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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation Health Care Equity Grant is a competitive grant program from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation that funds community-based organizations improving health care access for people in Massachusetts who are economically, racially, culturally, or socially marginalized. Over more than twenty years, the Foundation has awarded more than $87 million to hundreds of programs.
Grants range from $75,000 to $250,000 and support initiatives in coverage and care, behavioral health, and structural racism and racial inequities in health. Eligible applicants are Massachusetts 501(c)(3) nonprofits; religious institutions, for-profit organizations, and direct clinical care programs are ineligible.
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Grant Opportunities | Welcome to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts The Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute The Massachusetts Institute For Community Health Leadership The Health Coverage Fellowship Massachusetts Coalition for Coverage & Care All Content Events Grants News Policy & Research Over more than twenty years, Foundation grants totaling more than $87 million have supported hundreds of community-based programs and projects that promote sustainable improvements in health care access for those in the Commonwealth who are economically, racially, culturally, or socially marginalized.
The Foundation awards grants through different programs throughout the year that advance the Foundation's goals in the areas of coverage and care, behavioral health, and structural racism and racial inequities in health. Read more about the Foundation's grantmaking below. The Foundation supports community-based organizations that serve those in Massachusetts who are economically, racially, culturally, or socially marginalized.
We organize our funding into several grant programs and accept proposals during posted dates from organizations that are tax exempt under section 501c3 of the IRS code. If an organization does not have its own tax-exempt designation, the Foundation will accept the appropriate tax-exempt designation for a fiscal agent.
Additionally, the Foundation does not accept applications from religious institutions, direct clinical care programs, for-profit institutions, or individuals. For more specific program eligibility criteria, guidelines, and application process, please refer to the specific grant program of interest.
Browse all awarded grants in the library Advancing Community Driven Mental Health Status: Not Accepting Applications Grant Period: Multi-year; 2025 - 2027 Advancing Community Driven Mental Health, the Foundation’s grant program in behavioral health, utilizes a community-based intervention known as Problem Management Plus (PM+).
PM+ is designed to support community members exposed to adversity in their day-to-day lives to learn tools and skills to manage mental health stressors and provide community-based referrals for those who are at risk of developing or experiencing severe mental health challenges. Status: Currently Accepting Applications Grant Period: 2025 Application portal is now open.
The Catalyst Fund provides one-year, non-renewable grants to help community-based and grassroots organizations strengthen their capacity to expand access to health and health care in Massachusetts.
Perinatal Health Initiative Status: Not Accepting Applications Grant Period: Multi-year; 2025 - 2027 The new 2025 Perinatal Health Initiative grant program provides community based organizations that primarily serve families who have been socially, economically, culturally, or racially marginalized with grants ranging from $30,000-$60,000 a year for two years to support efforts to improve perinatal health outcomes in Massachusetts.
These grants are intended to fund an organization’s work in one of the three following categories: Community Education & Supports Build, Support & Sustain the Perinatal Care Team Policy and Research Grants Status: Not Accepting Applications Grant Period: 2024 This grant program makes awards on a periodic basis to support the policy and research agenda of the Foundation.
We fund qualitative projects that support and/or complement our strategic priorities by bring the voice of the community to the Foundation’s policy and research work related to health care and coverage, behavioral health, and structural racism and racial inequities in health. In addition, we fund research projects that result in the development of materials that can provide further information and education related to these focus areas.
These awards are made at the discretion of the Foundation and unsolicited applications are not accepted. Status: Not Accepting Applications Grant Period: Multi-year; 2025 - 2027 Racial Justice in Health provides funding for grassroots organizations led by and serving communities that are economically, racially, culturally or socially marginalized socially, to strengthen their capacity and expertise in health and health care advocacy.
The program launched in 2021 with a cohort of grant partners and supported peer learning and technical assistance in building advocacy capacity and connecting racial justice to health advocacy or community engagement efforts. Status: Not Accepting Applications Grant Period: 2025 The Special Initiatives grant program provides organizations with a one-time grant of up to $50,000 to pilot or launch a new project over a one-year period.
Special Initiative grants are intended to fund projects which empower communities to advance health equity at the community level. Projects should positively impact the health or health care related needs of those Massachusetts residents who have been economically, socially, culturally, or racially marginalized. If successful, it is hoped that these projects can be sustained, scaled, and potentially, replicated.
NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS. Status: Not Accepting Applications Grant Period: Multi-year; 2024 - 2026 Strategic Health Equity Grant will provide a second year of a two-year grant to the Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts (PHIWM) to lead a place-based community engagement process to improve health and health disparities in Chicopee.
Strengthening the Voice for Access Status: Not Accepting Applications Grant Period: Multi-year; 2025 - 2027 Strengthening the Voice for Access provides grants for general operating support to Massachusetts statewide advocacy organizations whose mission and activities focus exclusively or significantly on promoting the health care interests of low-income Massachusetts residents. NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS.
Supporting Health Coverage Enrollment Efforts Status: Not Accepting Applications Grant Period: Multi-year; 2023 - 2025 The Supporting Health Coverage Enrollment Efforts grant program will provide a limited number of grants in the amount of up to $60,000 a year for each of two years.
The Supporting Health Coverage Enrollment Efforts grant program is focused on expanding Certified Application Counselor (CAC) capacity in the Commonwealth to support MassHealth members who will need to re-determine their health coverage as the state unwinds the pandemic-era continuous coverage requirements and to assist those who are uninsured secure health insurance coverage.
The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts are independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Massachusetts nonprofits. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $75,000 - $250,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation Health Care Equity Grant is funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Massachusetts. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
NCI Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (CURE) Academic Career Excellence (ACE) Award (K32) is a grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) that funds early postdoctoral fellows from diverse backgrounds, including underrepresented groups, to pursue research training in cancer-related fields. The K32 award supports fellows within 12 months prior to transitioning into, or within the first two years of, a postdoctoral position. The program, operated through NCI's Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD), aims to enhance the pool of qualified diverse cancer researchers. Beginning with the June 12, 2025 due date, the CURE ACE Award is available in both Independent Clinical Trial Required and Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed versions. Eligible applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents at time of award.
Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science (SCH) is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) & National Institutes of Health (NIH). This interagency program supports high-risk, high-reward advances in AI and data science for biomedical and public health research. Projects must cross disciplinary boundaries.
The Cummings Foundation's flagship program will award $35 million to roughly 150 eastern-Massachusetts nonprofits in 2027, up from $30 million — and nearly all of it now flows as unrestricted general operating support. Letters of Inquiry opened July 15 and close September 16, 2026. Here is who qualifies, how the multi-year and 10-year tracks work, and how to write an LOI that survives the first cut.
Read articleCummings Foundation grew its annual local program from $30 million to $35 million for 2026 awards, but the dollar increase is the smaller story. Nearly every grant now flows as unrestricted general operating support — the funding nonprofits ask for most and receive least. For eligible Massachusetts organizations, the 2027 cycle opens July 15 with a September 16 letter-of-inquiry deadline. Here is who qualifies, why the shift to operating support changes the calculus, and how a small nonprofit should approach a program that hands out 150 grants a year, most of them chosen by community volunteers.
Read articleThe Cummings Foundation lifted its flagship local grant program from $30M to $35M for 2026, citing government funding cuts and rising costs, while shifting nearly all of its 150 grants to unrestricted general operating support. Here is who qualifies, how the July-to-January application cycle works, and how a Massachusetts nonprofit should build a competitive letter of inquiry.
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