wilson Middle School
  This intergenerational project will launch a Safe Routes to School program by hiring community members to escort children on their walk to school. (Flagship Grant)

• Aztec: Northwest New Mexico Arts Council
  This project will create a flower and vegetable garden with raised planting beds. Located at a restored historic building, the space will also include seating for community events. (Flagship Grant)
  
  
• La Union: La Union Helping Hands
  This project will install solar-powered lighting along a community center’s walking trail to improve safety and allow people to gather and walk after dark. The organization will also lay crushed rock to prevent soil erosion. (Flagship Grant)

• Santa Fe: Bike Santa Fe
  A series of bike audits will evaluate safety and accessibility at intersections and along city streets. The findings will help improve connections to multiuse trails, since many streets lack well-maintained, protected bike lanes. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Taos: Not Forgotten Outreach, Inc.
  This project will upgrade a farm that hosts agricultural and therapeutic activities for military veterans and other residents. The organization will install an ADA-compliant walking trail, add tables and benches and restore a wetland area. (Flagship Grant)

NEW YORK

• Albany: Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region Inc.
  A series of walk audits in the South End neighborhood will address road safety and violence prevention. Walking is the primary mode of transportation for many of the community’s residents. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Canandaigua: Ontario County Office for the Aging
  This project will provide pedicab bicycles, solo tricycles and helmets for county residents age 50 and older. The bikes and trikes will allow older adults to participate in the County’s riding events, which emphasize health and safety. (Flagship Grant)

• Colonie: St. Paul's Center
  This project will help construct 16 one-bedroom apartments in a supportive housing community for older adults experiencing homelessness. The Center will also host a series of health literacy, wellness and aging-in-place workshops for residents. (Flagship Grant)

• Cortland: Access to Independence of Cortland County Inc.
  This project will provide home safety training focused on the needs of older adults. Participants will also receive low-cost home safety products. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• New York City: Good Old Lower East Side Inc.
  The project will provide older adults with bilingual technology and emergency preparedness education. This will include how-to workshops on cellphone and computer use and instruction on avoiding digital scams and phishing. (Demonstration Grant)

• New York City: Transportation Alternatives Inc.
  Walk audits through communities surrounding the Canal Street corridor will identify possible pedestrian safety improvements. The area has recorded 1,000 injuries over the course of a decade. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• New York City: Street Lab
  This project will create a pop-up cooling station for use during hot summer months at three locations near apartments for older adults in the Bronx. The cooling station will include accessible seating, shade umbrellas, plants and elements that produce mist. (Flagship Grant)

• Rochester: Lifespan of Greater Rochester, Inc.
  This volunteer driver program will provide transportation for older adults, allowing them to attend medical appointments, shop for groceries and run errands. In addition, volunteers will accompany older residents for outpatient medical procedures. (Flagship Grant)

• Rye Brook: Village of Rye Brook
  This project will create a community garden at a local senior center. The space will allow volunteer gardeners to grow fresh produce to distribute to older adults in need. (Flagship Grant)

• St. Albans: Forestdale
  This project will recruit teenagers to teach digital skills to older adults. The initiative will help participants use the internet to conduct business, obtain benefits and reduce social isolation. (Flagship Grant)

NORTH CAROLINA

• Boone: Watauga Arts Council Inc
  This project will create murals inside tunnels along local walking and biking trails. Older residents will help select the art, which will celebrate the community’s identity. (Flagship Grant)

• Forest City: Grahamtown Team Inc
  This project will provide spaces for gathering and dining outdoors by adding seating and shade coverings throughout the Grahamtown neighborhood. The communal spaces will welcome older adults by allowing them to relax while protected from the sun’s rays. (Flagship Grant)

• Hendersonville: City of Hendersonvill
  The city will add new bike infrastructure throughout downtown to improve safety and improve connectivity to local attractions. The improvements include sharrows, bike racks and bike repair stations. (Flagship Grant)

