Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: MassDOT Shared Streets and Spaces, Community Transit Grant Program Coming Soon

by James Fuccione | Sep 27, 2023 | News and Updates

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is excited to share two significant funding opportunities – one currently available and one coming soon – that support healthy aging with a focus on transportation and accessible, inclusive community spaces:...

Reminder: Take the Community Healthy Equity Survey from Mass DPH

by James Fuccione | Sep 27, 2023 | News and Updates

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is reminding age- and dementia friendly stakeholders to promote the Community Health Equity Survey from the Mass. Department of Public Health (DPH). The survey will help communities improve conditions that impact health,...

Boston Region MPO Releases Coordinated Public Transit-Human Service Coordination Plan for Public Comment

by James Fuccione | Sep 27, 2023 | News and Updates

The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) board voted to release the Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan (Coordinated Plan) for a 15-day public comment period on September 21 and concluding on October 6, 2023. Updated every...

American Planning Association’s 2023 Trend Report for Planners Includes Support for Age-and Dementia Friendly Community Efforts

by James Fuccione | Sep 20, 2023 | Data and Reports

The 2023 Trend Report for Planners from the American Planning Association includes “dementia and aging populations” as a highlighted issue. The report states that, “Planning for aging in place and dementia are more important than ever…Housing...

Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: MCOA Service Incentive Grants, Hybrid Programming for COAs, Community Compact, Local Cultural Council

by James Fuccione | Sep 20, 2023 | News and Updates

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities to advance inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities. Service Incentive Grant (SIG) Program – Mass Councils on Aging (deadline November 9) With the...