Awarded Grants

To develop a set of priorities for advancing a collective impact approach to healthy aging in New Hampshire by engaging diverse stakeholders in an action planning process for each of the six domains of an Elder Friendly Community.

To advance an updated and more accurate narrative about what it means to age well by engaging cognitive scientists and social anthropologists to conduct empirical research and develop a master frame for talking about aging in a more positive way.

To educate New Hampshire’s policy makers, business leaders, legislators and funders with information about the economic impacts of aging and support informed policy making and other decision making to address the challenges and opportunities of an aging population by conducting a comprehensive study of current literature and demographic, economic, and workforce data.

To complete an environmental scan of the six domain areas of an elder friendly community by conducting a literature search, key informant interviews or focus groups; and analysis of findings to summarized in a final report.

To continue to develop shared identity among stakeholders and strengthen knowledge within the field of elders by convening stakeholders for planning, training and consensus building.

To advance a regional approach to addressing the challenges and opportunities presented by an aging Northern New England by providing learning opportunities, facilitating opportunities for networking and encouraging cross-sector collaboration among municipal, policy, advocacy and business leaders working across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.

To strengthen the field of elder health by strategically supporting technical assistance to leverage funding from federal sources and national or regional funders.

To continue to create a shared identity among stakeholders and strengthen the knowledge base within the field of elders in NH by funding:
• Convening and facilitation of key stakeholders
• Technical assistance from experts in the field of aging and elder health
• A Tri-State Roundtable on Aging (NH, ME, VT) for the sharing of innovations and emerging solutions to create more age-friendly communities