Grant history

Healthy AgingPolicy and Advocacy

2020|$120,000|Two years

Train, educate and provide technical assistance to agency staff working directly with older adults; create a team of staff and older people to work with policy makers on increasing SNAP utilization by people over 55. Tufts Health Plan Foundation grant.

Healthy AgingMomentum Fund

2018|$9,985|One year

(Public Health Council of the Upper Valley is the fiscal agent): Community/Parish Nurse Electronic Documentation System Implementation: To scale an innovative Electronic Documentation System to unify record keeping by community and parish nursing programs in the region. A Momentum Fund grant for early-stage age-friendly and/or dementia-friendly work. Tufts Health Plan Foundation grant.

COVID-19 Response Grants

2020|$10,000|One year

Momentum Fund support to address community needs resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Tufts Health Plan Foundation grant.

Social and Racial Justice

2023|$60,000|Two years

Identify eligible caregivers as they care for loved ones, connect them to state and national resources and provide necessary trainings and other needed assistance by supporting the Caregiver Outreach Program.

Mental Health

2022|$25,000|One year

Support programs in food distribution, mental health and school partnership through the collaborative work of churches and other community-based organizations.

Healthy Food Access

2022|$75,000|Two years

Promote urban farming in communities of color and engage community residents in growing food and building a healthy community.

Equity in Aging

2024|$120,000|Three years

Develop a healthy local food system with Boston’s communities of color by increasing access to affordable, fresh food; farming and cooking education; and opportunities for older adults to find connection and belonging.

Healthy Food Access

2016|$5,000|One year

Support for the Urban Farming conference to be added to the Healthy Food Fund’s visibility in the Boston and MA areas. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation grant.

COVID-19 Response Grants

2021|$50,000|One year

To expand COVID-19 vaccine education, awareness and outreach in communities of color. Funded jointly and equally by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation and Tufts Health Plan Foundation.

COVID-19 Response Grants

2020|$10,000|One year

Community-Based Organization Response to COVID-19 Grant Program. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation grant.