• High Point: Senior Resources of Guilford
  This walk audit will identify walkability upgrades in an urban neighborhood where nearly a third of the residents have no vehicle. Improved public health is a primary goal since the neighborhood experiences the county’s highest rate of chronic diseases. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Marshall: Madison County
  The county will install outdoor exercise equipment and create a community space geared toward older adult residents. The county currently has no gyms or fitness centers with adult exercise equipment. (Flagship Grant)

• Mount Airy: City of Mount Airy
  This city will add picnic tables, benches, bike racks, landscaping and public art to the Market Street neighborhood. The improvements aim to create a more welcoming and accessible environment for residents and the many tourists who visit Mount Airy. (Flagship Grant)

• Raleigh: Oaks and Spokes
  This project will introduce annual bike audits in several Raleigh neighborhoods where many older adults live. The organization will recruit adults age 50 and older to help gather data, plan the audits and advocate for safer biking conditions. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Salisbury: City of Salisbury
  The city will expand and improve bike parking at Rowan Helping Ministries, which feeds and shelters individuals experiencing homelessness. Existing bicycle racks are overflowing at the kitchen and main shelter; currently there are none for residents in temporary housing. (Flagship Grant)

• Trenton: Jones County Community Hope
  This project aims to help older adults living in rural areas overcome technology barriers. The organization will provide internet access, host digital literacy workshops and equip participants with low-cost devices. (Flagship Grant)

NORTH DAKOTA

• Bismarck: Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health
  This project will host community paint parties, where residents will create a mural inside a pedestrian tunnel along the local trail system. The tunnel is currently uninviting and feels unsafe, in part due to vandalism. (Flagship Grant)

• Bowman: Bowman Theater
  The theater will upgrade its sound system to accommodate older adults and people with hearing loss. The project will also add microphones to the space, allowing the theater to host public speaking events. (Flagship Grant)

• Grafton: City of Grafton
  This project will install interactive, outdoor musical instruments at a new park. The Harmony Park will benefit residents of a nearby facility that serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. (Flagship Grant)

• Mandan: City of Mandan
  The city will install branded bike racks to improve accessibility for residents and visitors. The racks will enhance the community’s downtown and parks, which host community festivals that attract over 100,000 visitors annually. (Flagship Grant)

• Napoleon: City of Napoleon
  The city will add signage and benches along a planned walking and bike trail. The trail will run by a new nursing home, enabling residents with mobility challenges and other disabilities to enjoy nature. (Flagship Grant)

• Souris: Strengthen ND
  This project will create a wall mural depicting stories, photos and memorabilia about Souris gathered from older residents. The effort will also add a seating area near the mural and create a display inside the historic Souris Bank building. (Flagship Grant)

• Valley City: Barnes County Historical Society Museum
  The museum will replace outdated audiovisual equipment with a new screen, speakers and microphone. This will make the space accessible for older adults who have experienced difficulty hearing and viewing presentations. (Flagship Grant)

OHIO

• Akron: Habitat for Humanity of Summit County
  The project will help support construction of a 16-unit affordable housing development in Akron. The homes will incorporate accessibility features for older adults. (Flagship Grant)

• Cincinnati: Colerain Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services
  The fire department will conduct home assessments to identify issues that put older adults at risk of falls. They will also distribute home safety products, such as grab bars. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Cleveland Heights: City of Cleveland Heights
  The city will hold a design competition to highlight the benefits of accessory dwelling units, particularly for older adults. Residents will be able to access plans for the winning designs for free, making constructing an ADU in the community easier. (Demonstration Grant)

• Columbus: Franklin County Public Health
  This project will supply emergency preparedness kits for older residents to use in evacuations, such as during tornados and flooding. Participants will also learn how to create a disaster plan and checklists and how to evacuate pets and service animals. (Flagship Grant)

• Columbus: LifeCare Alliance
  This project will provide bathroom modifications to older tenants living with arthritis, making their rental homes age friendly. Modifications include adding tub-mount grab bars, shower seats and toilet safety frames. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Dayton: The Conscious Connect
  This project will transform four vacant lots into a recreational space for older adults. Amenities will include a walking path, tables, benches and a shelter house. (Flagship Grant)

