Small Business Technical Assistance Grant Program is sponsored by MassDevelopment. The MassDevelopment Small Business Technical Assistance Grant Program empowers community and economic development nonprofits, including Community Development Corporations and Community Development Financial Institutions, to deliver essential services to small and microbusinesses…

Grant Programs - MassDevelopment Businesses and organizations can submit applications for the following opportunities to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Early Education and Out of School Time (EEOST) Small Grant Program The EEOST provides grants of $200,000 - $499,999 to tax-exempt nonprofit corporations, as defined by M. G.

L. c. 180, and to organizations in which a non-profit corporation has a controlling interest, to develop or improve a child care facility in which at least 50% of the child care enrollment consists of low-income families who are eligible to receive public subsidy.

Funding can be utilized for rehabilitation that may include but is not limited to major systems replacement, reconfiguration of classrooms, administrative and staff spaces, and the redesign and renovation of outdoor space.

Category 1: Improvements to outdoor play spaces including the creation or enhancement of natural play spaces that integrate nature-based materials (e.g. rocks, water, logs, plants) to promote unstructured play, exploration, creativity, and connection to the outdoors.

Category 2: Investment in improvements to heating, air conditioning, and ventilation systems, including windows and Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) equipment. Category 3: Reconfiguration of indoor spaces, including classrooms, gross motor rooms, and bathrooms.

Category 4: Emergency repairs and system upgrades that impact the health and safety of occupants including roof replacement and upgrading electrical and life safety systems. Information Technology upgrades or purchases are not eligible and will not be considered. Category 5: Physical environment modifications, including accessibility or other improvements to support the inclusion of children and adults with special needs.

Category 6: Security enhancements to prevent and respond to potential threats including but not limited to the installation of security cameras and access control systems. Projects in all of the categories above may be considered for eligibility for a shortened minimum grant term, a modified grant recapture schedule and a waiver of the Land Use Restriction recording requirement outlined in 606 CMR 15.

04(2)(e), and/or the Mortgage Lien requirement outlined in 606 CMR 15. 04(2)(f) if they can substantiate that their proposed project promotes the health and safety of children and staff. Family Child Care Capital Grant Program This grant application closed on Friday, October 31, 2025.

Grant notifications are anticipated for Spring 2026. For questions, please contact the Help Desk at 833-600-2074 or email eecgrantsupport@mtxb2b. com .

A competitive program run in conjunction with the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) . Grants can be used for projects that are “fixed and integrated” into the physical environment and are critical for helping the provider meet the following objectives: Increase enrollment up to the provider’s current licensed capacity. Enable providers to increase their current licensed capacity.

Meaningfully improve the quality of care and education that can be provided in the program’s physical space.

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Eligible applicants include certified Community Development Corporations (CDCs), certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), and other nonprofit organizations with established community-focused small business assistance programs. The program is designed to help nonprofits deliver services that strengthen businesses with: Fewer than 20 employees, and Annual revenues of no more than $2. 5 million.

For FY27, grants of up to $150,000 are available to support programming that promotes business growth, stability, job creation, and local economic development. Program goals include: Expand the availability and quality of technical assistance for small and microbusinesses. Build organizational capacity among nonprofit providers serving small businesses.

Increase equitable access to capital, guidance, and business resources. Strengthen local and regional small business ecosystems across Massachusetts. Information Session Registration The deadline to submit an application has passed.

This funding opportunity is available for businesses with fewer than 20 employees and no more than $2. 5 million in revenues. Biz-M-Power makes available matching grants to growth-oriented qualifying businesses.

The program aims to help small and microbusinesses offset the costs of acquisitions, expansions, improvement or lease of a facility, purchase or lease of equipment, and other capital needs. Businesses interested in applying will have to show the required 20% of the owner’s funds available at the application point to be considered.

Applicants needing support to fill out the application and gather required documents are encouraged to reach out to one of our non-profit partner organizations. Our nonprofit partner organizations can provide tailored guidance and advice to ensure that applications are submitted in accordance with grant program guidelines.

Administered jointly with the Massachusetts Cultural Council, this program is an initiative to increase public and private investment in cultural facilities that are 501(c)(3) organizations engaged in the arts, humanities, or interpretive sciences. Three types of grants are available: Capital Grants for the acquisition, design, construction, repair, renovation, and rehabilitation of a cultural facility.

Feasibility and Technical Assistance Grants for the planning and assessment of a cultural facility. Systems Replacement Grants for 20-year capital needs assessments of buildings and mechanical systems.

Eligible facilities include: Aquariums, Auditoriums, Classrooms, Concert Halls, Exhibition Spaces, Historic Sites, Museums, Theaters, and Zoos Additionally, these facilities must be: Owned, leased, or used by one or more nonprofit cultural organizations; and Accessible to the public.

To be eligible, public, or private institutions of higher education that own cultural facilities must: Provide service and direct access to the community and the public beyond their educational mission; and Demonstrate financial need. To be eligible, facilities owned by municipalities must be at least: 50% devoted to cultural purposes. All grants require a match by contributions from the private or public sector.

Visit Massachusetts Cultural Council to apply Brownfields Redevelopment Fund Finances the environmental assessment and remediation of brownfield sites. Eligible applicants include community development corporations, nonprofit organizations, EDICs, and municipalities and their agencies for publicly owned sites with an identified developer.

