Through the Expanding Engagement Grant, the City of Boston’s Age Strong Commission seeks to fund projects that expand social engagement programming and outreach to Boston’s older adults.
Donor Name: Age Strong Commission
State: Massachusetts
City: Boston
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/13/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The goal of this grant program is to build connections and foster a sense of community within each Boston neighborhood. Grants will be made to ensure high-quality social engagement programs are accessible to older adults in every corner of Boston.
Expanding Engagement Grant Priorities
- Expanding social engagement programming for older adults in underserved communities
- Serving new residents 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: $500,000.
- Level 1 Grants: Up to $2,500
- With Level 1 grants, they aim to fund social engagement activities and projects that provide resources for limited occasion programming or are one-time events. This might include a special celebration event, small group transportation costs, or programming supplies.
- Level 3 Grants: $10,000-$19,999
- With Level 3 grants, they aim 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 2 Grants: $2,501-$9,999
- With Level 2 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, such as multi-trip transportation costs, providing a series of entertainment events, or food for gatherings.
- Level 4 Grants: $20,000-$50,000
- With Level 4 grants, they aim to fund recently-started or new social engagement programs in need of acceleration and broad expansion.
Grant Period
May 5, 2025 through May 4, 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 or multiple generations in Boston
- be in good financial standing
- have capacity to successfully implement programming that supports community connections (i.e., number of staff, staff experience, staff time, resources)
- be in good standing with current or previous Age Strong grant reporting requirements
- Age Strong is interested in supporting grassroots nonprofits and organizations/groups whose work contributes to a more engaged and healthy Boston by building community.
For more information, visit Age Strong Commission.
