City of Boston Funding Update

 

The Funding Update

FEDERAL The Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program , 4/26/2024 The Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program enables the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide resources toward community-based suicide prevention efforts to meet the needs of veterans and their families through outreach, suicide prevention services, and connection to VA and community resources. The program assists in further implementing a public health approach that blends community-based prevention with evidence-based clinical strategies through community efforts. Organizations can apply for grants up to $750,000 and may apply to renew awards from year to year throughout the length of the program. Capital Magnet Fund, 4/16/2024 The Fund provides competitively awarded grants to CDFIs and qualified non-profit housing organizations. These awards can be used to finance affordable housing activities, as well as related economic development activities and community service facilities. Awardees are able to utilize funds to create financing tools such as loan loss reserves, revolving loan funds, risk-sharing loans, and loan guarantees. Organizations that receive Capital Magnet Fund awards are required to produce housing and community development investments at least ten times the size of the award amount, generating a multiplier effect that means that more low-income people and low-income communities nationwide will have housing options within their financial reach. Capital Magnet Fund Applicants must be: A Certified CDFI, or A non-profit organization operating with a principal purpose of developing or managing affordable housing solutions. Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program - NEW (Year 1), 4/17/2024 The Drug-Free Communities Support Program’s purpose is to establish and strengthen collaboration to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent youth substance use. The Program has two goals. The first is to establish and strengthen collaboration among communities, public and private nonprofit agencies, as well as federal, state, local, and tribal governments to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth (individuals 18 years of age and younger). The second goal is to reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, reduce substance abuse among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize this risk. Total funding $62,500,000.00 OVC FY 2024 Services for Victims of Human Trafficking,  Grants.gov Deadline: 04/08/, 2024, or JustGrants Deadline: 04/22/2024                                                                                                                          The purpose of the Services for Victims of Human Trafficking program is to develop, expand, or strengthen victim service programs for victims of human trafficking, including programs that provide trauma-informed services. Applicants are invited to apply under five purpose areas: developing capacity to serve victims; comprehensive services for victims; legal services for victims; economic empowerment, education, and employment services; and behavioral and physical health services.  SYSTEM FOR AWARDS MANAGEMENT UPDATE: The federal government has transitioned from DUNS to the Unique Entity ID. A UEI is required to apply for and receive federal awards. The process is extensive; plan ahead. For more information, go to the FAQ page at SAM.gov. Federal funding opportunities are continuously updated on grants.gov STATE Car Seat Distribution Program, August 31, 2024 The Office of Grants and Research is accepting requests from eligible organizations for car seats to be distributed to low-income families in need by certified Child Passenger Safety (CPS) technicians. Using funding from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), OGR aims to reduce child passenger injuries and fatalities by ensuring low-income families are equipped with the correct car seat and caregivers are educated on proper installation and usage. Massachusetts municipal agencies, state agencies, not-for-profit hospitals, and 501 (c)(3) organizations serving children and/or families that meet all of the requirements in the FFY 2024 Car Seat Distribution Program Notice of Solicitation of Applications are eligible to apply for this opportunity.  Requests for car seats will be fulfilled on a first come, first serve basis to qualified applicants. Scroll down to "Important Links" on CommBUYS to see Newly Posted Bids CITY Mayor Office of Food Justice, 3/27/2024                                                                                                              The Mayor’s Office of Food Justice (OFJ) is accepting applications for funding to support community-led outreach and education about government nutrition assistance programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP), Boston Double Up Food Bucks (BDUFB), and the Summer Eats summer meal program. The goals of the Community Outreach Leaders are to increase SNAP enrollment and HIP and DUFB utilization by training community leaders to educate their peers about these and other food assistance programs. OFJ will likely award 3-4 grants of $20,000 - 25,000, applicants can apply for up to $30,000. We highly encourage applicants to partner and collaborate with other organizations. Applicants must be 501(c)3 tax-exempt organizations that serve Boston residents. If the organization is not a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, they can apply with a fiscal sponsor.  