Applicants have a redevelopment project that will commence site work and construction within a short period of time; have a demonstrated immediate funding gap in the development budget; and provide a substantial public benefit to the community they are in by eliminating blight, through the creation of employment or housing opportunities.

Awards of up to $250,000 in site assessment funding, and/or up to $750,000 in remediation funding are available. Lending Capital Matching Grant Program This grant program empowers certified Community Development Corporations, certified Community Development Financial Institutions, and SBA microlenders to increase access to a range of business loan products to local small and microbusinesses across Massachusetts.

Qualifying certified nonprofit community lenders can apply for funds provided that their proposed lending advances growth and stability for businesses with fewer than 20 employees and no more than $2. 5 million in revenues. This grant program runs as a single application funding opportunity with the Microlending Operations Support Grant Program.

Microlending Operations Support Grant Empowers certified Community Development Corporations, certified Community Development Financial Institutions, SBA microlenders, and United States Department of Agriculture Microlenders to increase access to loan-readiness technical assistance to local small and microbusinesses across Massachusetts.

This funding opportunity supports the lending operations of qualifying community lenders providing services to businesses with fewer than 20 employees and no more than $2. 5 million in revenues. This grant program runs as a single application funding opportunity with the Lending Capital Matching Grant Program.

Community Health Center Grant Program MassDevelopment's 2025 Community Health Center Decarbonization Planning Grant Program application process is now closed. Designed to assist eligible Community Health Centers in advancing towards reducing their carbon emissions, this planning assistance will be offered in partnership with our technical assistance provider, PowerOptions .

Community One Stop for Growth MassDevelopment manages several programs that are part of the state’s single application portal and collaborative review process of community development grant programs – making targeted investments based on a development continuum. Developers, nonprofit partners, and municipalities can apply for funds to advance projects that address housing shortages, eliminate blight, and stimulate local economies.

Visit Community One Stop for Growth to apply Underutilized Properties Program Targets underutilized, abandoned, or vacant properties. What makes a good project?

A good project provides public purpose in one or more of the following categories: creating jobs, driving innovation, eliminating blight, increasing housing production, supporting economic development projects, increasing the number of commercial buildings accessible to persons with disabilities, conserving natural resources through targeted rehabilitation, and/or reuse of vacant and underutilized property owned by the applicant.

While a particular application may not satisfy every criterion, application review is based on the totality of the facts and circumstances.

Review criteria assesses the likelihood that the use of the requested funding will advance a project towards increased public benefits: Clarity, Purpose, and Users of the Space Ecosystem Analysis and Partnerships Available to municipalities seeking environmental assessment or remediation of municipally owned or controlled sites without an identified developer . What makes a good project?

Environmental site assessment or remediation activities provided with the help of the Brownfields Redevelopment Fund can benefit a blighted and/or vacant site, controlled by the community, which has the potential for redevelopment – eventually returning the site to a property tax producing asset for the community.

Aims to increase the state’s inventory of large, well-located, project-ready sites; to accelerate private-sector investment in industrial, commercial, and mixed-use projects; and to support the conversion of abandoned sites and obsolete facilities into clean, actively used, tax-generating properties. What makes a good project?

Funding from the Site Readiness Program is meant to support a municipality’s efforts to support new, large-scale private development that can result in direct economic impact to the community in terms of new commercial, industrial, or mixed-use development. Projects that result in at least 50,000 square feet of commercial, industrial, or mixed-used development are most competitive.

Advances local economic development goals in cities and towns across Massachusetts – enabling municipalities to explore the development potential of key properties, address streetscape and infrastructure needs, and plan for growth. What makes a good project? Proposals must represent the redevelopment of public surplus property or district redevelopment planning.

Public surplus property projects help a community find a new use for a property that results in redevelopment and accomplishes one or more of the following goals: Assist historically disadvantaged communities. Planning and predevelopment to a point where the private sector invests in the project. Site Concept Plans and Market Feasibility Studies - Including feasibility and planning studies in addition to concept-level master planning.

Request for Proposals / Qualifications - Development of materials to support the municipality's disposition process and the analysis of proposals to support their decision. Future municipal use planning is not an eligible use of funds. However, if the future use is still to be determined, we can help explore other reuse options through community engagement activities.

Early-stage projects to spur economic development activities within a commercial, industrial, or mixed-use district to accomplish one or more of the following goals: Assist historically disadvantaged communities. Planning and predevelopment to a point where the private sector invests in the project.

District Redevelopment Strategies District Improvement Financing (DIF) To be competitive, a district should have public surplus property and/or underutilized property within the area. TDI Equity Investment Program The TDI Equity Investment program is a significant real estate-specific tool in the TDI district toolkit and is now part of the Community One Stop for Growth.

The program supports the catalytic transformation of commercial properties in and around TDI districts.

Through the program, MassDevelopment invests in near-term projects that activate ground-floor and commercial spaces that will have significant economic impact within a TDI district; are consistent with state and agency priorities; engage and build capacity in local communities and with partners; catalyze market demand and support TDI district goals; and lack other sufficient funding sources to proceed.