The Activation Fund provides support for discrete, one-year projects designed to help community organizations move to the next level of capacity and effectiveness.
Donor Name: The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts
State: Massachusetts
County: Worcester County (MA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/28/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
This may involve one or more of the following:
- Developing Innovative Approaches & Strategies
- Developing creative and innovative approaches to alleviate community health concerns;
- Enabling New Partnerships
- Enabling partnerships with other organizations to address health issues with new strategies;
- Exploring Emerging Issues
- Exploring emerging health challenges and opportunities; and/or
- Improving Facilities to Enhance/Expand Impact
- Improving facilities to enhance or expand service delivery.
In general, grants are limited to a 12-month duration for projects that will not require ongoing fundraising efforts for continuation beyond the end of the grant period. Request amounts should range between $60,000 – $125,000. Examples of the types of funding requests considered include but are not limited to: one-time training or professional development; pilot programs or demonstration projects; program planning/start-up costs; and discrete capital projects/equipment or technology purchases.
Grant Period
July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
Requests are considered from non-profit organizations with a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) designation as determined by the Internal Revenue Service, programs or coalitions operating under a fiscal sponsor with verified tax-exempt status, and government or quasi-government entities (e.g. municipalities, school districts). The organization must either be located in or provide services for individuals who live or work in the Foundation’s geographic service area, which consists of the 81 cities and towns in Worcester County and some surrounding towns.
For more information, visit The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts.
