Research Grants
Applied research grants for projects with immediate, direct implications for adults aged 60 and older. Priorities are caregiving, economic security, housing, social connection and age equity; interventional trials, translational studies, and health services and policy research are favoured.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (varies by call)RRF does not publish a typical or maximum award on its grant pages; it states funding is based on realistic budgets covering all expenses needed to implement the project.
- Timing
- Several times a yearSeveral times a year · May, NovNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Two-stage: letter of inquiry first, then full proposal by invitation (invitees have one year from the LOI deadline). The LOI form was closed at the time of checking and is stated to reopen in Fall 2026; the page references a November 2 LOI deadline, and RRF also runs a May cycle. Confirm the exact d
- Who can apply
- Any faculty rank, Mid-career & senior, Early-career faculty, Community organisation
- Eligibility
- Nonprofit organizations only (no grants to individuals). Projects must have national relevance across the US, or regional relevance within Illinois. Biomedical research, basic theory development, and projects in institutional healthcare settings are excluded.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- aging · family caregiving · economic security in later life · housing for older adults · social connectedness
- Apply at
- https://www.rrf.org/apply-for-a-grant/research-grants/
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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