Check out all grant opportunities from the City of Boston here! You can also view Office of Workforce Development grants, Community Preservation Act grants, and Public Health Commission grants. Bids are updated continuously on the City of Boston Supplier Portal. FOUNDATIONS MassBar Foundation, 3/22/2024 Through the IOLTA Grants Program, the MBF awards financial grants annually to nonprofit organizations in Massachusetts whose programs either provide civil legal services to low-income clients or improve the administration of justice. These grants support the delivery of critical legal assistance to individuals and families working to overcome great obstacles related to housing instability, domestic violence, immigration, education access, health care access, economic insecurity, and more. Award amounts varies on the size of the project. Youth Leaders for Mental and Behavioral Health, 3/29/2024 The Office of Community Health is seeking applications for youth-led projects that address young people’s mental and behavioral health concerns related to climate change, social media, substance use, and war/global conflict. Projects will allow youth to engage with these issues and empower them to advocate for change. Eligible organizations include community-based organizations that serve Boston youth (ages 11-22) year-round or throughout the school year. Priority will be given to the following Boston neighborhoods: Allston-Brighton, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, Mission Hill, and Roxbury. NewSchools Venture Fund, 4/3/2024 Through its 2024 funding opportunity, NewSchools seeks to support early-stage organizations and new initiatives within existing organizations in the following areas: learning solutions, including content, tools, and models that accelerate reading and math growth for K-8 students, and teaching reimagined, including efforts that reimagine the role of teachers by evolving how they work and engage caregivers and community experts to support student success. Cross-cutting priorities include leveraging generative artificial intelligence to improve teaching and learning, embracing learning that happens outside of school and supporting students in achieving college and career success, and enhancing teaching and learning for students with learning differences. Grants up to $250,000.00. Frances R. Dewing Foundation, 4/1/2024 The Frances R. Dewing Foundation prefers to fund Early Education projects or programs with a broad reach and demonstrable direct benefits to children. Applications are not accepted for projects and programs that do not directly benefit children, such as parent education, staff recruitment and endowments. The foundation does not give grants for general program funds, operating expenses, capital campaigns, camperships or scholarships. Day care projects must be specific and innovative. Schools, School districts and Nonprofit are eligible to apply. Creative Capital,4/4/2024                                                                                                                                       Creative Capital provides grants to support the creation of groundbreaking art by innovative and adventurous artists across the country. The Creative Capital Awards provide unrestricted project grants to artists for innovative and original new project proposals in visual arts, performing arts, film and moving image, technology, literature, multidisciplinary, and socially engaged forms. The goal is to fund individual artists creating conceptually, aesthetically, and formally challenging, risk-taking, and never-before-seen projects. In addition to funding, Creative Capital also provides scaffolding and support services for awardees. Artists that are U.S. citizens, permanent legal residents, or O-1 visa holders and are at least 25 years old with at least five years of professional artistic practice are eligible to apply. Grants up to $50,000.00 NEXT for AUTISM, 4/5/2024                                                                                                                                    Grants will be awarded to support the transition from school to adulthood in the following three areas: home, work and social. Grants up to $25,000.00.  The Akamai Foundation, 4/6/2024  The Akamai Foundation is accepting applications to the Early Learner STEM grant program. All applicants are required to provide a comprehensive plan outlining their STEM education program goals. This should include a digital inclusion strategy to address and eliminate barriers to access and use of technology in learning, especially for the most disadvantaged. Grant awards not specified.  The Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, 4/12/2024                                                                                               The foundation invites applications on a wide array of topics related to the works, policy solutions, and political and ethical implications of Henry George, including land value taxation, economic justice, free trade, and contributing to the public good without exacerbating inequality. Grants up to $10,000.00.  