ClosedAtlas Opportunity Score 90/100
Verified October 2, 2026
Massachusetts DESE's FY27 IDEA Part B Section 611 entitlement grant supports eligible public school LEAs providing special education and related services. Applications are due September 30, 2026; DESE's current RFP page does not publish a submission time or time zone.
Required next actionDeadline passed September 30, 2026. Review DESE for any new submission instructions.
Active — RollingAtlas Opportunity Score 90/100
Verified October 4, 2026
Opportunity Overview Yawkey Foundation Transformational Capital Grants support major capital projects that permanently and substantially improve a nonprofit organization’s ability to deliver high-quality programs and services through physical spaces. The Foundation’s primary geographic focus includes Eastern Massachusetts and Georgetown County, South Carolina, and Health Care is one of its six Areas of Giving. Funding and […]
Required next actionIdentify qualifying Eastern Massachusetts 501(c)(3) healthcare and other mission-aligned nonprofits with mature capital projects, verify prior Yawkey proposal activity for the current calendar year, confirm project readiness and budget documentation, and use the Foundation eligibility quiz and online Initial Proposal process. Do not promote a second Yawkey Initial Proposal to an organization that has already submitted one this calendar year.
Deadline Passed — Recheck PortalAtlas Opportunity Score 89/100
Verified September 14, 2026
MassAbility is accepting electronic responses for its FY2027 Medical Items & Prosthetics procurement through September 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM. The public COMMBUYS bid page does not separately identify a deadline time zone. The current COMMBUYS solicitation, BD-27-1071-VR-VR00-131846, seeks providers to assess, procure and repair personal medical items under Massachusetts object code F07 and associated […]
Required next actionThe controlling COMMBUYS page still labels the bid type OPEN, but its published bid-opening time of September 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM has passed. Do not initiate or submit a new response. Preserve the existing unfinished quote and reverify portal acceptance/status before any further direct-vendor action.
Open - 2026 Fall Grant Cycle applications remain open through September 28, 2026 at 11:59 PM; the current Foundation page does not separately state a time zone.Atlas Opportunity Score 89/100
Verified September 26, 2026
SouthCoast Community Foundation is accepting applications for its 2026 Fall Grant Cycle Pilot from eligible nonprofit organizations serving Massachusetts SouthCoast communities. Funding includes Health and Wellness, Education, program support, capacity building technology and systems, and capital equipment. Applications close September 28, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.; the Foundation does not separately publish a timezone.
Required next actionEligible SouthCoast 501(c)(3) nonprofits or organizations using an eligible fiscal sponsor should review the Fall 2026 funding guidelines, confirm alignment with participating funds and geographic restrictions, complete the universal application, and submit by September 28, 2026 at 11:59 PM. Because the public page does not separately state a time zone, applicants should submit early rather than infer one.
OpenAtlas Opportunity Score 88/100
Verified September 20, 2026
Open Fall 2026 Northampton Education Foundation Small Grants to Educators for eligible Northampton Public Schools and Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School educators. Standard grants are available up to $4,000 per year, with collaborative grants involving two or more schools eligible for up to $6,500 per year. Applications are due October 19, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. EDT.
Required next actionMonitor for amendments or updated guidelines. No applicant outreach is warranted because verified N9+ and QC Healthcare fit are 0/100. Any future applicant submission should use the current NEF guidelines and verified applicant-controlled facts.
ClosedAtlas Opportunity Score 88/100
Verified October 2, 2026
Massachusetts DESE's FY27 Early Childhood Special Education entitlement grant supports eligible LEAs serving children with disabilities ages 3 through 5. Applications are due September 30, 2026; DESE's current RFP page does not publish a submission time or time zone.
Required next actionDeadline passed September 30, 2026. Review DESE for current submission guidance.
OpenAtlas Opportunity Score 88/100
Verified September 20, 2026
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is administering the FY27 Charter School Program Expansion Grant, Fund Code 0532, and Charter School Program Start-Up Grant, Fund Code 0535. These federal Charter Schools Program subgrants support eligible Massachusetts charter schools that have received a qualifying new charter or expansion amendment. Funding Approximately $3.5 million […]
Required next actionTrack FY27 charter and expansion approvals and verify a named eligible school plus a program-aligned use before any organization-level outreach or package work.
