Verification Hold
The Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation (AAACF) opened the 2026 Senior Citizens Housing of Ann Arbor (SCHAA) Fund for Seniors grant program on September 15, 2026. The program supports organizations and services for older adults and their caregivers in Washtenaw County, with 2026 priorities focused on technology and transportation. This canonical Atlas record is intentionally held in draft because AAACF publishes the application deadline as Monday, October 19, 2026 at 5 PM but does not identify the controlling time zone on the current program page. A September 17 verification of AAACF’s live Grant Programs index confirms this omission is specific and material: AAACF expressly labels other simultaneously open programs as 5 PM EST while listing the SCHAA deadline only as 5 PM. Atlas therefore will not infer a time zone from AAACF’s other programs.
Funding and Priorities
AAACF states that the SCHAA Fund will distribute approximately $108,800 in competitive grants to local nonprofits delivering programs and services in Washtenaw County. The 2026 priority areas are technology and transportation programs serving older adults and their caregivers.
Eligibility and Submission
AAACF’s general competitive-grant rules state that 501(c)(3) nonprofits providing services in Washtenaw County are eligible, and organizations may submit one unique application per grant program. Applicants use AAACF’s online Application Portal. AAACF has scheduled a virtual information session for September 25, 2026 at 10 AM; the current page does not identify a time zone for that session.
Cost and Application Verification
The current public announcement does not publish a universal applicant request ceiling, match or cost-share requirement, detailed allowable and ineligible cost schedule, equipment or technology purchase rules, vendor or subcontracting rules, required attachments, scoring criteria, or the application deadline time zone. The portal’s SCHAA Grant Program Slides are identified as containing important program and application details and must be reviewed before Atlas publication or applicant-specific work.
Atlas Strategic Analysis
Formal Atlas scoring is deferred pending completion of the authoritative verification gate.
N9+ fit scoring remains deferred while the record is on Verification Hold. Technology is an express 2026 priority and the beneficiary population is older adults, but the public announcement does not establish that medical devices, remote examination technology, telehealth, diagnostics, or vendor costs are eligible. Do not force a device fit. Any N9+ role must arise from a specific applicant-defined older-adult service need and verified allowability.
Required Next Action
Review the live SCHAA application and Grant Program Slides, confirm the exact October 19 closing time zone, applicant-level request limits, required forms and uploads, match or cost-share rules, scoring, allowable and ineligible costs, and technology/equipment/vendor treatment. Publish only after those controlling items are authoritatively verified.
Verified sources: AAACF Senior Citizens Housing of Ann Arbor (SCHAA) and AAACF FAQs & Steps to Apply.