AARP Commits $8.3 Million To Community Challenge Grants Nationwide

AARP announced a record $8.3 million investment through its Community Challenge grant program, funding 750 quick-action projects across the United States. Marking the program's 10th anniversary, the investment is nearly double last year's funding and will support projects focused on public spaces, transportation, housing, digital connectivity, and disaster preparedness.

New AARP research highlights the role of social connection in community well-being. Among residents who said their communities have improved, 44% attributed the change to a stronger sense of community and social connection, while 36% of those who said their communities have declined cited weaker social . . .