Age-Friendly Minnesota Grants
Age-Friendly Minnesota (AFMN) Grants support a wide range of age-friendly projects to make Minnesota a better place for all of us to grow older. They provide a new resource to spark the kind of innovation and action needed to bring age-friendly places and practices to life. This benefits us all: if we’re living, we’re aging. AFMN Grants are funded through Minnesota Legislature Laws of Minnesota 2021, 1st Spec. Sess. chapter 7, article 17, sections 2 and 8
Community Grants
Community Grants make up the majority of AFMN Grants. They fund a variety of project types and entities with a focus on systems and environment change, rather than direct services. AFMN awarded its first round of Community Grants in 2023, and will be awarding the second round in early 2025.
Technical Assistance Provider (TAP) Grants
TAP Grants were designed to support the AFMN Council’s commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility. TAP Grantees’ work includes making Community Grants more accessible to less experienced applicants, as well as Tribal and cultural community engagement, and advancing age-friendly efforts at a regional level, among others efforts.
AFMN awarded its first round of TAP Grants in late 2022, and its second round in 2024.
Additional Funding Opportunities for Aging Work at the State of Minnesota
The State of Minnesota offers other grants related to aging, such as: