1,000+ Opportunities
Find the right grant
Search federal, foundation, and corporate grants with AI — or browse by agency, topic, and state.
The engAGED Social Connection Seed Grants are grants from USAging's Aging and Disability Business Institute and engAGED: The National Resource Center for Engaging Older Adults that fund community organizations working to reduce social isolation and improve social connection among older adults and caregivers. The program supports innovative local initiatives that build meaningful social engagement opportunities for aging populations.
Eligible applicants include community organizations, particularly those serving older adults and their caregivers. Awards of up to $35,000 per year are available. Organizations should visit the USAging website for current application cycles and deadlines.
Get a weekly digest of new grants like this
A free weekly digest of new foundation and federal funding opportunities as they're added to Granted. Unsubscribe anytime.
Or search similar grants →Extracted from the official opportunity page/RFP to help you evaluate fit faster.
Current Issues and Resources Information and Referral/Assistance Transportation and Mobility Aging and Disability Resource Centers Health Insurance Assistance AAA and Title VI Research Aging and Disability Business Institute Aging Innovations & Achievement Awards Caregiver Navigation Services Caregiver Services and Supports Center for Dementia Respite Innovation (CDRI) Center of Excellence to Align Health and Social Care (COE) Dementia Friendly America engaged: USAging's Resource Center for Engaging Older Adults Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network: A National Technical Assistance Center Rural Health and Social Engagement Strengthening Social Connection in Communities Transportation and Mobility Preferred Providers & Corporate Marketplace Discover How Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) Support You Health and Wellness Services Offered by AAAs Caregiver Supports Offered by AAAs USAging Disaster Relief Fund USAging Building Our Capacity Fund Stories of Disaster and Recovery Strengthening Social Connection in Communities Strengthening Social Connection in Communities The Aging Network plays an essential and growing role in promoting social connection for older adults and caregivers.
In addition to nearly all AAAs offering programs or activities that specifically promote social engagement, 15 percent of community-based organizations (CBOs) with health care contracts reported providing social engagement services under those contracts (Aging and Disability Business Institute, 2023).
The goal of the Strengthening Social Connection in Communities project is to improve the health of older adults and their caregivers by replicating and sustaining evidence-based and evidence-informed social connection programs in communities and by promoting alignment with Age-Friendly Ecosystem initiatives.
USAging’s Aging and Disability Business Institute and engaged: USAging's Resource Center for Engaging Older Adults are co-managing this initiative. USAging will accomplish this goal by: Identifying and prioritizing evidence-based and evidence-informed social connection programs best positioned for sustainability and spread through an Advisory Group and environmental scan.
Establishing an evidence-based social connection seed grant program to implement sustainable social connection programs in communities. Providing technical assistance to grantees through a learning community model and foster capacity building by disseminating learnings and outcomes.
Eleven recipients were selected for grant awards to replicate and sustain evidence-based and evidence-informed social connection programs, partnerships and referral processes in communities. Learn more about the grantees . The John A.
Hartford Foundation 2026 Business Innovation Award Nominations for The John A. Hartford Foundation 2026 Business Innovation Award are currently being accepted through May 13, 2026.
This award acknowledges the achievements of community-based organizations that partner and contract with health care entities, such as health systems, health plans and accountable care organizations, with the goal of replicating these successful partnerships nationwide. The John A.
Hartford Foundation Health Foundation for Western and Central New York Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University American Hospital Association Meredith Hanley , Program Director, Social Connection, Caregiving Services and Supports and Kinship Care Marisa Scala-Foley , Director, Aging and Disability Business Institute AAA and Title VI Research Aging and Disability Business Institute Aging Innovations & Achievement Awards Caregiver Navigation Services Caregiver Services and Supports Center for Dementia Respite Innovation (CDRI) Center of Excellence to Align Health and Social Care (COE) Dementia Friendly America engaged: USAging's Resource Center for Engaging Older Adults Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network: A National Technical Assistance Center Rural Health and Social Engagement Strengthening Social Connection in Communities Strengthening Social Connection in Communities Grantees Strengthening Social Connection in Communities Strengthening Social Connection in Communities Strengthening Social Connection in Communities Grantees Transportation and Mobility Area Agencies on Aging are local champions of aging well.
Learn how they make thriving in later years possible in our new Live Long Stay Strong campaign .
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Community organizations, particularly those serving older adults and caregivers. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $35,000 per year. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
engAGED Social Connection Seed Grants is funded by USAging's Aging and Disability Business Institute and engAGED: The National Resource Center for Engaging Older Adults. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
FTA quietly posted a $11.96M notice for its FY2026 Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility Pilot on July 9 with a September 9 deadline and only ~20 awards expected. Here is who is actually eligible, why the 80/20 match is easier than it looks, and the coordination-plan trap that disqualifies more applicants than any scoring criterion.
Read articleUSDA-NIFA-ICGP-012261 offers $23,800,000 across an estimated 36 awards of $250,000 to $1,500,000, with no cost share. It posted September 4, 2026 and closes September 10, 2026 — a window containing Labor Day weekend. The program is statutorily the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged AND Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program. This NOFO is titled for veterans only.
Read articleAfter a rare gap with zero active omnibus NOFOs, NIH has reissued its SBIR/STTR parent announcements — collapsing four solicitations into two, adding a Strategic Breakthrough bridge and a Commercialization Readiness Pilot, and reopening the funnel with a September 5, 2026 receipt date. Here are the exact solicitation numbers, the new budget ceilings, what actually changed, and how a small business should sequence its submission.
Read article