RRF Foundation for Aging announces Research Grants Program

Deadline: 15-Jun-21

The RRF Foundation for Aging has announced the applications for the Research Grants Program to identify interventions, policies, and practices to improve the well-being of older adults and/or their caregivers.

Preference is given to projects aimed at generating practical knowledge and guidance that can be used by advocates, policy-makers, providers, and the aging network. Of particular interest are:

Interventional trials; translational studies; and health services and policy research
Projects that build on the investigator’s past studies
Proposals that include robust dissemination plans, if appropriate, to assure that findings reach audiences positioned to act on them

Priority Areas

Caregiving: Ensuring that caregivers are informed, well-trained, and supported, while providing care to older people in community settings
Economic Security in Later Life: Valuing the dignity of older people through efforts that ensure and protect their economic security and well-being
Housing: Promoting efforts that make housing more affordable and provide coordinated services that enable older people to live safely in community settings
Social and Intergenerational Connectedness: Strengthening social bonds through efforts that promote meaningful connections, including those that span generations
Organizational Capacity Building: Improve management and governance of organizations in Illinois

Eligibility Criteria

Research Grants are provided to nonprofit organizations that are:

Proposing applied research projects that have immediate and direct implications on the adult population, age 65 and older
Proposing a project that will have national relevance across the U.S. or regional relevance within the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Wisconsin, or Florida.

Submission Process

The LOI must be submitted online.
The following information will be requested in the LOI submission process:
- Organizational Information
- Legal Name, Employer ID Number (EIN)
- Address, Phone Number
- Current Fiscal Year Budget
Contact Information
- Name, Office Address, Email, and Office Phone Number for the project’s Primary Contact, organization’s Primary Contact, and the person submitting the LOI
Project Information
- Project Title
- Estimated Length of Project, Project Start and End Dates
- Estimated Total Project Cost, Amount of Funding already Secured (if applicable)
- Amount Requested of RRF
RRF grant pathway (Advocacy, Direct Service, Professional Education & Training, Research, or Organizational Capacity Building) that best describes your proposed project.
RRF priority area (Caregiving, Housing, Economic Security in Later Life, or Social and Intergenerational Connectedness) your project addresses. Select only the primary area. If your project does not directly align with a Priority Area, you are welcome to submit an idea for consideration as an “Other Promising Project.”