Professional Education & Training Grants

Overview

Mission

The Retirement Research Foundation’s mission is to improve the quality of life for our nation’s older adults. RRF is one of the first private foundations devoted exclusively to aging and retirement issues. As the issues facing an aging population gain ever-greater urgency, the Foundation remains committed to supporting innovative solutions that enhance the lives of older Americans.

Professional Education and Training

RRF funds professional education and training projects that will be broadly disseminated to achieve a national impact. RRF recognizes the importance of a well-trained work force to serve older persons.

Of particular interest are programs that:

* Increase the knowledge and skills of professionals and paraprofessionals who serve older adults, ages 65 and older
* Expand the capacity and number of professionals and paraprofessionals prepared to meet the growing demands of an aging population.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* Professional Education and Training Grants are provided to organizations that are:

* Tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; OR non-profit organizations that are not required to have a 501(c)(3) designation, such as state-funded universities
* Proposing a project that may have a significant focus on those working with older adults, ages 60 and older

* Proposing a project that will have national reach across the U.S. or regional reach within the state of Illinois

Ineligibility

* Those that are not invited need to wait a year before submitting another LOI for the same project.
* RRF does not fund:
* Projects that are not intentionally focused on older people, age 60 and above
* Projects outside of the United States
* Grants to individuals
* Lobbying
* General operating expenses or support for ongoing programs without significant changes in strategy or focus
* Biomedical research, basic theory development for social science research, or research and development for new technology
* Construction of facilities, capital improvements, or computer equipment
* Conferences, publications, or production of films and videos unless they are integral components of a larger project
* Dissertation research, tuition expenses, or education programs for undergraduate or graduate students
* Endowments, capital campaigns, or fundraising events
* Private foundations
* Financial deficits
* RRF does not award grants to governmental agencies, except for state universities, area agencies on aging, and programs of the Veterans Administration.