Hunger Relief Grant Program 2025 (Massachusetts)

The Community Foundation for MetroWest is seeking applications for its Hunger Relief Grant Program to invest in local organizations that work across the food system to address food security in equitable and accessible ways for MetroWest residents.

Donor Name: Community Foundation for MetroWest

State: Massachusetts

City: Selected Cities

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 09/12/2025

Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000

Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned

Details:

The Community Foundation for MetroWest (CFMW) recognizes that there is no singular barrier to food access in region. As such, its MetroWest Hunger Relief Fund is structured to address hunger as a regional, systemic challenge.

In 2025, the Foundation will be prioritizing organizations that are demonstrating a commitment to one or more of the following:

Creating or sustaining community or client-centered models that increase food access, including but not limited to:
- mobile markets, neighborhood-based food programs, or food delivery services
- expansion of or modifications to operations to be more convenient/accessible
- food recovery and redistribution initiatives
- local agriculture addressing food security
- provision of food that is locally grown, culturally relevant, nutritious and/or diet sensitive
Accepting, increasing access to federal and state benefits like SNAP, WIC or HIP
Fostering collaboration across communities and sectors to benefit & improve the entire food system
Fostering opportunities to listen to and have clients inform food support models and best practices
Prioritizing the hiring, training, and retention of staff and volunteers that are traumainformed and/or culturally aware/sensitive, have language translation capabilities, etc.

Funding Information

In 2025, the Foundation will be providing one-time general operating grants of up to $5,000.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must:

Have 501(c)(3) tax status as a registered nonprofit organization OR have an eligible fiscal sponsor
Not discriminate in the hiring of staff or the provision of services on the basis of race, religion, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or disability
Serve one or more of the following MetroWest cities/towns: Acton, Ashland, Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Dedham, Dover, Framingham, Harvard, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Lexington, Lincoln, Marlborough, Maynard, Medfield, Medway, Milford, Millis, Natick, Needham, Sherborn, Southborough, Stow, Sudbury, Walpole, Waltham, Wayland, Wellesley, Westborough, Weston, Westwood

Please note: Agencies with multiple service sites should submit only one application for all sites. Ineligible organizations or requests include: