The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities:
- Family Caregiver Innovation Grant Program, Executive Office of Aging and Independence (deadline, June 12)
The Executive Office of Aging and Independence (AGE) has launched the Family Caregiver Innovation Grant Program to support the economic security of unpaid family caregivers through innovative, scalable, and sustainable solutions. AGE intends to award a total of $400,405 to approximately 4 to 8 grantees ranging from $50,000 to $150,000 each to fund projects that improve workplace supports, leverage technology, optimize programs, or promote upstream interventions to support family caregivers.
Applicants must be a partnership between a Family Caregiver Support Program (housed at local Area Agency on Aging or Aging Services Access Point) and a cross-sector partner (e.g., businesses, ILCs, DDS Family Support Centers, academia, tech, healthcare). This initiative is part of the Administration on Community Living’s national effort to advance the goals of the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers—and Massachusetts is one of only 4 states selected to lead the way. Apply now and be part of building a more secure, supportive future for caregivers across the Commonwealth.
More information is available here.
- Residential Retrofit Program Round IV, Mass Broadband Institute (RFP Responses Due June 10)
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s (“MassTech”) Residential Retrofit Program (the “Program”) will make a transformational capital investment in the infrastructure needed to support delivery of high-speed internet in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Affordable Housing developments.
The Program will fund the purchase and installation of broadband infrastructure in public housing and Affordable Housing buildings. Infrastructure may include fiber from the street to the building, in-building wiring and in-unit termination. Eligible expenses are fully defined in section 4 of this Request or Proposals (“RFP”).
MassTech’s objective with this Program is to address factors that have inhibited market investment by Internet Service Providers (“ISPs”) in improving infrastructure to and within Affordable Housing developments across the state. By offering capital funds, MassTech seeks to enable ISPs to offer reliable, high-speed broadband service in Affordable Housing buildings.
More info and application documents are available here.
- Municipal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Improvement Grant Program, Massachusetts Office on Disability (deadline 6/13)
The Municipal ADA Improvement Grant provides funding to Massachusetts cities and towns to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. Funding supports updating a municipality’s ADA Self Evaluation and Transition plans and making capital improvements that improve access or remove barriers in municipal programs, services, and facilities.
More information, including the application, is available here.
- Accelerating Climate Resilience, Metropolitan Area Planning Council (deadline, 5/30)
The Accelerating Climate Resilience (ACR) Grant Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Call for Proposals is now open until May 30, 2025 (5:00 p.m.).
MAPC is accepting proposals for 15-month projects (up to $50,000) and for 21-month projects (up to $125,000). In addition to the 101 cities and towns in the MAPC region, eligible lead applicants also include entities and/or organizations that work in and serve the people of the MAPC region.
For full information on eligibility, the program, and how to apply, please visit the ACR program webpage.