Grant history

Policy and Systems Improvements

2026|$100,000|Three years

Support the leadership capacity of new American older adults and their families by embracing their cultural heritage so they can thrive as they build new lives.

Healthy Aging

2023|$120,000|Three years

Support immigrant and refugee older adults and their families by embracing their cultural heritage so they can thrive as they build new lives.

Community Building

2022|$25,000|One year

Encourage, empower and nurture immigrant and refugee families to thrive by embracing their cultural heritage as they build new lives.

Healthy Aging

2024|$40,000|One year

Expand the Village Common’s reach in the state by increasing volunteer coordination, and the number of older adults with access to a “village” for support; and strengthening the network.

Healthy Food Access

2016|$1,000|One year

Emergency food assistance grant. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation grant.

Healthy AgingMomentum Fund

2018|$10,000|One year

Designing a Village Model for Berkshire County, Massachusetts: To establish communications and outreach to create a Villages model for Berkshire County. A Momentum Fund grant for early-stage age-friendly and/or dementia-friendly work. Tufts Health Plan Foundation grant.

Policy and Systems Improvements

2026|$150,000|Three years

Expand housing and transportation programming in Sullivan and Grafton Counties by promoting accessory dwelling units as a promising housing solution for older adults, both as ADU creators and as ADU occupants, and equipping older adults with knowledge, tools and policy skills to improve transportation access and foster more inclusive, mobility-friendly communities.

COVID-19 Response Grants

2020|$10,000|One year

Grant Program for Agencies Serving Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation grant.

Special Programs

2024|$5,000|One year

Nominated by Military Veterans CRG, for assisting veteran families experiencing food insecurity

COVID-19 Response Grants

2021|$20,000|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.