Grants听of $10,000 to $50,000听are now available to 501(c)(3) community-based organizations and faith-based organizations听(and other groups with a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor)听who serve the communities听impacted听by COVID-19听in Massachusetts.听The goal of COVID-19 Community Grants is to reduce听COVID-19 infections, morbidity, and mortality among Black, Latinx, and other people of color in target communities including听Brockton, Chelsea, Everett,听贵谤补尘颈苍驳丑补尘,听Holyoke, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Malden,听惭别迟丑耻别苍,听New Bedford,听Randolph, Revere,听Salem, Saugus,听厂辫谤颈苍驳蹿颈别濒诲,听奥颈苍迟丑谤辞辫,听Worcester, and听specific neighborhoods in听Boston.听
Grant applications are due听April 19th听at 11:59PM.听
Potential applicants can听learn more from a pre-recorded informational webinar on this grant opportunity to be posted on the grant program鈥檚听website听on Wednesday, April 7th听by 3PM, participate in听virtual 鈥渙ffice hours鈥� for additional application support, and submit questions.听
Learn more听about听this grant opportunity made possible by the听Commonwealth of Massachusetts听and administered by 91少女.听
Racial and ethnic inequities contribute to disproportionate COVID-19 burden in communities of color. Factors including larger household听size听and larger proportion of food service workers, foreign-born non-citizens,听and听non-high school graduates may explain some of the disproportionate burden in Latinx communities in Massachusetts.听These same factors do not appear to explain disproportionate infection and death rates in Black populations, suggesting that structural racism may be a contributing factor(1).听COVID-19 Community Grants are intended to engage community- and faith-based organizations in the development and delivery of effective messages and听to听further support hard-hit communities with education, training, and funding to effectively meet their communities鈥� specific needs. The COVID-19 Community Grants Program is part of the Commonwealth鈥檚听听to tailor community- and faith-based outreach and education.听
(1)听Figueroa, J. F.,听Wadhera, R. K., Lee, D., Yeh, R. W. & Sommers, B. D. (2020). Community-level factors associated with racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 rates in Massachusetts.听Health Affairs.听听