Seniors Community Revitalization & Development Fund Grant

Deaconess Foundation

Funding Amount

Up to US $30,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Eligible organizations

  • Any applicant that serves the selected counties in the Greater St.
  • Louis County, St.
  • Charles, Jefferson, Warren, and Franklin counties in Missouri and Madison, Monroe, and St.
  • Clair counties in Illinois.

Required status

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Other requirements

  • Deaconess aims to reduce/eliminate barriers to accessing grant funding.
  • Louis area will be considered which include: St.
  • Louis City, St.
  • This Fund supports both current, expanded, and/or new programs.

Overview

The Seniors Community Revitalization & Development Fund, supported by the Deaconess Foundation, aims to enhance public health infrastructure for seniors aged 55 and older in the Greater St. Louis area. This initiative focuses on improving transportation, safety, and navigation support for seniors while promoting transparency and accountability. Organizations can apply for grants of up to $30,000 to address these priority areas, ensuring better access to essential services for the aging population.

The Seniors Community Revitalization & Development Fund (Seniors Community Fund) aims to improve the public health system infrastructure to better serve residents 55 years of age and older and promote transparency and accountability. The Seniors Community Fund is done in partnership with the St. Louis Regional Health Commission to support services for seniors in the region.
Priority Areas
Proposals must support services for seniors ages 55 and above in one or more of the following priority areas:
Transportationincludes transportation to more than just health-related services (transportation to grocery stores, self-care appointments, social activities, etc.) Safetyfocuses on measures that increase overall safety AND the feeling of safety within neighborhoods (outdoor lighting, home maintenance and landscaping, security cameras) Navigation Supportincludes support staff or programming that makes accessing social and health services more transparent, understandable, and accessible for seniors.
Funding
Applicants can request and be awarded up to $30,000 for each proposal.

Eligibility

Organizations need either their own 501(c)(3) tax exemption OR a fiscal agent. Deaconess aims to reduce/eliminate barriers to accessing grant funding. An organization that does not have a 501(c)(3) status can identify a fiscal agent – an organization or legal entity with a 501(c)(3) tax exemption that can manage any awarded funds on its behalf. Any applicant that serves the selected counties in the Greater St. Louis area will be considered which include: St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles, Jefferson, Warren, and Franklin counties in Missouri and Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair counties in Illinois. This Fund supports both current, expanded, and/or new programs.   Applicants can select multiple priority areas in one proposal.

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Seniors
  • Community services
  • Transportation

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