Plentywood, MT

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Park enhancements

Description: A fenced dog park and a concrete walking path will be built within an existing park. The upgrades will replace uneven gravel and create a safer place for people to walk, rest on benches and spend time outdoors.

Louisville, KY

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Park enhancements

Description: The project will add a patio, seating area and native plant garden next to a community hub. The space will offer a comfortable outdoor setting for performances, gatherings and social connection across generations.

Mount Airy, NC

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2019

Project Category: Park enhancements

Description: Mount Airy Parks and Recreation installed decorative benches and bike racks, planted trees and improved signage along the Granite City Greenway to make the area more accessible and user-friendly for people of all ages. Already the most-used outdoor recreation facility in town, the visits to the Greenway increased more than 30 percent since the COVID-19 pandemic. Project organizers report that visitors use the benches and bike racks on a daily basis. They say exposure for this project helped secure local funding and made the greenway more visible tourists. Work is now underway to expand the Greenway by 1.3 miles.