• Lancaster: Fairfield County Health Department
  Two bike audits will identify needed improvements along a path linking a high school and a community park in Fairfield. The county will share the results with city officials to guide future planning. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Marysville: Bridges Community Action Partnership
  This project will expand free transportation service for older residents, allowing the Mary-Go-Round shuttle twice weekly. The shuttle, which currently runs once a week, connects housing complexes with stores, enabling riders to run errands and socialize. (Flagship Grant)

• Ottawa: Go Ottawa
  Volunteers will conduct bike audits along popular bike commuter routes and potential future trails. The audits will result in recommendations for making walking and biking safer. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Shreve: Village of Shreve
  This project will provide walk audits near two parks, the library and Shreve’s downtown. The village will recruit older adults to participate and provide feedback on how to improve pedestrian safety and mobility. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• South Euclid, Richmond Heights, Mayfield Heights, Lyndhurst, Highland Heights and Mayfield Village: Community Partnership on Aging
  This project will teach fall prevention strategies to older adults living in the Cleveland suburbs. Participants will also receive safety kits. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Whitehall: Heart of Ohio Family Health
  The organization will conduct walk audits along a busy street fronting a large health center. The audit routes will pass by nearby housing for older adults, a city park and schools. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

OKLAHOMA

• Cole: Town of Cole
  The town will create community storm shelters, which residents can use during tornados and other severe weather. Many residents are older adults and lack safe places to go during storms. (Flagship Grant)

• Davenport: Town of Davenport
  The town will provide portable generators and carbon monoxide detectors to older adult residents. This will keep residents — especially those with electronic medical devices — supplied with power during storms and other disasters. (Flagship Grant)

• Lawton: Comanche Nation Elder Council
  This project will create a community garden where Comanche elders can grow vegetables and flowers. Participating gardeners will plan, tend and harvest their plots and distribute their produce to the community. (Flagship Grant)

• South Coffeyville: Native American Fellowship, Inc.
  This project will create a community vegetable garden to grow Cherokee heirloom plants. The garden will feature raised beds and seating to accommodate older residents. (Flagship Grant)

• Tulsa: Food On The Move
  This project will support operations at a community garden. The organization will provide older adult gardeners with accessibility assists, including knee pads and rolling chairs. Additionally, they will launch nutrition education programming at the garden. (Flagship Grant)

• Tulsa: Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa
  This project will provide home safety upgrades to housebound older adults. Improvements include smoke detector, handrail and grab bar installation, as well as modifications to accommodate wheelchairs. (Flagship Grant)

• Yukon: Yukon 66 Main Street Association
  This project will provide portable crosswalk signs for use during community events. Because existing signals do not allow adequate time to cross, this will improve safety for older adults, people with disabilities and families with small children. (Flagship Grant)

OREGON

• Bend: The Latino Community Association
  This project will support digital skills training for Latino/a community members across a tri-county region. By targeting outreach to older adults, the sponsor hopes to increase their participation by 65 percent. (Flagship Grant)

• Eugene: Whiteaker Community Council
  This project will provide residents with satellite internet access and backup power systems for use during natural disasters. The project will also implement an early warning system for the community. (Demonstration Grant)

• Independence: City of Independence
  The city will add amenities at a new public park, including playground equipment, an ADA-compliant swing set, lighting along a bike and pedestrian trail, seating and landscape enhancements. (Flagship Grant)

• Medford: City of Medford
  This project will create permit-ready housing plans that incorporate accessibility features for older adults and people with disabilities. The city will provide the plans for free or at low cost to residents, allowing them to construct duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes or cottage cluster housing. (Flagship Grant)

• Monmouth: City of Monmouth
  This project will activate a pedestrian alley connecting City Hall with a nearby senior center. The city will gather the community’s feedback on two design options for the space, which will incorporate seating, shade structures and outdoor games. (Flagship Grant)

