Deadline: 24-Nov-21
The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts (CFNCM) is accepting applications for Critical Community Needs Grant Program for programs and projects operating within their 33-community region that seek to address challenges faced by the region’s most vulnerable residents and the people who serve them, including:
- Homelessness
- Opioid and other substance use disorders
- Depression, trauma and behavioral health challenges
- Domestic Violence
- Medical emergencies
This program area focuses on challenges to the welfare and safety of people in North Central Massachusetts.
Principles
Proposals for competitive grants should address each of the following principles:
- Capacity for impact: Demonstrate capacity and potential for achieving and sustaining long-term impact.
- Plan of action: Include a plan of action with evidence that the plan is likely to achieve its intended outcomes.
- Collaboration: Leverage new and/or existing resources, organizations, relationships, initiatives, and investments to improve the likelihood of significant impact, efficiency, and sustainability.
- Gauging progress: Include measurable objectives and outcomes with a plan to monitor progress.
Funding Information
While there are no set grant amounts the median grant amount is $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
The Community Foundation makes annual grants to local nonprofits in the area of the environment and animal welfare, education and career readiness, community enrichment, organizational development and critical community needs.
For more information, visit https://www.cfncm.org/Nonprofits/Apply-for-A-Grant/Critical-Community-Needs