Pedigree Foundation,  4/14/2024                                                                                                                           The Pedigree Foundation is accepting applications to its annual grant program to support dog shelters and rescue groups. Grants up to $100,000.  First Literacy, 5/2/2024                                                                                                                                           First Literacy Grants provide funding that stimulates and supports the development, trial, and implementation of innovative and impactful Adult Basic Education (ABE) resources and practices. Grants of up to $15,000 are open to all not-for-profit Adult Basic Education organizations in Massachusetts.  Projects are teacher-led, directly impact adult learners, and are shared with peer organizations to enrich the entire ABE and ESOL field.  Massachusetts Broadband Institute, 5/31/2024                                                                                                  The intent of the Municipal Digital Equity Implementation Program is to enable municipalities who need funding to mobilize, start-up, and implement digital equity activities locally to access a one-time grant up to $100,000 per municipality to execute a project (or projects) defined in their Digital Equity Plan, Digital Equity Planning Charette, or pre-existing local digital equity plan or related document that MBI deems of sufficient standard. Project implementation will increase access and usage of the internet for the populations most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Municipalities interested in applying for this digital equity implementation opportunity must complete a two-step application process by May 31, 2024. Applications will be reviewed by MBI on a rolling basis.  Red Rover, 6/1/2024 & 9/1/2024                                                                                                                            Red Rover’s Safe Housing Grants provide support to nonprofit domestic violence and animal organizations across the United States to build pet programs that help survivors of domestic violence by allowing pets and people to escape abuse together. Funding priority is given to applications from domestic violence shelters that are starting new pet programs to house animals at the domestic violence shelter. If additional funding is available, other application types will be considered, including renovating spaces dedicated to housing survivor’s pets, foster programs to care for survivor’s pets, temporary boarding for survivor’s pets, or a combination of services that will best serve the community. Grants up to $60,000.00. Check the Funding Update Archives for back issues with open deadlines. Business Training and Other Funding Opportunities L’Oréal’s Inclusive Beauty Fund and Hispanic Federation, 3/29/2024 L’Oréal’s Inclusive Beauty Fund and Hispanic Federation are partnering to award 20 one-time grants of $10,000 each to expand economic inclusion and empower beauty entrepreneurs across the United States. In addition to one-time funding, L’Oréal is committed to providing grantees with professional mentorship and business development support. James Beard Foundation Scholarship Program, 4/5/2024 The foundation invites applications for its scholarship program. Established in 1991, the scholarship program assists aspiring and established culinary professionals who plan to further their education at a licensed or accredited culinary school, hospitality institution, college, or university. T.H.R.I.V.E., 4/28/2024 The SBA T.H.R.I.V.E. program is designed to provide participants with the knowledge, support, and networking opportunities to propel their business forward. Through a combination of an online curriculum, in-person sessions, office hours with subject matter experts (SMEs), one-on-one business coaching, surge sessions, and the development of a strategic growth plan, T.H.R.I.V.E. participants will embark on a transformative journey that will empower them to take their business to new heights.   THE RESOURCE TABLE, NEWS, AND CITY EVENTS Mayor Michelle Wu, Office of Civic Organizing Announce 2024 Love Your Block Spring Cleanup          Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Civic Organizing (OCO) announced the Love Your Block spring 2024 cleanups will take place on April 6, April 20, and April 27. Love Your Block is a Citywide community service event that invites community members to lead in hosting a neighborhood cleanup or joining a cleanup as an individual volunteer. Love Your Block neighborhood beautification projects include cleaning up trash on sidewalks and streets, park revitalization, and flower planting. The Love Your Block application is open for volunteers to sign up to become a host or join a neighborhood cleanup here. OCO will connect individuals with a cleanup site in their neighborhood once all sites are finalized. Research Statistics All City of Boston Newsletters        Daily Updates from the City of Boston News, Resources, Applications, Permits, Jobs, Events and more!

