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Phelps, NY
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Housing Choice Design Competitions
Description: The Phelps Business Development and Tourism Council will hold a design competition for accessory dwelling units and tiny homes, focusing on affordable and accessible housing for adults 50. The competition will involve educational opportunities, marketing, and community engagement to envision new housing options in Ontario County.
Bettendorf, IA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Housing Choice Design Competitions
Description: The Quad City Area REALTORS will host an accessory dwelling unit ADU design competition, focusing on the needs of adults age 50 or over, rental income, and affordable housing. Local students and architects will submit designs, with top entries displayed publicly and eligible for cash prizes.
Rock Falls, IL
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Housing Choice Design Competitions
Description: Blackhawk Hills Regional Council will hold a rural design competition to create scalable, modular blueprints for multigenerational housing. Entries must be affordable, sustainable, and incorporate universal design principles. Winning designs will be freely available for use in Northwest Illinois.
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Lihue, HI
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022
Project Category: Public art installations
Description: This project created thirteen murals around Lihue, installed six Wi-Fi hotspots at bus stops and planted native trees and garden beds along Rice Street.
Lihue, HI
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: This project will support field repairs and maintenance, build storage facilities, and improve restrooms. The league has 14 teams for players age 55 and over.
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