OpenAtlas Opportunity Score 88/100
Verified September 14, 2026
Reliant Foundation is accepting proposals for its 2026 Community Grants supporting health and well-being in Central and MetroWest Massachusetts. Grants range from $5,000 to $40,000. The deadline is Friday, October 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM noon. The Foundation’s current materials do not separately state a time zone, so applicants should not rely on an inferred […]
Required next actionConfirm the Foundation's exact deadline time zone from an authoritative source before any new cold applicant outreach. Eligible nonprofits should separately confirm service-area eligibility and focus-area alignment and assemble the complete required PDF submission package.
OpenAtlas Opportunity Score 88/100
Verified September 14, 2026
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is administering the FY27 Special Support Earmarks, Fund Code 1192. This is an administrative vehicle for state legislative educational-improvement earmarks assigned to Massachusetts public school districts and other entities named in the FY27 state budget. It is not an open competitive grant for organizations that are […]
Required next actionNamed recipients should confirm their enacted earmark language, GEM$ roles, project-specific allowability and procurement requirements, and submit a substantially approvable application by October 23, 2026. Health-specific recipients should validate any clinical equipment or service against the exact enacted purpose before procurement.
Active — Healthy Community Grant Letters of Interest are accepted through September 28, 2026; the public program page does not state an exact closing time.Atlas Opportunity Score 88/100
Verified September 28, 2026
Southcoast Health and United Way of Greater New Bedford are accepting 2026 Healthy Community Partnership Fund Letters of Interest through September 28, 2026. Eligible nonprofits and public entities may request $10,000-$25,000 for health and wellness programs serving Southeastern Massachusetts.
Required next actionEligible Southeastern Massachusetts nonprofits and public entities should select one health-focused program aligned with the Southcoast Health Alliance 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment, prepare the required two-page Letter of Interest with measurable outcomes and performance indicators, and submit through the CommunityForce portal before September 28, 2026.
Open — Block 4Atlas Opportunity Score 87/100
Verified September 20, 2026
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER)
Massachusetts DOER’s Regional School District Decarbonization Grant Block 4 is open through March 5, 2027 at 4:00 PM. Eligible Massachusetts regional school districts may seek up to $250,000 for qualifying electrification projects, subject to remaining program funds and the required pre-application Statement of Interest process.
Required next actionEligible Massachusetts regional school districts should first submit the Superintendent-signed Statement of Interest to Green.Communities@mass.gov and Caitlin.Hart@mass.gov, allowing at least 30 days before the application deadline. After DOER issues a notice to proceed, obtain compliant vendor quotes and submit through the EEA Grants Management System. The program generally requires a 25% project-cost share after incentives, so do not advance an applicant submission without Marc approval unless a verified applicable Climate and Economic Justice adder or other controlling waiver eliminates that cost share.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 86/100
Verified September 20, 2026
Massachusetts DESE's FY27 CTE Perkins Reserve provides targeted federal funding to specifically named secondary and school-district-based postsecondary CTE programs. Applications are due September 30, 2026; DESE's governing page does not publish a submission time or time zone.
Required next actionMaintain publication and source verification. Do not initiate new applicant outreach unless the exact GEM$ closing time and time zone are authoritatively established. For any health-aligned postsecondary pursuit, first verify that the applicant's Pell-eligible program receiving FC 0459 funds is a qualifying health or allied-health CTE program and confirm equipment allowability/procurement requirements.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 86/100
Verified September 16, 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. Eastern Time.
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 Eastern Time. The Letter of Intent deadline has passed, so do not present it as a remaining action.
OpenAtlas Opportunity Score 86/100
Verified September 20, 2026
Opportunity Summary The Ramsey McCluskey Family Foundation is accepting applications for its 2026-2027 Single Year Grants. The Lincoln, Massachusetts family foundation supports projects in arts education and general education and limits new grantmaking to organizations within a 50 mile radius of Lincoln. Funding Single Year Grants support one fiscal year of a specific project or […]
Required next actionEligible nonprofit organizations within the Foundation's geographic area should confirm current fit, submit the online application using the current Single Year code, and new organizations should first send the recommended Letter of Inquiry.
