Massachusetts Special Initiatives Grants

For programmatic or technical questions:
Jacquie Anderson
617.246.5434
Jacquie.Anderson@bcbsma.com

For questions about the online grants portal:
Evelyn Monteiro
617.246.4850
Evelyn.Monteiro@bcbsma.com

Massachusetts Special Initiatives Grants provide funding for innovative pilot or demonstration projects that respond to health and health-related needs of the community that, if successful, could be replicated and scaled. Projects should positively impact health or healthcare access for Massachusetts residents who have been economically, socially, culturally, or racially marginalized.

Proposals must address one or more of the Foundation's focus areas:

• Access to health coverage and care
• Access to behavioral health services
• Elimination of structural racism and racial inequities in health

Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in Massachusetts and organizations that operate under the fiscal sponsorship of a tax-exempt nonprofit. Organizations must primarily serve low-income people who have been socially, economically or racially marginalized.

Priority will be given to applications from organizations led by people of color and/or whose leadership reflects the demographic composition and lived experiences of the communities they serve.

Award ceiling: $50,000
Project period: 1 year

Links to additional guidance, application instructions, and the online application portal are available on the program website.