City of Boston The Funding Update - Feburary 2023

From: City Of Boston
February 6, 2023

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FEDERAL GRANTS

Housing & Urban Development, 3/28/2023
Community Compass is designed to help HUD’s customers navigate complex housing and community development challenges by equipping them with the knowledge, skills, tools, capacity, and systems to implement HUD programs and policies successfully and sustainably and provide effective administrative and managerial oversight of HUD funding. Awards range from $100,000 to $40M.

National Endowment for the Arts

Now available: Creative Writing Fellowships, Research Grants, Challenge America, and Grants for Arts Projects. NEA will be conducting webinars and question-and-answer sessions in February and March for prospective applicants.

SYSTEM FOR AWARDS MANAGEMENT UPDATE:

In April 2022, the federal government transitioned from the use of the DUNS Number to a new SAM.gov Unique Entity ID (UEI), which 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 GRANTS

Executive Office of Public Safety and Security + Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2/17/2023
Safer Schools and Communities Initiative. $150,000 max.

Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Support Grants. $1M max. Deadline: 3/10/2023
Equity Workforce Training Implementation Grants. $1.2 million max.
Deadline: 3/20/2023.

Office of Economic Empowerment, 2/17/2023
Financial Education Innovation Fund Grant. $5000 for seed funds to start a new program.

Department of Developmental Services, 2/27/2023
DDS seeks an organization that supports and promotes self-advocacy and self-determination for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the Commonwealth.

Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, 3/2/2023
Food Security Infrastructure

New This Week

Department of Elementary & Secondary Education, 2/17/2023
Hate Crime Prevention

Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, 3/10/2023
Manufacturing expansion grants for public/private partnerships. Capital cost share up to $250,000.

Office of Travel and Tourism, 3/31/2023
Destination Development Capital Grant. $250,000.00 max with 1:1 match.  

Scroll down to "Important Links" on CommBUYS to see Newly Posted Bids.

CITY OF BOSTON GRANTS

Public Facilities Department through Mayor’s Office of Housing, 2/24/2023
Grow Boston Capacity-Building Program.

Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement, 2/8/2023
Access to Immigration Services. Awards range: $10,000 to $125,000.

Public Facilities Department, 2/13/2023
Requesting statements of qualifications for Design Services - Dorchester Community Center.

Boston Public Health Commission, 2/20/2023
Building Bicycle Helmet Equity.

Office of Workforce Development, 2/27/2023
Seeking marketing consultants to create a campaign for the Tuition-Free Community College Plan and Boston Saves.  

New This Week

Boston Police Department, 2/8/2023
Seeking a Marketing Consultant to inform Boston residents about enhancements to BPD mental health response.

Environment Department, 2/17/2023
Seeking a contractor to plan and facilitate Community Engagement for Phase 3 of the Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO) regulations development process. Select “View Event Package”.

Boston Public Health Commission
Emergency Operations Plan, 2/28/2023

COVID-19 Long-Term Recovery Impact Assessment and Collaborative Plan, 2/28/2023

Mobile App Development, 2/28/2023

Behavioral Health Workforce Expansion, 3/1/2023

Bids are updated continuously on the City of Boston Supplier Portal.

FOUNDATION GRANTS

Oak Foundation, 2/27/2023
Advancing Educational Equity through Student Social Emotional Learning and Mental Health. Awards range: $250,000 to $750,000. 

Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation,  2/28/2023
Funding focus: nursing-driven innovation. $50,000. 

Teagle Foundation, 3/1/2023
Education for American Civic Life initiative. Begin with a concept paper.

Tufts University, 3/1/2023
Tufts Community Grants. $3,000 max.

Lincoln and Therese Filene Foundation, 3/1/2023
Funding priorities: self-help; community harmony; civic participation; performing arts. Awards range from $10,000 to $20,000.

Frank Reed & Margaret Jane Peters Memorial Fund, 3/1/2023
Funding focus: youth and children. Funding priorities: education, human services and health care for underserved groups. Awards range: $10,000 to $40,000.

Jim Henson Foundation, 3/6/2023 and 06/01/2023
Grants (up to $7,000) support new, innovative works of live puppet theater. 

New Media Ventures, 3/17/2023
Focus areas: media and narrative; advocacy and organizing; elections and civic engagement/civic tech. Awards range from $50,000 to $150,000. 

Massachusetts Bar Foundation, 3/24/2023
Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts grants. Awards ranged from $5,500 to $155,000 in the past year.

Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, 3/30/2023
Funding focus: STEM education. Teacher professional development grants: $40,000 max. Equipment, materials, supplies, and technology: up to $200,000.

Riley's Way, 4/2/2023
Call For Kindness awards support youth-led projects. $3,000 max.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 4/5/2023
Healthy Eating research. $2.5M max. 

Miller Innovation Fund, 4/15/2023
Funding focus: work targeting the most vulnerable. Average award $20,000.

Council on Library and Information Resources + Mellon Foundation, 4/19/2023
Funding focus: preservation of rare and unique audio, audiovisual, and other time-based media of high scholarly value through digital reformatting. Grants range from $10,000 to $50,000.

Council of Development Finance Agencies + Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 10/10/2023
Minority Capital Loan Guarantee Program 

Check the Funding Update Archives for back issues with open deadlines.

THE RESOURCE TABLE

Funding-Themed Happy Hour: 2/9/2023 at 6:30PM - Online
Courtesy of the Social Enterprise Alliance

“Know Yourself, Know Your Wealth” Challenge
This arts and media competition is for youth ages 13-18 in the Greater Boston area to share their questions, understandings, and future visions around the concept of “wealth.”
Follow [at]hackingthearchive on Instagram for more details.

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