Deadline: 1-Mar-22
The RRF Foundation for Aging has launched its Professional Education & Training Grants Program for nonprofit organizations.
RRF funds professional education and training projects that will be broadly disseminated to achieve a national impact. RRF recognizes the importance of a well-trained work force to serve older persons. Of particular interest are programs that:
- Increase the knowledge and skills of professionals and paraprofessionals who serve older people
- Expand the capacity and number of professionals and paraprofessionals prepared to meet the growing needs of an aging population
Priority Areas
Pathways
- Advocacy
- Direct Service
- Professional Education & Training
- Research
- Organizational Capacity Building
Eligibility Criteria
Professional Education and Training Grants are provided to nonprofit organizations that are:
- Proposing a project that has a significant focus on those working with persons, age 65 and older
- Proposing a project that will have national reach across the U.S. or regional reach within the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Wisconsin, or Florida
Exclusions
RRF generally does not fund:
- Projects that are not intentionally focused on older people, age 65 and above
- Projects outside of the United States
- Grants to individuals
- Lobbying
- General operating expenses or support for ongoing programs without significant changes in strategy or focus
- Biomedical research, basic theory development for social science research, or research and development for new technology
- Construction of facilities, capital improvements, or computer equipment
- Conferences, publications, or production of films and videos unless they are integral components of a larger project
- Dissertation research, tuition expenses, or education programs for undergraduate or graduate students
- Endowments, capital campaigns, or fundraising events
- Private foundations
- Financial deficits
For more information, visit http://www.rrf.org/apply-for-a-grant/professional-education-training-grants/