• Portland: ReFIT - Remodeling for Independence Together
  This project will educate older adults about home modifications during outreach events at Portland-area senior centers, with a focus on residents who speak little or no English. ReFIT will also install grab bars in homes. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Portland: SWTrails PDX
  This project will replace missing wayfinding signs along a 46-mile trail network. The trails offer safe routes for older adults who don’t wish to drive or enjoy walking for recreation. (Flagship Grant)

PENNSYLVANIA

• Easton: Juneteenth Lehigh Valley
  A walk and run audit through downtown Easton will identify a suitable walking and running path for health-conscious older adults. JLV will distribute online and written surveys and will share the audit’s results with city officials. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Erie: Bayfront East Side Taskforce
  This project will offer free home modifications to older adults, including installation of grab bars, handheld shower heads, lighting fixtures and window air conditioners. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Hatfield: Greater North Penn Area Transportation Management Association
  A series of bike audits will identify appropriate locations for new bike lanes, repair stations, bike racks and signage. Audit participants, residents and municipal leaders will meet to discuss the results and recommendations for new bike infrastructure. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Norristown: Family Services
  This project will combat housing instability by recruiting homeowners willing to share their homes with older adults who wish to age at home. The organization will conduct outreach efforts at community events, senior centers, houses of worship and public agency offices. (Flagship Grant)

• Philadelphia: Community Design Collaborative of Philadelphia
  This project will develop tiny houses and accessory dwelling unit prototypes, with a focus on designs that are cost-efficient, meet regulatory requirements and can be easily reproduced. Community workshops will engage people facing housing instability and older adults hoping to age in place. (Demonstration Grant)

• Philadelphia: Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
  This project will create an online database of cultural and social impact programming offered by community-based arts organizations. Philadelphia’s City Council will help inform residents about the database, helping older adults and their families connect to arts opportunities. (Flagship Grant)

• Philadelphia: UUH Outreach Program
  This project will provide three educational workshops for older adults to help them age in place safely. A support team will include an occupational therapist, a registered nurse and social workers. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• York: Crispus Attucks York
  This project will install outdoor musical instruments in a play zone, creating an accessible space for people of all ages and abilities. The musical instruments will offer a meaningful way for adults to interact with children. (Flagship Grant)

PUERTO RICO

• Barceloneta: Center for Habitat Reconstruction
  This project will expand a community garden in the Punta Palma neighborhood and improve the space’s accessibility, making it more welcoming for older adult gardeners. (Flagship Grant)

• Coamo: Age-Friendly Coamo
  This project will renovate a shuttered school building to create a community multipurpose room where local nonprofit organizations can host meetings and events. (Flagship Grant)

• San Juan: Centro Inés
  This project will equip a technology room with tablets to promote digital literacy for older adults. The space will host classes on internet access and the use of electronic devices and websites. (Flagship Grant)

RHODE ISLAND

• Bristol: Town of Bristol Parks and Recreation
  The town will prepare for the opening of a new senior and community center by conducting sidewalk audits downtown. They will also hold workshops to recruit volunteers and connect residents with town leaders. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Central Falls: Progreso Latino
  This project will weatherize a community pavilion, making it welcoming in rain and colder weather. The work will enable Progreso Latino to host more activities, particularly for older adults. (Flagship Grant)

• Providence: Federal Hill House
  This project will provide grocery carts and reusable bags at two food pantries, allowing customers who visit on foot to transport their groceries. In addition, the organization will add an outdoor shelter and seating to the Olneyville Food Pantry. (Flagship Grant)

• Providence: Recycle-A-Bike
  This project will distribute refurbished bikes, repair kits and safety equipment to older adults living in affordable housing. The organization will also provide instruction on bike safety and basic repair skills. (Flagship Grant)

• Providence: Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council
  This project will train a cohort of residents to teach their neighbors to use an online resource displaying emergency preparedness data and resources. The story-mapping initiative will also expand digital literacy in Olneyville, a majority Spanish-speaking community. (Demonstration Grant)

