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Shared Streets and Spaces Program is sponsored by Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). This program provides funding to municipalities and public transit authorities to quickly implement improvements to plazas, sidewalks, curbs, streets, bus stops, parking areas, and other public spaces in support of public health, safe mobility, and strengthened commerce.
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Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: MassDOT Shared Streets and Spaces - Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative Marketing and Communications Systems and Best Practices Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: MassDOT Shared Streets and Spaces Shared Streets and Spaces Grant Program , MassDOT – deadline: Aug. 7 The Shared Streets and Spaces Program is administered by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT).
The program provides funding to municipalities and public transit authorities to quickly implement improvements to plazas, sidewalks, curbs, streets, bus stops, parking areas, and other public spaces in support of public health, safe mobility, and strengthened commerce.
Applications will be accepted through the Fully Integrated Application (FIA) for the Shared Streets and Spaces Grant Program from Monday June 8, 2026 through Friday, August 7, 2026. Only municipal officials may apply, and official municipal Grant Central accounts must be used. More info is available here.
Complete Streets Funding Program , MassDOT – deadline: Aug. 7 The MassDOT Complete Streets Funding Program provides Massachusetts municipalities with tools and financial support to address gaps in their local transportation networks. A “Complete Street” is one that provides safe and accessible options for all travel modes—including walking, biking, transit, and vehicles—for people of all ages and abilities.
Construction grants are awarded up to $1,000,000 for eligible projects. While a prioritization plan is no longer a requirement for construction funding, the program still offers technical assistance funding up to $38,000 for communities to develop a plan if they have not done so already. More info is available here.
OB3 Impacts Defense Fund – Mitigating Coverage Loss Grant Program , Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusets Foundation The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the OB3 Impacts Defense Fund – Mitigating Coverage Loss.
This grant opportunity is focused on mitigating potential MassHealth coverage losses resulting from new federal requirements stemming from the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (known as “OB3”).
The OB3 Impacts Defense Fund – Mitigating Coverage Loss grant program will provide up to nine grants in the amount of up to $60,000 a year for two years to support outreach, education, and enrollment in the following locations: Hampden, Hampshire, Berkshire, Worcester and Bristol Counties, and the Cape and Islands. More info is available here. Helping Hand Mini Grants (Coming Soon), Mass.
Regional Transit Assistance Program (MArtap) MArtap’s Helping Hand Mini Grant Program will officially open later this month. The Helping Hand Mini Grant program awards eligible recipients grants of up to $1,000 (a 10% local match is required) to fund transportation related capital costs. Though all participants can apply to the Helping Hand program, rural/small urban providers are prioritized.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Every municipality and public transit authority in the Commonwealth is eligible to apply for funding. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $150,000 for design, $250,000 for materials/equipment, $1,000,000 for construction. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was August 7, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Shared Streets and Spaces Program is funded by Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Project Program (Massachusetts) is sponsored by Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). Helps fund larger-scale bicycle and pedestrian improvements that seek to improve safety, access, and mobility for students in kindergarten through 12th grade, while also encouraging more students to walk, bike, and roll to school.
Safe Routes to School Signs and Lines Program (Massachusetts) is sponsored by Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). Provides design services and construction funding for low-cost infrastructure projects around public elementary, middle, or high schools to eliminate small barriers students encounter when walking, bicycling, or using a wheeled mobility device to get to school.
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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