UpcomingAtlas Opportunity Score 99/100
Verified August 30, 2026
Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)
Massachusetts received $162,005,238.13 for the first year of the federal Rural Health Transformation Program. EOHHS says procurements began in summer 2026 and year-one funds subject to procurement are expected to be contracted in fall 2026, so Atlas is tracking the next verified solicitation rather than treating the state award itself as an open grant.
Required next actionJoin the Massachusetts RHTP contact list and monitor EOHHS and COMMBUYS for the next procurement or subaward notice. Pre-position a concise rural project concept tied to one or more state priorities: essential healthcare access, workforce, healthy rural communities, EMS service integration, technology interoperability/connectivity, or facility modernization. Do not assume eligibility or allowable costs until the controlling solicitation is released.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 96/100
Verified August 30, 2026
Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)
MassDOT is accepting 2026 Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Project applications through October 16, 2026 for school-area transportation improvements that make walking, bicycling and wheeled mobility safer and more accessible.
Required next actionConfirm the school/community project fits the 2026 Safe Routes to School Infrastructure guidance, secure or request a GeoDOT account, assemble the school-area safety need and proposed infrastructure scope, develop the budget and supporting documentation required in the guidance, and submit through the Massachusetts Project Intake Tool (MaPIT) before the October 16 deadline.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 94/100
Verified August 30, 2026
Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)
MassDOT's 2026 Signs and Lines Program provides design services and up to $14,000 in construction funding for low-cost safety and accessibility improvements around public elementary, middle and high schools.
Required next actionReview the 2026-2027 Signs and Lines guidance, confirm the proposed project is an eligible low-cost safety improvement around a public school, coordinate between the school and municipality, document the specific walking, bicycling or wheeled-mobility barrier, and submit the required application before September 25.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 92/100
Verified August 30, 2026
Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services (DDS)
Massachusetts DDS is accepting eligible direct-support employees into a 30-slot statewide LPN certificate pathway on a rolling basis, with DDS paying tuition and fees going forward for accepted participants in approved programs.
Required next actionConfirm you are an eligible DDS employee in good standing, verify the required service history, apply to and gain acceptance from an approved participating LPN certificate program, then submit the DDS program application with the required acceptance verification. Because only 30 slots are available statewide, confirm remaining capacity with DDS before relying on funding.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 92/100
Verified August 30, 2026
Cummings Foundation
Cummings Foundation will award $35 million to 150 greater-Boston-area nonprofits in the 2027 cycle. Letters of inquiry are open through September 16, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.; nearly all awards will be multi-year unrestricted general operating support, with healthcare, mental health, education and human services among the priority causes.
Required next actionConfirm the applicant is a qualifying local public charity or eligible public school headquartered in Essex, Middlesex or Suffolk County, or in Brookline, Dedham, Milton, Needham, Quincy or Wellesley, and that the majority of services are delivered in the priority geography. Select a mission-aligned healthcare, mental-health, education or human-services case, size the annual request between $10,000 and $100,000, and submit one Letter of Inquiry through the Foundation portal by September 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 87/100
Verified August 30, 2026
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER)
Massachusetts DOER's Block 2 Regional School District Decarbonization Grant is open through September 4, 2026 for eligible regional school districts replacing fossil-fuel equipment with efficient electric alternatives in existing facilities.
Required next actionIf the required Notice of Intent was already submitted, immediately finalize the electrification scope, budget and documentation required by PON-ENE-2025-032 and submit by September 4. If no Notice of Intent was submitted, contact the DOER regional coordinator now to determine whether a late or alternative path is available rather than assuming eligibility.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 86/100
26 days leftVerified August 30, 2026
Massachusetts Office of Grants and Research (OGR)
Massachusetts Office of Grants and Research funding for municipal and regional, multidisciplinary strategies to reduce gang and youth violence through prevention, intervention, opportunity provision, community mobilization, law enforcement coordination, prosecution and reentry. Letter of Intent due September 10, 2026; full application due September 25, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET.
Required next actionConfirm that a Massachusetts municipality with documented gang-related activity and supporting local statistical data will serve as the lead applicant and fiscal agent. Build the required multidisciplinary partnership and written commitments, document youth violence, gang activity and substance-use conditions, define prevention, intervention, enforcement, prosecution and/or reintegration strategies with measurable outcomes, secure the required 25% municipal or private match, and submit the complete application by September 25, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET. Submit the strongly encouraged Letter of Intent by September 10 if feasible.
