Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Shared Streets & Spaces, Commonwealth Places, Mass Cultural Council

by James Fuccione | Jan 12, 2022 | News and Updates

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is excited to promote a fourth round of the Shared Streets & Spaces Grant Program from the Mass. Department of Transportation (MassDOT). The program, which awards bonus points for projects that are inclusive of older...

NADTC Releases Guidebook to Help Communities Create Transportation Committees that Reflect Community Voices

by James Fuccione | Jan 12, 2022 | News and Updates

Many age-friendly communities identify “transportation” as a priority issue in order to support people of all ages in a city, town or region. The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) compiled a guidebook called “Creating a...

‘Emergency Broadband Benefit Program’ Transitions to the New “Affordable Connectivity Program”

by James Fuccione | Jan 12, 2022 | News and Updates

On December 31, the FCC launched the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). This program, created by Congress in the Infrastructure and Jobs Act, is a longer-term replacement for the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program. Communities working to become age- and...

Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative 2021 Year in Review

by James Fuccione | Jan 6, 2022 | News and Updates

While our state, community-based and organizational partners continue to respond to a constantly-evolving context, the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is proud to convene a statewide cross-sector network of stakeholders that can share information, build...

Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MAPC’s Technical Assistance Program

by James Fuccione | Jan 5, 2022 | News and Updates

The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) released a Call for Project Concepts that could be undertaken with assistance from their Technical Assistance Program. Municipalities in the MAPC region can submit concepts for a diverse range of single- and...