The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation has announced the Catalyst Fund to help community-based organizations strengthen their capacity to expand access to health and health care in Massachusetts.
Donor Name: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation
State: Massachusetts
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): Ongoing
Grant Size: up to $7,500
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The Catalyst Fund provides one-time, non-renewable capacity building funding for nonprofits seeking to make a positive impact on health or health care access for people with low-income and residents of Massachusetts who have been economically, socially, or racially marginalized. The grant program is supported by contributions from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts employees and vendors.
The Catalyst Fund is intended to help organizations pay for these types of capacity building activities and as its name implies, help spark innovation. As such, the Catalyst Fund does not fund ongoing programmatic expenses, or general operating costs, such as salaries
Funding Information
The Catalyst Fund provides one-year, non-renewable grant awards up to $7,500 to Massachusetts community-based and/or grassroots organizations to address a health or health-related component of their work.
Eligibility Criteria
The Foundation will accept applications from community-based organizations, community health centers, and social service organizations, even from those for which health is not a core activity or emphasis, as long as the proposed work has a compelling connection to health or health care.
For more information, visit Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation.
