The Career Readiness and Educational Access grant program focuses on preparing local residents for family-supporting jobs through career-related training, post-secondary education, and other educational initiatives.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts
State: Massachusetts
City/Town: Selected Cities and Towns
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/19/2023
Details:
The objective of the grant is to advance the economic wellness of residents of North Central Massachusetts by increasing their access to education and effective career development initiatives.
Grant Priorities
Priorities include:
- Scholarship programs that foster career pathways
- Career exploration
- Career navigation support systems
- Work-based learning programs
- Intermediaries that connect stakeholders to advance career pathway development
Eligibility Criteria
- The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts supports programs, projects, and initiatives within their 33-community region that address the Community Foundation’s goals and action areas executed by non-profit organizations or municipal governments and align with the applicant’s mission.
- Proposals for competitive grants should address each of the following principles:
- Capacity for impact: Demonstrate capacity and potential for achieving and sustaining long-term impact.
- Plan of action: Include a plan of action with evidence that the plan is likely to achieve its intended outcomes.
- Collaboration: Leverage new and/or existing resources, organizations, relationships, initiatives, and investments to improve the likelihood of significant impact, efficiency, and sustainability.
- Gauging progress: Include measurable objectives and outcomes with a plan to monitor progress.
For more information, visit CFNCM.