SOUTH CAROLINA

• Anderson: Anderson Housing and Homeless Alliance
  A series of charrettes will engage older adults and people with disabilities to design safe, accessible cottage housing. Designs will support aging in place, reflect new zoning guidelines and prioritize residents’ access to parks for service dogs. (Demonstration Grant)

• Greenville: First Impression of South Carolina
  This project will construct raised garden beds and a hoop tunnel, allowing older adults to grow fresh fruits and vegetables for residents in need. (Flagship Grant)

• North Augusta: City of North Augusta
  A walk audit in North Augusta’s downtown will allow older adults to evaluate the safety of sidewalks, crossings and public spaces. Insights will guide city planning and infrastructure improvements. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• North Augusta: City of North Augusta
  This project will install satellite internet at municipal centers to improve access to telehealth appointments, online learning and social opportunities. The city hopes high-speed internet access will support community events, workshops, emergency coordination and daily communication with residents. (Demonstration Grant)

SOUTH DAKOTA

• Edgemont: City of Edgemont
  The city will create two pickleball courts in a downtown park to improve residents’ health and increase opportunities for socializing, particularly for older adults. (Flagship Grant)

• Gettysburg: Gettysburg-Whitlock Bay Development Corporation
  This project will convert a vacant lot into a downtown community garden. Many older adult residents live in apartments that lack garden areas, so the space will allow them to cultivate home-grown produce. (Flagship Grant)

• Lemmon: Grand River Arts Council
  A new, accessible parklet will create a gathering space outside the Palace Theater that is welcoming to older adult patrons and people with disabilities. Amenities  — including a new ramp and bench seating  — will allow the theater to host outdoor arts programming. (Flagship Grant)

• Roslyn: Community Advancement for Roslyn and Eden
  This project will support site preparation for the new Veterans Memorial Park, part of Main Street revitalization efforts. Improvements will include brick and concrete work, sidewalk construction and tree planting. (Flagship Grant)

• Sioux Falls: Downtown Sioux Falls Lively and Beautiful Streets
  This traffic calming project will deploy traffic delineators to separate vehicle traffic from sidewalks and bike lanes. The delineators are an inexpensive, effective way to support pedestrian and bike safety. (Demonstration Grant)

• Sioux Falls: The Legacy Foundation
  This project will refurbish a small bus to create South Dakota's first mobile medical equipment lending library. After the rehab, the donated vehicle will serve isolated and vulnerable residents in rural and tribal areas. (Flagship Grant)

TENNESSE

• Memphis: Community Legal Center
  This project will provide free personal will and estate planning services to older adults unable to afford private attorneys. The goal is to ensure participants’ homes and assets are passed down to the intended recipients. (Flagship Grant)

• Memphis: Mustard Seed, Inc.
  This project will provide basic computer skills training for older residents of South City and surrounding neighborhoods. The training will serve working older adults who want to advance their careers. (Flagship Grant)

• Mooresburg: Mooresburg Community Association
  Volunteers will provide home modifications and repairs for low-income older adults and people with disabilities, including those with vision loss. Upgrades will make older homes safe and accessible, allowing residents to age in place. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Nashville: YMCA of Middle Tennessee
  Students from local historically Black colleges and universities will provide computer training for older adults. The pilot project will include sessions covering online skills for health care visits, estate planning and financial management. (Flagship Grant)

TEXAS

• Abilene: United Rescue Alliance
  This project will expand disaster response and emergency preparedness training by offering virtual instruction for older adults. To overcome resistance to technology, the organization will distribute promotional materials to older residents. (Demonstration Grant)

