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Age-Friendly Minnesota Grants Program: Overview
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SUMMARY
Age-Friendly Minnesota (AFMN) Council, in cooperation with the MN Department of Human Services, is launching the AFMN Grants Program to help communities work on age-friendly projects and become better places for all Minnesotans to grow older. The Council is committed to making diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) the foundation of AFMN, including this grants program.
A total of $2.9 million will be invested in a one-time grant program to advance age-friendly communities’ efforts through March 31, 2024.
GRANT CATEGORIES
AFMN Grants are being offered under two categories: Technical Assistance Provider (TAP) Grants and Community Grants. Applicants may apply for grants in one of the two categories. |
Category 1: Technical Assistance Provider (TAP) Grants
- TAP Grants are part of AFMN’s commitment to DEIA. They are designed to make AFMN Community Grants more accessible to a wide range of applicants by providing needed support to those who have limited experience and/or capacity related to applying for grants and carrying out grant-funded projects. TAP Grants will provide resources for expert organizations and individuals to support communities in their age-friendly work, including in helping communities apply for AFMN Community Grants. |
- TAP grantees will use their experience and expertise to support and build capacity of Community Grant applicants and help them be successful. Qualified applicants may include people or organizations with experience applying for government or foundation grants, organizational development, community coalitions or consultants.
- Individuals or organizations can apply for TAP Grants for up to $25,000 under Strategy 1 and/or Strategy 2 (described below), for a total of $50,000, over an 18-month grant cycle (anticipated January 15, 2023-March 30, 2024). |
| | Strategy 1: Offer one-on-one assistance to communities to implement age-friendly practices, which can include assisting with applications for the AFMN Community Grants, supporting specific needs (such as evaluation, project management, data analysis, work plan development, progress reports, etc.), and/or supporting other relevant areas.
Strategy 2: Offer group support or learning opportunities to communities (both AFMN Community grantees as well as other communities working on age-friendly initiatives). This can include collaborative learning on specific topics and group technical assistance. Examples of this work could include trainings, capacity-building efforts, DEI initiatives, or similar activities. |
Category 2: Community Grants
- Individuals, organizations, and communities (defined below) can apply for Community Grants to develop plans, policies, programs and environments that promote the dignity, autonomy, and inclusion of older Minnesotans. This includes, but is not limited to, efforts to adopt and implement frameworks such as Age-Friendly Communities, Health Systems, Universities, or Public Health. (Note: AFMN Community Grants will not fund direct services.) |
| | - The AFMN Council defines communities broadly and includes neighborhoods, towns, cities, counties, tribes, affinity groups, faith communities, and others. |
- Community Grants will be provided at two levels: $1,000 to $24,999, and $25,000-$99,000 for a 12-month grant cycle (March 15, 2023-March 31, 2024).
- Community Grant applicants/grantees who need support in applying for and/or implementing their grant projects may receive no-cost technical assistance from AFMN Technical Assistance Provider grantees.
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