The Forward Fund is seeking applications for its 2025 Capital Infrastructure Grant.
Donor Name: Forward Fund
State: Massachusetts
City: Cambridge
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/05/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The Capital Infrastructure Grant program funds the cost of capital infrastructure projects, including materials, project management, and labor to build, renovate, repair, or improve new or existing structures and open space amenities.
Funding Information
- Up to $100,000
- 1:1 matches are required for projects requesting more than $50,000.
Grant Period
Two years upon execution of the grant agreement.
Eligibility Criteria
The criteria below must be met for a project or organization to be eligible:
- The project is in Cambridge
- The applicant is a nonprofit organization (501c3), or a community group or organization with a fiscal (501c3) sponsor
- The applicant has control over the proposed project site, or has a letter of support from the property owner detailing a long-term lease, or other agreement
- The project will fund a capital improvement project/study that has not yet been completed, and is not intended for programming or other non-capital infrastructure work including but not limited to items such as laptops, monitors, recording equipment, furniture, etc
- The applicant can explain how the project being studied/implemented will help achieve the priorities identified in the CRA’s 2023 Strategic Plan, or the City’s Envision Cambridge citywide plan
- The project is publicly accessible, or is part of an institution with a civic/social/neighborhood mission that serves the community.
For more information, visit CRA.
