Grants Application Portal

AARP Foundation has specific objectives that focus on achieving outcomes for older adults with low income by increasing income and decreasing expenditures, primarily through gainful employment; accessing benefits; and securing refunds and credits. Our work prioritizes equitable strategies and services that address systemic barriers, racial and ethnic disparities, and other biases that perpetuate economic instability. 

Direct Service: AARP Foundation is seeking forward-thinking direct-service projects that develop and test new approaches and solutions to help older adults with low income secure the essentials. We aim to fund organizations working to solve urgent problems and will support projects across the lifecycle, including program implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of learnings. Please view the full RFA document for clear guidance on the Direct Service RFA.

Direct Service RFA

Field Building: AARP Foundation is seeking field-building projects that advance economic opportunity and financial stability for older adults on a systemic level. We aim to fund established organizations who are exploring systems-level change, assessing the effectiveness of existing interventions, and answering questions about how to best serve older adults with low income. Please view the full RFA document for clear guidance on the Field Building RFA.

Field Building RFA

If you are interested in attending a webinar session about these grant opportunities, please email aarp_foundation_grants@aarp.org

Eligible applicants are invited to submit a brief pre-application that contains background about their organization, basic information about their project model and its implementation, their commitment to equity and how their project’s proposed outcomes align with AARP Foundation’s mission and the objectives. 

Based on the pre-application responses, AARP Foundation will invite a full application from selected applicants that will require additional information and supporting attachments. The application questions require concise and specific answers. Applications missing any required attachments will not be reviewed for funding consideration.