Tallahassee, FL

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: ADUs, tiny homes, missing middle and manufactured housing

Description: A statewide housing design gallery will showcase adaptable, small-scale housing models suited for older adults. One community will receive technical support to apply a design on a real site.

Lihue, HI

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: ADUs, tiny homes, missing middle and manufactured housing

Description: A wheelchair-accessible ramp will be constructed at a residential medical respite site. Improved access will help residents reach housing, recovery services and food programs safely.

Omaha, NE

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: ADUs, tiny homes, missing middle and manufactured housing

Description: Partners for Livable Omaha responded to a shortage of practical, aging-ready housing that made it hard for older adults to stay in their communities. The team advanced a small-house system designed to be accessible, buildable and useful for emerging developers. They hosted a design exhibition, launched a public catalog and website, began construction on two small houses and trained dozens of architecture students and interns who helped expand the design library. The effort prompted builders and developers to explore energy-efficient designs that ease daily living. One student said they gained "meaningful skills development... and better understand how projects move from concept to construction," reflecting how the project strengthened the future workforce.

Project description was created using generative AI and then reviewed for accuracy.