Verification Hold — conflicting official Massachusetts deadline dates (September 30 vs October 1, 2026)Atlas Opportunity Score 86/100
Verified September 21, 2026
The Massachusetts Office of Business Development (MOBD), within the Executive Office of Economic Development, is accepting applications for the Business Builds Capital Grant Program, a competitive capital reimbursement program for established for-profit businesses making qualified investments in Massachusetts facilities to expand operations, relocate, create jobs, and deliver public benefit. Deadline: The current official Mass.gov program […]
Required next actionVERIFICATION HOLD for any direct Dr. Miltie submission. Obtain authoritative deadline confirmation from MOBD/Business Front Door, then confirm a qualifying Massachusetts capital expansion, required good-standing documents, sufficient dollar-for-dollar applicant match, eligible capital budget, job creation/public benefit, and Marc approval of the mandatory 50/50 match before advancing.
Closed - Round 2 application period ended October 6, 2026.Atlas Opportunity Score 86/100
Verified October 7, 2026
Essex County Community Foundation is accepting Round 2 applications for the 2026 Essex County Veterans Fund from eligible nonprofits serving veterans in Essex County, Massachusetts. The round focuses on health and wellness and on basic needs and economic opportunity. Applications close October 6, 2026; ECCF does not publish a cutoff time or timezone on the public grant page.
Required next actionApplicants that submitted by October 6, 2026 should monitor Essex County Community Foundation for review and November 2026 award announcements. Other eligible organizations should watch ECCF for future Veterans Fund rounds and updated priorities.
ClosedAtlas Opportunity Score 86/100
Verified September 22, 2026
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is accepting competitive applications for FY2027 Fund Code 0794: Hate Crimes Prevention. The program supports public-school programming designed to prevent hate crimes and incidents of bias and to strengthen school climate, reporting, response, education, and collaboration. Funding and deadline DESE states that $1,000,000 is available statewide. […]
Required next actionCLOSED. The FY27 Hate Crimes Prevention, Fund Code 0794 deadline passed on September 22, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern. Do not create new applicant outreach or a new Atlas_Email_Queue origin for this opportunity. Preserve any existing applicant, package, submission, or award-support work only where independently authorized and supported by authoritative evidence. Post-outreach engagement lifecycle remains exclusively owned by Atlas Engagement Controller.
OpenAtlas Opportunity Score 85/100
Verified September 19, 2026
Massachusetts DPH is accepting electronic responses from qualifying Massachusetts public colleges and universities for its College and University Tobacco/Nicotine Action Initiative through September 23, 2026 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. Eligibility requires a fully executed contract under RFR 247134.
Required next actionConfirm the Massachusetts public college or university has a fully executed RFR 247134 contract, then review the complete RFQ, cover page, budget template, required attachments and any amendments before submitting electronically through COMMBUYS. The master RFR 247134 remains open through June 30, 2034, but current RFQ eligibility still requires a fully executed RFR 247134 contract before response; do not treat an unexecuted master-agreement application as sufficient for this RFQ.
ClosedAtlas Opportunity Score 84/100
Verified September 16, 2026
Massachusetts DPH reopened its HCV point-of-care diagnostic solicitation to broaden geographic and setting representation. Approximately $70,660 is available for two awards of about $35,000 each; responses are due September 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time.
Required next actionThe September 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time deadline has passed. Do not initiate new outreach or submission work for this solicitation; retain the record for historical continuity unless the Commonwealth issues a new reopening or amendment.
OpenAtlas Opportunity Score 84/100
Verified October 4, 2026
The Anthony F. Cordeiro Charitable Foundation is accepting Cycle 2 Fall Round applications from established nonprofits serving families and individuals in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Grants range from $1,000 to $5,000, with health and mental health among the Foundation's focus areas. Applications are due December 31, 2026; the public guidance does not publish a cutoff clock time or timezone.
Required next actionConfirm the applicant has at least three years of continuous operation, qualifying tax-exempt status or fiscal sponsorship, and a program-specific project serving an approved Southeastern Massachusetts or Rhode Island community. Exclude requests for general operating costs, salaries, capital campaigns, events, sponsorships, debt, or other ineligible uses, then submit through the Foundation application portal by December 31, 2026.
