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2023 AARP Community Challenge Grantee
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Housing
└ Housing Choice Design Competitions
└ Housing Choice Design Competitions
This grant will support a competition to encourage residents to envision new ways of designing accessory dwelling units (ADUs), which offer a needed form of affordable housing that can be seamlessly integrated into neighborhoods.
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Altoona, WI
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Housing Choice Design Competitions
Description: The City will hold an accessory dwelling unit design competition to promote their use as a housing solution. The competition will include an open house and presentations of design concepts to help educate builders and the broader community about ADUs.
Lake City, MN
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Housing Choice Design Competitions
Description: This project will provide older homeowners access to accessory dwelling unit design blueprints, as well as information about the benefits of ADUs.
Salt Lake City, UT
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023
Project Category: Housing Choice Design Competitions
Description: This project will conduct a tour of local accessory dwelling units, an increasingly popular housing option for older adults, and host a design showcase for ADUs.
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