SELECTION CRITERIA
Congregations applying for grants will be given priority if they:
- Are located in these six Illinois counties: Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, and McHenry Counties.
- Serve a large number and/or high percentage of older adults.
- Offer programs, services or activities in their facilities that involve older adults. This includes programs specifically targeted to older adults, as well as programs and activities that engage elders with other age groups, such as choirs, faith-sharing groups, scripture studies, or food pantries.
- Provide space in their facilities for outside organizations holding programs, services or activities that are geared toward or involve older adults (e.g., dance groups, book clubs, classes, homeless shelters, health screenings, support groups, etc.).
- Demonstrate some financial need—an inability to carry out the project without outside funding assistance but able to obtain the balance of funds sufficient to undertake the project if a grant is awarded. Note that an Accessible Faith Grant provides only 50% of the project cost, up to a maximum of $30,000.
- Show construction projects with accessibility designs that are sensitively integrated into the existing architecture.
CONTACT & APPLY
- The deadline for submission of your Application Package is June 1.
- For questions and more information, contact:
The Retirement Research Foundation
Call (773) 714-8080
E-mail info@rrf.org