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Immigrant Legal Services Grant Program is sponsored by Massachusetts Attorney General's Office. This program provides funding to nonprofit legal services organizations and their community partners in Massachusetts to build capacity around a range of immigration-related legal services, including asylum application assistance and work authorization.
The grants aim to help new arrivals to Massachusetts access immigration relief and work authorization to support themselves and their families. Examples of capacity-building activities include implementing new technology, leveraging partnerships, providing clinics, and equipping staff with mobile workspace supplies. Grant funds will be awarded with an anticipated start date of November 13, 2023, and the maximum grant period is one year.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofit legal services organizations providing supportive services to new arrivals in Massachusetts are eligible to apply. Legal service applicants may also partner with one or more community-based organizations. Only one application per legal services organization may be submitted. Nonprofit organizations must be in full compliance with all annual reporting requirements of both the AGO and the IRS. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $100,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Immigrant Legal Services Grant Program is funded by Massachusetts Attorney General's Office. 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.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
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Cummings 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'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 raised its annual local grant program from $30M to $35M and is now awarding nearly all of it as unrestricted general operating support — including 25 grants paid over a full 10 years. Letters of inquiry for the 2027 cycle opened July 15 and close September 16, 2026. Here is who qualifies, how the multi-year structure works, and why the shift to unrestricted, decade-long funding matters more than the dollar increase.
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