Through the Expanding Engagement Grant, the City of Boston’s Age Strong Commission seeks to fund projects that are expanding social engagement programming and outreach to older adults residing in Boston.
Donor Name: City of Boston
State: Massachusetts
City: Boston
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/12/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
The goal of this grant program is to leverage existing community trust and foster a sense of community within each neighborhood. Grants will be made to ensure high-quality social engagement programs are accessible to older adults in every corner of Boston.
Grant Priorities
- Expanding social engagement programming for older adults in underserved communities in Boston
- Serving new consumers who are not already being served by an existing social engagement program offered by the applicant’s organization
- Supporting recently started or new social engagement programs.
Funding Information
Total Amount Available for Grant Program: $500,000
- Level 1 Grants: up to $9,999
- With Level 1 grants, they aim to fund social engagement groups and projects that are small in scale. These might include senior housing buildings, faith-based senior groups, and senior-led clubs, etc. seeking to expand programming through items, such as multi-trip transportation costs, providing a series of entertainment events, and food for gatherings.
- Level 2 Grants: $10,000 to $19,999
- With Level 2 grants, theyaim to fund existing social engagement programming to further support the stabilization of the work. These grants could also include the expansion of existing programming to new, previously unserved individuals or recently started, small pilot programs.
- Level 3 Grants: $20,000 to $49,999
- With Level 3 grants, they aim to fund recently-started or new social engagement programs in need of acceleration and broad expansion.
Grant Period
March 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
Grant Applicants Must
- Be a Boston-based nonprofit 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization or have an official fiscal sponsor.
- Work with, or on behalf of older adults in Boston.
- Be in good financial standing.
- Have capacity to successfully implement programming that supports social engagement (i.e., number of staff, staff experience, staff time, resources).
- Be in good standing with current or previous Age Strong grant reporting requirements.
- Please note, for-profit organizations are not eligible for this grant opportunity.
For more information, visit City of Boston.
