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Reedsville, WV
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: This project will install an ADA-compliant water fountain in a town park that is undergoing renovation.
Haigler, NE
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: This project revitalized an abandoned set of basketball and tennis courts, with one of the latter turned into a pickleball court. It also installed ADA-compliant benches and repaired light poles.
Fort Worth, TX
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: This project eliminated tripping hazards in Al Hayne Memorial Park downtown, making it safer for visitors.
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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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