• Austin: Movability Inc.
  Travel training camps will familiarize older residents with public transit and other transportation options to help them get around without driving. The camps are day-long outings providing hands-on experience with biking, public transit, using scooters and walking. (Flagship Grant)
• Brownsville: Healthy Communities of Brownsville Inc.
  The project will create an older adult advisory council, which will work to revamp Brownsville’s age-friendly action plan, which dates from 2014. Once updated, the organization will present the plan to city policymakers. (Flagship Grant)
• Dallas: Beloved Community Center
  This project will protect the property rights of lower-income older adults by helping them compile legal and financial documentation and secure their assets. The initiative will help prevent housing instability and enable homeowners to age in place. (Flagship Grant)
• Dallas: Operation Tiny House
  Seminars, workshops and a design competition will demonstrate the value of accessory dwelling units for older homeowners, who can rent the ADUs to students and generate additional income. Participants live in a neighborhood situated between two colleges, which are experiencing severe student housing shortages. (Flagship Grant)
• Decatur: Wise County Meals on Wheels
  Walk audits in the rural area surrounding a community center will identify pedestrian safety concerns. More than 250 older residents visit the facility weekly. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)
• Houston: FAM Houston
  This project will provide cold storage containers at a community farm, enabling East African migrants to grow and sell traditional crops not widely available in Houston. (Flagship Grant)
• Houston: Veteran Hub
  A series of trainings will teach veterans and older adults about modifications to make their homes safer and more comfortable, allowing them to age in place. The project will also create a community display showcasing various home modifications. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)
• La Marque: City of La Marque
  Three bike audits on multiuse paths will focus on safety for older cyclists. The audits will identify hazards and barriers to be addressed in future planning efforts. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)
• Lewisville: City of Lewisville
  The city will host a design competition to encourage construction of accessory dwelling units and increase age-friendly and affordable housing options. The project will include outreach efforts in English and Spanish, as well as Hakha Chin for migrants from Myanmar. (Demonstration Grant)
• Richmond: Fit Houston
  A series of bicycle and tricycle audits will evaluate travel routes between local senior centers. Meant to support the rollout of adult tricycle lending libraries, the audits will address safety concerns along a system of roads and park trails. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)
• San Antonio: Local Initiatives Support Corporation San Antonio
  This project will expand workshops that train homeowners how to maintain their properties following home renovations. The initiative serves participants in a city-funded home repair program. Capacity-Building Microgrant
• San Antonio: Opportunity Home San Antonio
  This project will provide desktop computers in several public housing properties, which older residents can use to access online services. In addition, the organization will offer digital literacy courses onsite. (Flagship Grant)
• Sinton: World Institute on Disability
  This project will allow older adults and people with disabilities to take part in emergency management planning. Participants will receive Wi-Fi connections to join remote meetings, as well as accessibility accommodations and a stipend to compensate them for their time. (Demonstration Grant)

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

• Charlotte Amalie: Virgin Islands Housing Authority
  The Housing Authority will install accessibility doorbells for residents living in public housing. The doorbells use visual and tactile alerts, making them suitable for people who are visually impaired, deaf or hard-of-hearing. (Flagship Grant)

• St. Thomas: Virgin Islands Surfing Federation
  This project will add shaded seating to a new recreational space – part of efforts to revitalize an area decimated by hurricanes. Other new amenities will include a playground, skate and bike park, basketball court and open field space. (Flagship Grant)

UTAH

• Parowan: Parowan City Corporation
  This project will provide shaded bleachers at a city park to create a welcoming recreational space for older adults. Park improvements also include six new pickleball courts. (Flagship Grant)

• Salt Lake City: Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah
  Walk audits will invite older adults to provide their feedback to expand accessible active transportation options. The organization will also create promotional materials encouraging residents to use of public transportation. (Flagship Grant)

• Sandy: The Road Home
  This project will install hardware to provide high-speed internet access in a residential community for medically vulnerable older adults and veterans. Once installed, volunteers will teach residents digital navigation skills. (Flagship Grant)

• St. George, Hurricane, Ivins and Washington City: Southern Utah Bicycle Alliance
  This project will install bike repair stations along four community trails popular with older cyclists. The stations enable bike riders to adjust their brakes, pump tires and carry out other minor repairs. (Flagship Grant)

VERMONT

• Barre: Barre Area Senior Center
  The center will add a computer lab onsite to improve digital connectivity for older adults. The center will also work with local organizations to teach residents computer skills and online safety best practices. (Flagship Grant)