麻州政府與企業合作成立"麻州技能聯盟"

            (Boston Orange 摘譯) 麻州州長奚莉 (Maura Healey) 率勞工及人力發展廳廳長Lauren Jones ，3月19日在麻州企業圓桌會 (Massachusetts Business Roundtable) 假TD 球場舉行的董事會議中宣佈，成立麻州技能聯盟 (MassSkills Coalition)，藉以鼓勵基於技能的聘僱，促使企業雇主攜手為招聘、留住人才出謀策劃。

            奚莉州長今年1月簽署了一份行政命令，要為麻州企業在聘僱人員時看重技能訂定機制。

            新成立的麻州技能聯盟，將由麻州勞工及人力發展廳廳長Lauren Jones和麻州企業圓桌會執行副董事長Tonja Mettlach，東方銀行基金會繼哈佛學者Jerry Rubin，麻州AFL-CIO董事長Chrissy Lynch等人擔任共同主席。

            這聯盟將為企業雇主，商業團體，以及夥伴提供符合有效率的多元化，平等，包容及負責任 (DEIA)原則的最佳做法，經由州政府的EOLWD，提供吸引及留住人才的各種資源。，

Governor Healey Announces MassSkills Coalition, A New Public-Private Partnership to Promote Skills-Based Hiring  

Coalition includes members from government, labor, business, and academia  

BOSTON – Governor Maura T. Healey has announced the formation and launch of the MassSkills Coalition, which aims to bring employers from across industries together to collaborate on strategies to recruit and retain talent. The coalition, launched today at the Massachusetts Business Roundtable’s Board Meeting at TD Garden, builds off the executive order signed by Governor Healey in January instituting skills-based hiring practices for the state’s workforce.   

“I instituted skilled-based hiring across our administration to make sure we have a strong, diverse workforce and to lower barriers that far too many job applicants face. I also called on the business community to join us in these efforts, and the MassSkills Coalition will put that commitment to work,” said Governor Healey. “Massachusetts is home to an incredible business community, world leading educational institutions, and strong labor unions – and this coalition will bring these groups together to collaborate on how we can make Massachusetts more affordable, competitive and equitable.”  

“Our Executive Order was a significant step to lower barriers to entry, and the MassSkills Coalition will take this to the next level by creating a space to share our experience with the business community and show our workforce that their skills, knowledge, and experience matter,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “We look forward to seeing the incredible impact the MassSkills Coalition will have for our economy and showing the nation how Massachusetts businesses, workers, academia, and government work together to strengthen the state.”  

“The MassSkills Coalition cultivates a community of partners, embracing skills-based hiring and leveraging skills, knowledge, and abilities to attract, retain, and develop a growing workforce,” said Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Lauren Jones. “I look forward to teaming up with my fellow co-chairs of the MassSkills Coalition to build a community and resources for employers, workers, and jobseekers.” 

The Coalition will be co-chaired by Lauren Jones, Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development; Tonja Mettlach, Executive Vice President at the Massachusetts Business Roundtable; Jerry Rubin, Eastern Bank Foundation and Harvard Fellow; and Chrissy Lynch, President, Massachusetts AFL-CIO. A full list of founding members can be found here. 

The Coalition will provide employers, business groups, and supportive partners with: 

·            A learning community to assist employers in strengthening a skills-based hiring agenda to emphasize skills, knowledge, and abilities. 

·            Best practices shared among employers to sustain and strengthen effective diversity, equity, inclusivity, and accessibility (DEIA) workplace cultures. 

·            Resources and data to support talent attraction and retention, which will be housed by EOLWD at www.mass.gov, and focus especially on skills-based hiring, including but not limited to: 

o     Rethinking how companies source talent; 

o     Re-writing job descriptions;  

o     Reviewing existing assessment tools and adopting new interview processes; 

o     Rethinking which jobs require degrees; 

o     Developing and publishing transparent job advancement pathways; 

o     Strengthening supportive work environments; 

o     Creating new training modules; and 

o     Recognizing and rewarding employees that earn credentials or certifications. 

Additionally, the MassSkills Coalition may form various working groups, which will be co-led by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, employers, and business associations. 

