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CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE
FUNDING UPDATE
Deadline
Extended: Boston Cultural Council, 12/14/2020
Grants (up to $5,000) support innovative arts, humanities, and
interpretive science programming that enhance the quality of life in our
city.
MassDevelopment, 1/15/2021
The Cultural Facilities Fund provides capital and planning grants for
acquisition, design, repair, renovation, expansion, and construction of
nonprofit and municipal cultural facilities.
New this week: National Endowment
for the Arts, 1/27/2021
The Big Read supports community-wide reading programs which encourage
reading and participation by diverse audiences.
Butts
in the Seats
A
blog with musings on practical solutions for arts management
The
Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture provides an Artist Resource Desk.
The Creative Capital
blog lists a variety of resources and opportunities.
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City of Boston, Open
The Boston Resiliency Fund helps coordinate philanthropic efforts to
provide essential services to Boston residents whose health and
well-being are most immediately impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Funding priorities: providing food to Boston's children, families, and
seniors; providing technology to Boston Public Schools students for
remote learning; and providing support to first responders, front-line
workers, and healthcare workers so they can effectively do their jobs and
promote public health.
Bob Barker Company Foundation, Open
Grants, ranging from $5,000 to $50,000, support programs that prepare
formerly incarcerated individuals for successful reentry into society.
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Are
you struggling with rent or mortgage payments
because of COVID-19?
There are resources available.
You can also call
211.
Talk to your
landlord to create a plan.
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City of Boston, Open
The Reopen Boston
Fund was established to help small businesses minimize risk and manage
economic recovery. Eligible costs include Personal Protective Equipment,
safety partitions for customers and employees, and managing outdoor space
that’s approved for business use. The grants are for brick-and-mortar
businesses, with fewer than 15 employees, where people work close to each
other or to customers.
Boston Local Development Corporation, Open
The Standard BLDC Loan Fund is available for existing businesses, new
ventures, and businesses relocating to Boston. Loans range from $25,000
to $150,000. The Backstreets Boston Back-up Loan Program provides
financing of up to $250,000 for Boston companies in the industrial and
manufacturing sectors. Also, BLDC recently received a $693,000 CARES Act
Recovery Assistance grant from the Economic Development Administration at
the US Department of Commerce to capitalize and administer a Revolving
Loan Fund to provide loans to coronavirus-impacted small businesses in
Boston.
For more
information, contact Bill Nickerson or Gisella Soriano.
Applications
Still Being Accepted: City of Boston, Open
The Rental Relief Fund will help income-eligible tenants in the City of
Boston who do not have access to expanded unemployment benefits, or
because of the nature of their jobs, the unemployment benefits they will
receive represent a significant reduction in their actual income.
Application materials are available in multiple languages.
The US Small
Business Administration
has released a simpler loan forgiveness application for
Paycheck Protection
Program loans of $50,000 or less.
US Department of Commerce,
12/3/2020
The SPRINT Challenge seeks to rapidly address the economic, health, and
safety risks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic through entrepreneurship and
innovation. Awards range from $500,000 to $750,000.
New
this week: Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and
Economic Development, 12/18/2020
Urban Agenda grants support community economic development that is
grounded in collaboration and local leadership development. Funding
focus: COVID-19 economic recovery strategies. Max award: $100,000. Info Session: 11/30/2020. Applications
should describe significant community challenges and collaborative
approaches to address them. See page 6 for examples of responsive
programming. Two
letters, evidencing mutual support, are required with the application. Questions on Boston applications:
contact igr[at]boston[dot]gov.
The
Mayor’s Office of Economic Development holds
Virtual Office Hours on Wednesdays
from 11AM to 1PM.
Learn about becoming a City of Boston-certified Minority/Woman-Owned
Business
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National Geographic, Open
The COVID-19 Remote Learning Emergency Fund will distribute grants
ranging from $1,000–$8,000 to individual educators to use the power of
science, social studies, and/or geography to help students understand the
challenges and impacts of critical issues.
