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Current NRPA Grant Opportunites

Parks and Recreation: A Social Driver for Healthy Aging

National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) with the support of the RRF Foundation for Aging is pleased to announce the availability of a grant opportunity to support up to four parks and recreation agencies. This opportunity will provide funding, training, and technical assistance to four agencies to develop and advance strategies to increase social and intergenerational connectedness and improve healthy aging. The goal of this grant is to build upon research and findings in NRPA’s Healthy Aging Framework to elevate and demonstrate the essential role of parks and recreation in supporting people as they age in place in their communities.

Awarded agencies will receive $17,500 coupled with training and technical assistance to implement one or more eligible strategies in the Healthy Aging Framework and participate in an evaluation throughout a six-month project period. NRPA will facilitate a “grantee cohort” including an orientation/kick-off meeting, ongoing training and learning opportunities, and supported peer networking and exchange to enable agencies to learn from one another and support continuous improvement throughout the process.

This grant is intended for agencies or organizations that offer programming for older adults and youth but have not incorporated any regular, structured programming focusing on intergenerational connection or have a plan for adding and/or strengthening an intergenerational focus to existing programming for older adults and youth.

Click here to learn more and apply. 

If you have any questions please contact us at healthyaginginparks@nrpa.org

2024 Out-of-School Time (OST) Youth Mentoring Program

With support from the U.S. DOJ’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, NRPA is excited to announce the 2024 Out-of-School Time (OST) Youth Mentoring Program grant opportunity, designed to expand access to high-quality and community-based youth mentoring programs in parks and recreation. In addition to training and peer networking opportunities, this grant will award up to 20 agencies with $60,000 each to implement projects that advance access to youth mentoring in parks and recreation. Applications are due March 14, 2025.

The Out-of-School Time (OST) Youth Mentoring Program will provide funding, training, and peer networking opportunities to support park and recreation agencies as they develop and implement evidence-based mentoring practices into parks and recreation. Leveraging existing youth programs and using NRPA’s Youth Mentoring Framework as a guide, grantees will establish or expand one-on-one and group mentoring programs within their communities. This opportunity will also support agencies to implement additional activities focused on improving social, emotional, academic, and behavioral outcomes, including family engagement and bullying prevention. The goal of this opportunity is to increase positive behaviors in youth, specifically academic performance and social-emotional well-being.

Click here to apply. Please contact mentoring@nrpa.org if you have any questions.