吳弭市長籲市民關注4月15日為"波士頓團結日"

MAYOR WU ANNOUNCES CITY TO MARK ONE BOSTON DAY WITH ACTS OF KINDNESS City of Boston will lead service activities and calls on community-based organizations and residents to plan One Boston Day volunteer opportunities

BOSTON - Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - Mayor Michelle Wu and the City of Boston today put out a call to action for community-based organizations, businesses, and City of Boston residents to come together for volunteer events and acts of kindness in recognition of our City’s spirit of care for one another in response to the tragic events of April 15, 2013. One Boston Day, observed on April 15, honors the victims, survivors, and first responders of the 2013 Boston Marathon. This year, One Boston Day falls on the same day as the Boston Marathon. Mayor Wu is encouraging acts of kindness on Monday, April 15, and for people to take part in volunteer opportunities throughout the weekend leading up to it.  “One Boston Day brings our whole community together to take care of each other and spread goodwill,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “This year, I urge Bostonians to consider volunteering or carrying out a small act of kindness—whether joining a neighborhood cleanup, buying coffee for the person behind you, or sharing gratitude with our first responders along the Boston Marathon route.” City of Boston departments and workers will again this year be hosting service projects for people to give back to their communities throughout the weekend leading up to One Boston Day. The Mayor’s Office of Civic Organizing is facilitating a neighborhood cleanup for youth and families on Saturday, April 13 in Franklin Park starting at 10:00 a.m. The link to sign up for the cleanup is here. “One Boston Day reminds us of the spirit of our city that is shaped by people who stand up and take action when help is needed,” said Bill Richard, Founder of the Martin Richard Foundation. “Marathon weekend, the unofficial start of spring in Boston, adds to this very special day of hope in our collective care for one another.” Community organizations hosting a One Boston Day volunteer event can submit their event details using the form on boston.gov/one-boston. The City will help publicize events hosted by community groups and residents on this site. “After my family and I survived traumatic injuries in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, we learned that traumatic injury is the leading cause of death for people under 44 years old and blood loss is the leading factor,” said Audrey Epstein Reny, founder of The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. “For the past ten years, our Stepping Strong Center mission has been to turn tragedy into hope for trauma survivors and make a significant impact on patients worldwide across the continuum of trauma care from prevention to treatment and rehabilitation. On this One Boston Day, we ask the public to join us in the Boston Strong spirit of kindness by donating much-needed blood that will help save lives and keep the legacy of the Boston Strong spirit that emerged in 2013 alive today.” For details on the Stepping Strong Center’s One Boston Day blood drive in Kenmore Square at the “one mile to the finish line mark”, visit the Stepping Strong website. The Stepping Strong Center will also be offering Stop the Bleed training to teach how to stop life-threatening bleeding in an emergency, injury prevention resource materials to take home, and an opportunity to create cards for trauma patients. "On April 15, 2013 and the days that followed, the City united to help those injured at the Boston Marathon. For me, during this time, while there were feelings of fear, loss and sadness, there was also an intense sense of community that is forever etched in my heart,” said Heather Abbott, CEO & Founder of The Heather Abbott Foundation, which will be hosting their tenth annual Marathon Monday watch party on April 15. “I am reminded of that each year on One Boston Day when the City and people of Boston recognize the generosity and resilience displayed in 2013 and continue to pay it forward. It is my pleasure that the Heather Abbott Foundation is now one of the many organizations that benefit from this kindness.” As we mark eleven years since 2013, the City of Boston and the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) will honor the day with a wreath laying in the Back Bay the morning of Monday, April 15. More details will become available in the coming weeks. “This year’s One Boston Day is especially meaningful, as April 15 will be the same day as the 128th running of the Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America,” said Jack Fleming, president and chief executive officer of the B.A.A. “The marathon’s spirit will be felt throughout Greater Boston and will extend to all corners of the globe as runners from more than 120 nations participate in the event. On One Boston Day, we will unite, honor, and celebrate together.” More information about One Boston Day, including the 2024 Acts of Kindness Checklist is available on boston.gov/one-boston to provide inspiration and ideas on how individuals can get involved.  Like in years past, people are welcome to share their reflections and acts of service plans for One Boston Day on social media with the hashtag #OneBostonDay.