• Burlington: Green Mountain Transit Authority
  This project will improve accessibility at bus stops by adding seating and ramps for boarding and exiting buses. The local transit provider will prioritize upgrades at stops near senior centers and in neighborhoods with many older adult residents. (Flagship Grant)

• Montpelier: Capital City Farmers Market
  This project will add a pair of rest areas to the site of a weekly farmers market, making the outdoor space more comfortable for older adults. The rest areas will include shade tents, seating and a water station. (Flagship Grant)

• Richford: Northern Tier Center for Health
  This project will support efforts to create a welcome center at a downtown outdoor space. The new space will feature seating, raised garden beds and a community food pantry, which will offer residents free produce grown onsite. (Flagship Grant)

• Shelburne: Town of Shelburne
  This pop-up project will test strategies to slow traffic and improve pedestrian and bicycle safety along Shelburne’s main street. The town will install bike parking, temporary crosswalks, street art and other traffic calming measures, allowing residents to envision permanent improvements to the street. (Flagship Grant)

VIRGINIA

• Abingdon: Town of Abingdon
  The town will improve accessibility and transportation access to help residents reach a local recreation center. This project will improve parking options at the center and promote public transportation use through transit training opportunities. (Flagship Grant)

• Amherst: Amherst County
  The county will create a bocce ball court in response to requests from older adult residents, providing them with a low-cost, healthy recreation option. The new court will be located at a community center. (Flagship Grant)

• Fredericksburg: Servants at Work, Inc.
  This project will install wheelchair ramps at the homes of lower-income residents with long-term, ambulatory disabilities. The ramps will facilitate access to medical services, improve home safety and encourage social interaction. (Flagship Grant)

• Lovettsville: Town of Lovettsville
  The town will install bike racks in front of Lovettsville’s town hall, providing cyclists with safe parking for community events, social activities and while engaging with local businesses. (Flagship Grant)

• Richmond: Livability Initiative
  This project will provide information to housing developers, enabling them to incorporate accessibility features in new homes. The universal design elements will help older adults and people with disabilities age in place. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Roanoke: PedalSafe ROA
  This project will make temporary changes along Ferdinand Avenue to demonstrate how streetscape design can reduce speeding and improve bicycle and pedestrian safety. The corridor connects two neighborhoods to a recreation center, community garden and business district. (Flagship Grant)

• Salem: Salem Public Library
  Several workshops will educate older adults about low-cost home safety improvements and other safety aids. The library will also create a community display featuring typical modifications and provide residents with copies of the AARP HomeFit Guide. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• South Boston: Destination Downtown South Boston Inc.
  This project will activate a dilapidated alley connecting South Boston’s Main Street to the local farmer’s market. Improvements include new benches and landscaping, as well as a public art installation depicting the town’s skyline. (Flagship Grant)

WASHINGTON

• Fairfield: Fairfield Community Church
  This project will support electrical infrastructure upgrades, enabling the community kitchen to host community dinners and meetings. (Flagship Grant)

• Seattle: Casa Latina
  This project will provide digital literacy classes to Latino immigrant workers. This will give lower-income residents access to computers and improve their technology skills, allowing them to access job opportunities. (Flagship Grant)

• Tacoma: Prison Scholar Fund
  This project will provide formerly incarcerated older adults with digital and financial literacy training, employment services and food assistance, with the goal of fostering livable communities and preventing recidivism. (Flagship Grant)

• Toledo: Toledo Community Library
  The library will replace its building’s roof, preserving an important community space in Toledo’s downtown, which is recovering following a series of devastating fires. (Flagship Grant)

WEST VIRGINIA

• Arthurdale: Arthurdale Heritage
  This project will add outdoor amenities near several historic buildings dating to the 1930s. Improvements will include sidewalk repairs and the addition of benches, trash bins, a bike rack and a dog waste station. (Flagship Grant)

• Gassaway, Frametown and Clay: Elk River Trail Foundation
  This project will provide benches at approximately one-mile intervals along a trail. The new seating will join a dozen newly added benches, which have proven popular with older hikers. (Flagship Grant)

