Deadline: 3-Mar-25
The Massage Therapy Foundation has launched the Community Service Grant Program awarded to charitable organizations that provide massage therapy to people who currently have little or no access to such services.
Objectives
- Awards are granted to provide therapeutic massage and bodywork to communities or groups who may have little or no access to such services and who are in some way(s) marginalized by society, with the intention of enabling such communities to achieve their health potential.
- Awards may also be granted to provide therapeutic massage and bodywork in more mainstream contexts where it is not yet available. These awards are designated to promote working partnerships between the therapeutic massage and bodywork professions and community-based organizations.
- The Massage Therapy Foundation defines massage as “the application of manual techniques, and adjunctive therapies, with the intention of affecting the health and well-being of the client.” Applicants must ensure compliance with state or local regulation of therapeutic massage and bodywork practice.
Funding Information and Duration
- Grants will be awarded for a 12-month period; the value of the Community Service Grants will be between $500 and $5,000 and must be used in the specific time period for which they have been awarded.
Eligibility Criteria
- They accept applications from the U.S. and internationally.
- Community Service Grants are available to organizations or affiliates of organizations which:
- Have been in existence for at least one year in the respective State or Province;
- Are tax-exempt under schedule 501(c)(3) in the U.S., or a non-profit charitable organization in other countries;
- Currently provide some therapeutic or other service programs to the community (the Community Service Grant must be used to provide therapeutic massage and bodywork in conjunction with these programs);
- Have designated a qualified staff member (herein known as the Project Leader) and a qualified practitioner (herein known as the Massage Therapy Coordinator) to oversee this program.
- Projects should not duplicate services already provided by applicant organization, and should demonstrate sustainability after the grant award period has ended.
- Community Service Grants are not awarded to individuals.
For more information, visit MTF.