INDIANAPOLIS — In an effort to further the missions of both AARP’s Livable Communities program and the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority’s (IHCDA) CreatINg Places crowdgranting program, a pilot partnership called CreatINg Livable Communities has been established between the two organizations. This joint venture will assist Indiana communities in funding place-based projects for aging in place. AARP Indiana will provide additional funding to five CreatINg Places projects that benefit Hoosiers 50-plus.
The five projects selected by both IHCDA and AARP Indiana will receive additional funding from AARP Indiana up to $5,000, in addition to a matching grant between $5,000 and $50,000 from IHCDA’s CreatINg Places program. Projects that gain community support through crowdfunding up to $50,000 would be eligible to receive up to an additional $55,000 in matching grant funding.
Projects must provide a clear and tangible benefit to Hoosiers 50-plus and satisfy additional requirements around promotion of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, as well as connection to existing community efforts, stakeholder engagement, and relating to AARP Indiana’s key priorities.
Eligible projects must have a total development budget of between $15,000 and $105,000. Projects must crowdfund between $5,000 and $50,000 according to CreatINg Places guidelines through Patronicity’s crowdfunding platform.