New Investments from Tufts HP Foundation Build on Age-Friendly Momentum in Local Communities

by James Fuccione | Nov 21, 2018 | News and Updates

Twenty-seven local organizations each will receive a grant of up to $10,000 from Tufts Health Plan Foundation’s new Momentum Fund. The fund was established to foster new ideas and support cities and towns in their efforts to make their communities better places to...

Age-Friendly Funding Alert: ‘AdvancingCities’ Challenge

by James Fuccione | Nov 16, 2018 | News and Updates, Programs

AdvancingCities is a $500 million, five-year initiative from JPMorgan Chase & Co. to invest in solutions that bolster the long-term vitality of the world’s cities and the communities within them that have not benefited from economic growth. The AdvancingCities...

Wintermission Competition Accepting Applications to Help Improve Public Life in Winter

by James Fuccione | Nov 15, 2018 | News and Updates

8-80 Cities is accepting proposals for Wintermission project partners in three U.S. cities. The organization will support these partners to become national leaders in winter city planning, design, and programming. These cities will become Winter City Vanguards, and...

Age-Friendly Funding Opportunity: MassDevelopment’s ‘Commonwealth Places’

by James Fuccione | Nov 7, 2018 | News and Updates

MassDevelopment’s “Commonwealth Places” is a funding mechanism to advance community-driven placemaking in downtown and neighborhood commercial districts throughout Massachusetts. Placemaking is a process through which people in communities work together to improve...

MAPC Technical Assistance Program and Invitation to Join ‘MetroCommon’ Advisory Group

by James Fuccione | Nov 1, 2018 | Programs, Systems and Best Practices

The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) is soliciting ideas for individual community-specific projects and for multi-community projects that will commence in 2018. This presents another opportunity from the Healthy Aging Collaborative’s regional planning...