New
this week:
American
Mathematical Society, 12/15/2020
Epsilon Fund provides grants of up to $15,000 for existing summer
programs that support mathematically talented high school students.
Nellie Mae Education Foundation, 12/04/2020
Requesting proposals for programs that prioritize Mental Wellness Amidst
Virtual Learning. Examples of eligible initiatives include peer support
groups, individual or group counseling or remote tutoring, space for
youth to learn self-agency or where they can get help/assistance,
opportunities that offer safe physical interactions, supports for youth
who are being targeted because of their race, self-care kits or events,
technology needs not being met by the district, and quiet safe places
where students can go to get online for remote learning. Max award:
$20,000. Funds are available until expended.
Brown Rudnick, Open
Community Grants support front-line education workers in Boston,
Hartford, New York City, Providence and Washington, D.C.
Boston
College, Center for Retirement Research, 1/31/2021
Sandell Grants provide the
opportunity for junior or non-tenured scholars to pursue research on
retirement or disability policy. Three awards of $45,000 will be
provided. Dissertation
Fellowships support doctoral candidates studying
retirement or disability policy. Three awards of $28,000 will be awarded.
Amelia Peabody Foundation, 1/5/2021
Grants support youth service programs with a priority on making real
changes in neighborhoods.
Toshiba and the National Science Teachers
Association, 2/10/2021
ExploraVision challenges students to envision and communicate new technology
20 years in the future through collaborative brainstorming and research
of current science and technology. Student prizes include savings bonds,
travel to the award ceremony and other incentives.
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GET
THE TEST, BOSTON
Check this page for mobile testing
sites in Boston.
Upswing Fund for Adolescent Mental Health,
11/16/2020 to 12/4/2020
Surge Capacity grants provide immediate resources to direct-service
organizations that provide mental health care to adolescents who are of
color and/or LGBTQ+. Systems Enabler grants support innovative approaches
for adolescent mental health services that make more resilient systems to
enable access to care. Grants range from $10,000 to $500,000.
National Institutes of Health, 12/1/2020
Community Interventions
to Address the Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Health
Disparity and Vulnerable Populations grants support
implementation and evaluation of community interventions that test the
impacts of mitigation strategies to prevent COVID-19 transmission in
NIH-designated health disparity populations and other vulnerable groups.
The program also supports the implementation or evaluation of existing,
new, or adapted interventions to address the adverse psychosocial,
behavioral, and socioeconomic consequences of the pandemic on the health
of these groups. This R-01 grant allows for multiple, distinct submissions,
and also re-submissions. Pre-award costs are allowed. Max budget:
$500,000.
New
this week: Massachusetts Medical Society and Alliance,
1/15/2021 Letter of Intent
Funding priorities: quality healthcare services for the un- and
under-insured; behavioral health services when not available; improved
access to healthcare; health promotion through proactive prevention,
education, and outreach; and social determinants of health. Awards range
from $5,000 to $25,000.
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GrantStation offers a searchable database of COVID-19
funding.
People’s United Community Foundation Grants,
11/30/2020
Funding priorities: basic needs, financial literacy programs, education,
including ESL, certification and degree programs; programs that promote
economic stability and self-sufficiency, small business development and
entrepreneurial programs, workforce development, job skills training and
job placement programs. Average grant is $5,000.
Resist, 12/4/2020
Grants support grassroots organizations working to advance justice and
liberation. Max award: $4,000.
W.K. Kellogg Foundation, 1/28 to 2/25/2021
Racial Equity 2030 is a $90 million global challenge to drive an
equitable future for children, families, and communities across the
world. Solutions may tackle the social, economic, political, or
institutional inequities we see today. Applications must embrace and
reflect the values of racial equity and justice, and proposed solutions
should be led by an experienced team that includes communities closest to
the issue as part of leadership in the project. Teams of visionaries,
change agents, and community leaders from every sector are invited to
join.
Robert F Schumann Foundation, 2/28/2021
Funding priorities: environmental sustainability, education, the arts and
humanities.
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