The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events from our Statewide Network of partners: Webinar: Financing Long-Term Care in Massachusetts – Release of the MA Long-Term Care Actuarial Study, hosted by the Massachusetts...
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $22.2 Million in Ongoing Effort to Modernize Affordable Housing Internet
The Healey-Driscoll administration and the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s (MassTech) Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) recently announced $22,260,701 in grants to upgrade internet access for 15,793 affordable housing units across 54 communities in...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging: Financing Long-Term Care, Technology Learning Collaborative, Alzheimer’s Association Events for Brain Health Awareness Month
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events from our Statewide Network of partners: Webinar: Financing Long-Term Care in Massachusetts - Release of the MA Long-Term Care Actuarial Study, hosted by the Massachusetts...
Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: Family Caregiver Innovation Grant, MBI Residential Retrofit,Municipal ADA Improvement Grant
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...
Federal Funding Cuts Impact Digital Equity Programs in Massachusetts
The Healey-Driscoll Administration is raising the alarm about recent federal government action to terminate $14.1 million in federal funding to expand internet access in Massachusetts. The previously awarded funding from the Digital Equity Act (DEA) Capacity Grant...
Governor Healey Releases ‘ReiMAgine Aging 2030″ State Plan, Signs Executive Order for Supporting Older Adults in Massachusetts
Governor Healey signed an Executive Order and released ReiMAgine Aging 2030: The Massachusetts Plan, which outlines improved ways for Massachusetts agencies to serve older adults, following feedback gathered from across the state. In recognition of Older Americans...
$15 Million Awarded through the Community Transit Grant Program
The Healey-Driscoll Administration recently announced a total of over $14.8 million through MassDOT’s Fiscal Year 2025 Community Transit Grant Program (CTGP) for municipalities, Councils on Aging, Regional Transit Authorities, and nonprofit organizations. The funding...
Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: Municipal ADA Grant Program
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Municipal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Improvement Grant Program, Massachusetts Office on...
Massachusetts State Plan on Aging 2026-2029 Available for Public Comment
The Executive Office of Aging & Independence serves as the designated State Unit on Aging for Massachusetts. The agency is responsible for developing the Massachusetts State Plan on Aging in accordance with the Older Americans Act and associated regulations,...
MHAC Urges Support for Legislation to Promote Broadband Access for Low-Income Consumers
The Massachusetts Legislature's Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy recently held a public hearing on a list of bills that included H.3527 & S.2318, An Act preserving broadband service for low-income consumers. The Massachusetts Healthy...