The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities:
- Safety Net Grants Special Round, The Boston Foundation (deadline, March 11)
The Boston Foundation is offering a $2 million special round of Safety Net Grants to be awarded this spring, providing general operating support for Greater Boston social service organizations that respond to the essential needs of marginalized communities and vulnerable residents.
Information and application details are available here.
- Creative Experiences Grant Program (New), Mass Cultural Council (deadline, April 30th)
Creative Experiences is a new grant program for organizations that support activities in the arts, humanities, and sciences that invite public participation, spark engagement, and contribute to the vitality of our communities. These one-year grants of $2,500 or $5,000 will fund a variety of cultural programs taking place between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026.
Funded activities may include festivals, performances, artist residencies, educational programs, conservation initiatives, and other creative projects designed to make cultural experiences more accessible. Eligible projects must be open and accessible to the public. They may also serve portions of the general public that require specific accommodations, such as K-12 students in schools, older adults in care settings, incarcerated individuals, people with disabilities, and/or individuals in recovery programs.
More information is available here.
- Operating Grants for Organizations, Mass Cultural Council (deadline, April 17th)
Operating Grants for Organizations offers multi-year, unrestricted operating grants to nonprofit cultural organizations and cultural affiliates that enrich cultural life across the Commonwealth.
Through Operating Grants for Organizations, we aim to support cultural organizations that celebrate, preserve, and inspire creativity, and use the arts, humanities, and/or sciences to support transformational change and strengthen communities.
Mass Cultural Council anticipates the minimum grant amount in FY26 will be $6,000. Final awards will be determined after applications have been submitted and are dependent upon the amount of funding available, based on the Agency’s FY26 state budget appropriation, the governing Council’s approved FY26 spending plan, and the number of applicants received. Grants will be awarded for one year and are renewable annually for up to four years.
Creative Experiences merges the former Festivals & Projects and Creative Projects for Schools grant programs into a single, streamlined opportunity.
More information is available here.
- Community One Stop for Growth, Commonwealth of Mass. (deadline March 26)
“Community One Stop for Growth” is a single application portal and collaborative review process of grant programs that make targeted investments based on a Development Continuum. Webinars will be happening throughout the month of February that give an overview of the program, guidance on the application, and individual program information. The deadline to submit an Expression of Interest is Mar. 26, 2025.
More information is available here.
- Municipal Digital Equity Planning Program, Mass Broadband Institute (Applications Due Friday, April 25)
MBI’s Municipal Digital Equity Planning and Municipal Digital Equity Implementation Programs will receive $1.44 million, through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program. This funding will help additional municipalities develop and deploy digital equity plans to their communities. Municipalities with completed digital equity plans may apply for a direct grant of up to $100,000 through the Municipal Digital Equity Implementation Program. MBI reopened applications for the Municipal Digital Equity Planning Program and the deadline to submit is Friday, April 25.
- Launchpad Program, Mass Broadband Institute (concept papers due April 25th)
The Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) announced the new Launchpad Program, a $9.44 million grant program to support digital equity activities across Massachusetts. The program, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, supports the expansion of digital literacy, digital navigation, device distribution and refurbishment, public space internet modernization, Wi-Fi access and more. The full list of eligible activities can be found within the program solicitation.
Community-based organizations, municipalities and other eligible entities may apply to the program to receive grant funding.
Interested applicants will develop a concept paper and submit it by Friday, April 25 at 5:00 p.m. Selected respondents will then be invited to submit a full application by Wednesday, July 16.
Register for the informational webinar taking place on Wednesday, March 12, at 1:00 p.m. to learn more about this opportunity. The webinar will be recorded and available online afterwards. Questions related to this funding opportunity are due Friday, March 14. Please submit questions via this form.