Deadline: 15-Mar-21
The RRF Foundation for Aging is pleased to announce the Advocacy Grants Program.
RRF funds advocacy projects that focus on improving public policy for older persons. Of particular interest are projects that:
- Advance policy issues of critical importance to older people such as economic security, caregiving, housing, etc.
- Use clearly focused and strategic efforts to address systemic problems.
- Forge partnerships with organizations to achieve better use of resources and to share knowledge.
Eligibility Criteria
Advocacy Grants are provided to nonprofit organizations that are:
- Proposing a project that has a significant impact on persons, ages 65 and older.
- Focusing on achieving policy change throughout the U.S. or within the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Wisconsin, or Florida.
Reporting Requirements
- The due dates for all grant reports are listed on page four of the RRF Grant Award Letters sent to applicants who are awarded grants.
- The need for both interim reports and a final report is at the discretion of the RRF Program Officer assigned to a grant. Therefore, interim reports may be required for some grants, but not for others.
- Grantees will submit their reports electronically via the applicable report form(s) uploaded into the grantees’ RRF Online Applications and Requirements accounts. Grantees will receive an email notifying them when the applicable report form(s) have been uploaded into their account. In addition, they will receive instructions about how to access the forms via an RRF Online Applications and Requirements Account.
For more information, visit http://www.rrf.org/apply-for-a-grant/advocacy-grants/