• Ranson: Ranson Community Gardens
  This project will add heritage apple trees to a community garden, activating an unused space in the floodplain. Once planted, a trail with a bench will connect the new orchard to the rest of the gardens and an indoor walking path popular with older adults. (Flagship Grant)

• Reedsville: Town of Reedsville
  This project will install an ADA-compliant water fountain in a town park that is undergoing renovation. (Flagship Grant)

• South Charleston: Heart+Hand Outreach Ministries
  This project will distribute solar-powered chargers and emergency preparedness packs to older adults. The organization will also offer internet skills training to help residents access disaster relief resources online. (Demonstration Grant)

• Weston: Lewis County Commission
  Walk audits will evaluate pedestrian safety conditions along two busy roads connecting a senior center with a commercial area. The commission will share findings at community meetings to advocate for walkability improvements. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• Wheeling: Lions Foundation of Ohio County with Ohio County Virtual Lions
  This project will convert a vacant space near older adult housing and a retirement community into a new community garden. The garden will include raised beds for growing fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers. (Flagship Grant)

WISCONSIN

• Elkhorn: Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Center
  This project will create a dementia-friendly park, focusing on the needs of older adults and downtown workers. Plans include quiet areas for reflection, seating areas for socializing and entertainment spaces. (Flagship Grant)

• Green Bay: Oneida Nation
  The project will create a landscaped garden for growing medicinal plants traditional to the Oneida Nation. Signage will describe each plants importance, history and use and community elders will harvest the plants for social and medicinal purposes. (Flagship Grant)

• Kenosha: Kenosha Area Family and Aging Services
  This project will support a home repair program that helps older homeowners and veterans age in place. The organization will provide home evaluations to identify safety and accessibility issues, which volunteers will work to correct. (Flagship Grant)

• La Crosse: City of La Crosse
  This project will launch an accessory dwelling unit design competition to promote affordable residential development, with a focus on older adults’ housing needs. Winning designs will serve as models for ADU construction, expediting the approval process for homeowners. (Demonstration Grant)

• Milwaukee: Dominican Center
  This project will install a traffic calming circle in the Amani neighborhood to improve pedestrian safety. The space will include benches, picnic tables and crosswalk art, giving residents a vibrant space to gather and socialize. (Flagship Grant)

• Monticello: Green County Development Corporation
  To connect two multiuse trails with Monticello’s downtown, this project will add bike racks, wayfinding signage, benches, bike lanes crosswalk paint and new trees. (Flagship Grant)

• Spring Valley: Spring Valley Seniors Staying Put Inc.
  This project will train volunteers to identify and correct fall risks in the homes of older adults and people with disabilities. Participants have requested help installing handrails on indoor and outdoor stairs, adding grab bars in bathrooms and securing or replacing rugs. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

• West Allis: West Allis Fire Department
  The fire department will provide home safety inspections using the AARP HomeFit Guide, mitigating fall risks in older adults’ homes. Firefighters will then install safety devices, such as bathroom grab bars and smoke detectors. (Capacity-Building Microgrant)

WYOMING

• Buffalo: The American Legion Post 13
  This project will display markers on the graves of veterans interred in local cemeteries. The markers recognize and honor each veterans’ service. (Flagship Grant)

• Cheyenne: Catholic Charities of Wyoming
  This project will replicate a successful pilot program which provides presentations on how family caregivers can assist their loved ones. Catholic parishes throughout the region will host the workshops. (Flagship Grant)

• Evanston: City of Evanston Urban Renewal Agency and Main Street Program
  This project will install outdoor game tables in popular public spaces. The tables will feature an accessible design, allowing residents of all ages and abilities to use them. (Flagship Grant)

• Sheridan: Rooted in Wyoming
  This project will enhance a victory garden for older veterans, adding ADA-compliant paths, shade structures and irrigation improvements. The upgrades will increase residents’ access to fresh fruits and vegetables, which are grown onsite. (Flagship Grant)