State to award more funding for placemaking projects benefiting seniors
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The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) announced last week that additional funds will be extended to placemaking projects benefitting Hoosiers over 50.
The CreatINg Livable Communities Program, a partnership between the IHCDA and AARP Indiana, aims to assist communities in developing projects to support aging in place.
Last year, five communities with successful crowdfunding campaigns were awarded an additional $5,000 from the CreatINg Livable Communities Program, which launched as a pilot project in May. Now, AARP has pledged another $25,000 to the program.
“Every year it becomes more and more important to invest in projects that make our communities livable and welcoming for the growing population of older Hoosiers,” AARP Indiana State Director Sarah Waddle said in a news release. “Across our state we’ve seen leaders step forward with exciting ideas that will have lasting impacts. AARP Indiana is excited to partner again with IHCDA to help turn these proposals into reality.”
The IHCDA said money will be given out to applicants on a first-come first-serve and case-by-case basis.
Projects are eligible if they have a total budget of between $15,000 and $105,000, crowdfund between $5,000 and $50,000 on the fundraising site Patronicity, and provide a clear and tangible benefit to Hoosiers over 50.
You can learn more about the CreatINg Livable Communities Program by clicking here.