Geographic Priorities

The Fund supports immigrant services, workforce development, K-12 education and arts education requests serving Suffolk, Middlesex, Essex and Worcester counties, as well as other communities with significant populations of immigrants, refugees and asylees.

Funding Priorities

• Immigrant Services – Addressing the economic, linguistic, legal, and mental and emotional hurdles that immigrants, refugees and asylees and their children face during integration into the United States society and its economy. (We appreciate efforts to help immigrants secure housing and furnishings, basic health care, nutrition, etc., but these needs are outside our funding guidelines.) Note: In Boston, the Fund supports English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programs primarily through English for New Bostonians.
• Workforce Development – Ensuring that all individuals (especially those who face systemic barriers) have access to both jobs skills training and the support services necessary to enable them to participate fully in the economic life of their communities. In addition, we support youth development efforts that help young people (ages 15 to 25) thrive in early adulthood through higher education and/or career preparation. Note: In Boston, the Fund supports workforce development primarily through SkillWorks.

• K-12 Education – Supporting primary and secondary education through efforts that emphasize classroom instruction, such as professional development for educators or programs that are fully integrated into the school day. We do not fund after-school or summer enrichment programs for elementary and middle school students. We consider such programs for teens as youth development within our workforce development interests. Note: In Boston, the Fund primarily supports education through EdVestors. We no longer accept Introductory Applications for K-12 education grants.
• Arts Education – Supporting arts education programs that foster critical thinking skills and creativity. We no longer accept Introductory Applications for arts education grants.

Geographic Priorities

The Fund supports immigrant services and workforce development requests serving communities across the state, and arts education requests serving Windham County.

Funding Priorities

• Immigrant Services – Addressing the economic, linguistic, legal, and mental and emotional hurdles that immigrants, refugees and asylees and their children face during integration into the United States’ society and its economy. (We appreciate the efforts to help immigrants secure housing and furnishings, basic health care, nutrition, etc., but these needs are outside our funding guidelines.)
• Workforce Development – Ensuring that all individuals (especially those who face systemic barriers) have access to both jobs skills training and the support services necessary to enable them to participate fully in the economic life of their communities. In addition, we support youth development efforts that help young people (ages 15 to 25) thrive in early adulthood through higher education and/or career preparation.

• Arts Education – Supporting arts education programs that foster critical thinking skills and creativity. We no longer accept Introductory Applications for arts education grants.

Geographic Priorities

The Fund supports immigrant services and workforce development requests serving Hillsborough, Merrimack, Grafton, Sullivan and Cheshire counties, as well as other communities with significant populations of immigrants, refugees and asylees.

Funding Priorities

• Immigrant Services – Addressing the economic, linguistic, legal, and mental and emotional hurdles that immigrants, refugees and asylees and their children face during integration into the United States’ society and its economy. (We appreciate the efforts to help immigrants secure housing and furnishings, basic health care, nutrition, etc., but these needs are outside our funding guidelines.)
• Workforce Development – Ensuring that all individuals (especially those who face systemic barriers) have access to both jobs skills training and the support services necessary to enable them to participate fully in the economic life of their communities. In addition, we support youth development efforts that help young people (ages 15 to 25) thrive in early adulthood through higher education and/or career preparation.

Geographic Priorities

The Fund supports immigrant services and workforce development and K-12 education requests serving southern and mid-coast parts of the state, which include Cumberland, Androscoggin and Knox counties.

Funding Priorities

• Immigrant Services – Addressing the economic, linguistic, legal, and mental and emotional hurdles that immigrants, refugees and asylees and their children face during integration into the United States’ society and its economy. (We appreciate the efforts to help immigrants secure housing and furnishings, basic health care, nutrition, etc., but these needs are outside our funding guidelines.)
• Workforce Development – Ensuring that all individuals (especially those who face systemic barriers) have access to both jobs skills training and the support services necessary to enable them to participate fully in the economic life of their communities. In addition, we support youth development efforts that help young people (ages 15 to 25) thrive in early adulthood through higher education and/or career preparation.

• K-12 Education – Supporting primary and secondary education through efforts that emphasize classroom instruction, such as professional development for educators or programs that are fully integrated into the school day. We do not fund after-school or summer enrichment programs for elementary and middle school students. We consider such programs for teens as youth development within our workforce development interests. We no longer accept Introductory Applications for K-12 education grants.