[Faith-talk] Funding for Accessibility Improvements in Chicago Area Houses of Worship

[Everett Gavel]

Hello,

This grant opp for better accessibility in churches is
for the Chicago area.  Specifically, for 3 counties -
Cook, Lake, and DuPage counties - in Illinois.

Hopefully someone here is in that region, or knows
people in those regions and can pass this along to try
to help improve accessibility.

Thanks,
Everett


Retirement Research Foundation Offers Funding for
Accessibility Improvements in Chicago Area Houses of
Worship

Deadline: June 29, 2007

Through the Accessible Faith Grant Program, the
Retirement
 Research Foundation ( http://www.rrf.org/ ) makes
funds available
 to Chicago-area houses of worship for accessibility
improvements
 to their facilities. Such improvements should allow
increased
 participation of elderly persons and people with
disabilities
 in the programs, services, and activities of the
facilities.

To be eligible, the facility and congregation must meet
the
 following criteria: be registered as a certified
501(c)(3)
 religious organization; be located within Cook, Lake,
or DuPage
 counties in Illinois; provide or host programs and
activities --
 beyond worship services -- that benefit elderly
persons; and own
 the facility where improvements would be made.

Grant funding can be used to increase accessibility by
carrying
 out projects such as installing elevators, platform
lifts, or
 permanent ramps; widening doorways; or renovating
restrooms for
 accessibility. Funding can also be used to improve
accessibility
 through the purchase and installation of assistive
listening
 systems, magnifying machines, or Braille printers.

In 2007, a total of $300,000 in Accessible Faith Grants
will be
 available through two grant cycles. Grants will be
awarded for
 up to 50 percent of a project's total cost. The
maximum grant
 amount is $30,000. The second and final grant deadline
is
 June 29, 2007.

Complete program information is available at the
Retirement
 Research Foundation Web site.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10007361/rrf

For additional RFPs in Aging, visit:
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_aging.jhtml