The Council works to increase farming and sales of Massachusetts grown foods. It also works to develop and support programs to bring healthy foods to everyone in the state. Protecting land and water is important. Training for farmers and workers in the food system is also important. Meetings are open to the public.
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) provides funding to programs that support cross-system collaboration to improve public safety responses and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. For the purposes of the FY24 JMHCP solicitation, the program will focus on
Individual Program Office Hours – Each program in the Community One Stop for Growth grant program will host a separate office hour session to allow applicants to ask program staff questions related to the program. Attendees are encouraged to submit questions ahead of time.
Learn about the guidelines and application process for Mass Cultural Council’s Operating Grants for Organizations program, which provides multi-year, unrestricted operating grants to nonprofit organizations and cultural affiliates that enrich Massachusetts’ cultural life. Próximamente estará disponible una sesión informativa virtual en español.
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program supports law enforcement–behavioral health cross-system collaboration to improve public health and public safety by improving responses to and outcomes for individuals with mental health disorders or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Through the FY24 Connect and Protect: Law
During this session, participants will explore the broader applications of AI in nonprofit work, from brainstorming ideas to improving fundraising efforts and finding valuable data sources to enhance your programs and projects. Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires Winter Webinar Series from Grantstation.
Massachusetts Community One Stop staff, and a representative from each agency, will hold several office hours to answer general One Stop process and technology questions. Attendees are encouraged to submit questions ahead of time.
The Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children program provides funding to support agencies and service providers to partner to implement and expand services that address the needs of incarcerated parents and their minor children (younger than 18); provide transitional reentry services for incarcerated parents that are proven to
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities is holding a public hearing on their annual Action Plan for various Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Programs, including Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnership, Emergency Shelter Grant, and Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS funding to advance housing and community development goals. Read and
The second session in the Massachusetts Municipal Association’s “Climate Action” webinar series, “From Planning to Practice,” will showcase various approaches to climate action planning and discuss how to respond to the effects of climate change through meaningful, data-based initiatives. Panelists will discuss methods used in their communities and share strategies for different stages of climate