The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities.
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Municipal ADA Improvement Grant Program, Mass. Office on Disability, grant period opens May 1st and closes June 12
The Municipal ADA Improvement Grant provides reimbursement 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.
Eligible sites include municipally owned properties (such as town/city halls, libraries, parks, sidewalks, and streets), school districts, and housing authorities. Grants for planning and projects are available with a max award of $250,000.
- MAPC Accelerating Climate Resilience Grant Program, due May 2eadline
MAPC is accepting proposals for 12-month projects for up to $50,000, with preference for regional collaborations.
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. The organizations are defined as local 501(c)(3) community-based organizations, tribes, and Indigenous communities. Community-based organizations without 501(c)(3) status are encouraged to partner with their municipality to submit an application.
Please complete and submit your Proposal by May 29, 2026 at 5 pm. Note: If you are unable to access or complete the online application, please contact Van Du (vdu@mapc.org) for a fillable PDF version of the application form.
More information is available here.
- PATHways Investment Program, Mass. Health Policy Commission, deadline: June 4th
The HPC’s Promoting Appropriate Transitions to Home (PATHways) investment program will support acute care hospitals in Massachusetts to advance hospital-to-home programs, streamlining patient discharges into their homes and communities rather than into skilled nursing facilities or other institutional settings.
This program provides an opportunity for both new and existing hospital-to-home programs, specifically through partnerships between Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) and acute care hospitals in Massachusetts. PATHways has been designed to build on the Executive Office of Aging & Independence (AGE)-funded Hospital to Home Partnership Program, which supported partnerships between hospitals and ASAPs and ended in 2025.
The program will fund nine awards for a total of $1.89 million, including: seven awards of up to $210,000 each from the Distressed Hospital Trust Fund, and; two awards of up to $210,000 each from the Payment Reform Trust Fund, which All Acute Hospitals are eligible for.