Building Neighborhoods Where People of All Ages Can Thrive
Age-Friendly: Go Local is a program for grassroots and community-based organizations who are working to build age-friendly neighborhoods that promote health equity.
Age-friendly is a framework that promotes the health and well-being of residents throughout their life course, with particular attention to enhancing the inclusion, participation, and well-being of older adults. Age-friendly environments are accessible, equitable, inclusive, safe, secure, and supportive. They promote health and prevent or delay the onset of disease and functional decline. The Eight Domains of Livability describe community features that can be addressed to promote age-friendliness.
Applications for the next cohort of Age-Friendly: Go Local will open in fall 2025. If you would like to stay up-to-date on when applications open, please join our email list.
Who should apply?
We are seeking to partner with grassroots and community-based organizations. Applicants must:
- Operate within one or more of the 16 counties the Health Foundation serves.
- Be a nonprofit organization with 501(c)3 status or affiliated with one who can receive and manage grant funds on their behalf. If you need help connecting with a 501(c)3, we may be able to assist you.
- Have an organizational focus on serving older adults, people of color, other under-resourced groups, and/or those living in rural communities.
What types of projects or programs does Age-Friendly: Go Local fund?
We are interested in funding projects built on the key principles of age-friendliness, livability, and equity to improve the health and well-being of communities. We are especially interested in projects that serve populations with inequitable access to health-promoting resources and services, including: those in poverty, those in rural communities, LGBTQ+ groups, indigenous communities, racial and ethnic minoritized groups, immigrants, refugees and other groups.
The intent of this grant is to fund new and innovative projects. The grant will not fund existing programs as they are currently delivered. However, we are open to supporting the expansion of existing programs into older adult populations that were not previously served, and/or projects that will result in significantly improved programs for older adults. Projects should meaningfully include older adults in planning for program expansion and identify new ways of program delivery. The grant may not be used to support mergers and acquisitions, building or capital projects, drug development, or direct grants to individuals.
Previously Funded Age-Friendly: Go Local Projects
Have questions? We are here to help! Contact us at GoLocal@nyam.org.