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AARP Foundation Encourages Alabama Community Colleges to Apply for a Grant to Help Women ...
Foundation: AARP Foundation

AARP Foundation, with support from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Social Innovation Fund, is announcing a grant...more

First Nations Development Institute Receives $250000 AARP Foundation Grant To Expand Project ...
Foundation: AARP Foundation, First Nations Development Institute

The new grant expands work that began in 2012 when AARP Foundation provided First Nations with a $187,660 grant under First Nations' Native...more

RWJF Announces $1.5 Million Grants to Aid State Action Coalitions Transform Health Care through Nursing
Foundation: AARP Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) recently announced $1.5 million in new grants that will allow 10 additional states to be part of the Future of Nursing State Implementation Program - The...more

Campaign for Action Applauds Community College Support for Education Progression
Foundation: AARP Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

PRINCETON, N.J.? Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action Director and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Senior Adviser for Nursing Susan B. Hassmiller, RN, PhD, FAAN, issued the following statement in...more

AARP Foundation to Award $1 Million in Grants
Foundation: AARP Foundation, Ameriprise Financial

AARP Foundation will launch a new housing grant program encouraging organizations to create new models of home modification that would benefit older households who are affected but unaffordable or...more

Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation Awards Grants
Foundation: AARP Foundation, Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation

Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation has awarded grants totaling $289,433 to community organizations and programs that support arts, environment, seniors, and youth. The foundation focuses on...more

Fundraising Expert Says the Lackluster Economy Does Not Reduce Gift Giving
Foundation: AARP Foundation

But if you listen to Tony Myers, PhD, CFRE, who started his own philanthropy consulting firm (Myers and Associates) after a long career in development and major gifts in higher education, you would...more

$200,000 Grant for The WorkPlace
Foundation: AARP Foundation

The AARP Foundation has generously given away $200,000 The WorkPlace in order to support the process of expanding their services. The funds will help the company through their Platform to...more

AARP Foundation Awards $3.7 Million In Grant Funding to Organizations That ...
Foundation: AARP Foundation

The Foundation's grants program focuses on four impact areas: Hunger, Housing, Income and Isolation. This year, AARP Foundation awarded multiple grants in two areas: Hunger and Income. AARP...more



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