Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office

The Supplier Diversity Office’s mission is to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in state contracting for businesses owned by minorities, women, Portuguese, veterans, service-disabled veterans, those with a disability, and LGBT individuals, as well as small Massachusetts businesses. …

Massachusetts State Historical Records Advisory Board

The Massachusetts SHRAB is available to provide guidance in determining appropriate grant project proposals as well as review of grant drafts. …

National Historical Records and Publications Commission

Basics of grant writing webinar for historic preservation. …

Grant Writing Tips

The University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Foundation Relations provides tips and suggestions for writing letters of intent and proposals, and budgeting and planning. …

Grant Writing Resource Guide for Massachusetts Librarians

This guide explores the grant writing process from start to finish: identifying funding sources; documenting the need, identifying the target population, writing measurable objectives, creating an effective proposal. …

Berkshire Benchmarks and State of the County Report

Berkshire Benchmarks enhances the region’s access to quality data and analysis. …

Berkshire Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy

The Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) planning process is an ongoing regional economic development effort focused on identifying regional economic goals and priorities, identifying strategies for and facilitating implementation, and measuring progress in the region. …

Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan

A Community Health Implementation Plan is a long-term, systematic effort to address public health problems based on the results of the Community Health Needs Assessment, which is conducted every three years by Berkshire Health Systems. …

Community Assessment Report 2021-2023

The Berkshire Community Action Council carried out a comprehensive internal and community needs assessment between
September 2019 and March 2020. …

COVID-19 Resources and Guidance for Municipal Officials

The Massachusetts Division of Local Services provides guidance for city and town officials on the municipal finance and governance aspects COVID-19 response and recovery. …