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Find similar grantsMassachusetts Public Library Construction Program is sponsored by Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC). Provides grants for library construction projects in Massachusetts.
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Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Grant Program is sponsored by Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) (funded by Institute of Museum and Library Services). Uses federal LSTA funds to develop grant opportunities for public, school, academic, and special libraries to go beyond what local funding can do. Grants address accessibility and inclusion, small business development, English language learning, and more.
State Aid to Public Libraries is sponsored by Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC). An annual, voluntary program that distributes local aid to municipalities to encourage municipal support for public library service, bolster reciprocal resource sharing, compensate for differences in municipal funding capacities, and offset costs for libraries circulating materials to patrons from other certified municipalities. It disburses three awards: Library Incentive Grant, Municipal Equalization Grant, and Nonresident Circulation Offset.
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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