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Developing a National Rural Strategy & Reimagining Rural Policy for the 21st Century

The Scan Foundation

Funding Amount

$150,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Developing a National Rural Strategy & Reimagining Rural Policy for the 21st Century

Funder: The SCAN Foundation
Recipient: Brookings Institution
Award Year: 2025
Geographic Scope: National
Strategic Priority: Long-Term Care

Overview

The project will launch a bipartisan commission working to improve federal policies that advance equitable rural prosperity in the 21st century. The Commission's research will include older adults with lived experience, as well as experts in the field of aging. The Commission will propose a national rural strategy that identifies the opportunities and priorities for achieving equitable rural prosperity.

    Focus Areas

  • Federal rural policy
  • Equitable rural prosperity
  • Aging in rural areas
  • Lived experience integration
  • Bipartisan approach

What The Scan Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

Grants in 2024
54
Total given
$6.96M
Median grant
$78K
Range
$8,552–$649K
  • By dollars: California 28%, District of Columbia 22%, New York 17%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; Brooklyn, NY; Hamilton, NJ.
  • 2% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 54% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

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IRS Form 990-PF, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

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Fields of Work

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