Community Empowerment and Reinvestment Grant Program

Community Empowerment and Reinvestment is an operating grant program that supports local efforts to bring positive economic outcomes to communities that face historically disproportionate challenges to economic growth. The program […]

Spotlight on Humanities in Higher Education

The Spotlight on Humanities in Higher Education program supports the exploration and development of small projects that would benefit underserved populations through the teaching and study of the humanities at […]

Audience:Cities and Towns, Non-Profits, Education

Max Award:Exploration: $25,000 Development: $60,000

Match/Cost Share:None

Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program

The Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (LB21) supports the training and professional development of library and archives professionals; developing faculty and information leaders; and recruiting, educating, and retaining the […]

Audience:Cities and Towns, Non-Profits, Education

Funder:Institute of Museum and Library Services

Max Award:$1,000,000

Min Award:$50,000

Match/Cost Share:None for Planning, Forum, and Applied Research, except for Implementation Grants require 1:1 match.

Rural Community Development Initiative

Qualified private, nonprofit and public (including tribal) intermediary organizations proposing to carry out financial and technical assistance programs will be eligible to receive the funding. The RCDI structure requires the […]

FY24 Massachusetts Supporting Additional Learning Time Grant (SALT) — for new sites

The purpose of this federally funded competitive grant program is to support the implementation of academically enriching programming during Out-of-School Time (OST) and/or Expanded Learning Time (ELT — a longer […]

Audience:Cities and Towns, Non-Profits, Education

Funder:Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Max Award:Multiple - see link

Match/Cost Share:None

Biz-M-Power

Biz-M-Power is a crowdfunding matching grant program that offers small businesses in Massachusetts financial assistance with their acquisition, expansion, improvement or capital lease of a facility; purchase or capital lease […]