Grant history

Healthy AgingPolicy and Advocacy

2023|$225,000|Three years

Collaborate with advocates, providers and faith-based organizations to advance solutions that prevent and end homelessness, including increased access to permanent supportive housing for older Rhode Islanders.

Healthy AgingPolicy and Advocacy

2016|$121,000|One year

Implementation of Aging in Community Report Recommendations: To support specific recommendations from the 2016 Aging in Community report that includes bolstering community-based services and making Rhode Island communities more age-friendly. Tufts Health Plan Foundation grant.

Collaboration and Community EngagementHealthy Aging

2017|$252,400|Two years

Building an Age-Friendly Rhode Island, 2018-2019: To build a powerful community coalition to advocate, design innovative solutions and develop programs/services for an Age-Friendly Rhode Island. Tufts Health Plan Foundation grant.

COVID-19 Response Grants

2020|$80,000|One year

Tufts Health Plan Foundation made an additional $1 million available to nonprofit organizations to support community efforts addressing coronavirus in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Connecticut.

Special Programs

2019|$25,000|One year

One-time grants distributed in honor of Tufts Health Plan’s 40th anniversary and its longstanding tradition of giving back to community, supporting nonprofit organizations focused on health equity and the social determinants of health.

Healthy AgingHealthy Food AccessMomentum Fund

2019|$10,000|One year

Pilot Project: Increasing access to food for low-income seniors: To expand on-site food assistance program for older people, changing delivery mechanism to a market-type mobile pantry. A Momentum Fund grant for early-stage age-friendly and/or dementia-friendly work. Tufts Health Plan Foundation grant.

Healthy Food Access

2022|$100,000|One year

Support general operations, the purchase of fresh and non-perishable food, fuel costs for distribution, and staff salaries. Funds also will go to advocacy efforts that promote system and policy changes addressing root causes of hunger and are aligned with the National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition and Health.

Healthy Food Access

2024|$50,000|One year

Support for emergency food response and food justice efforts across the state. Funds general operations, including staff salaries, volunteer management, food purchase and distribution.

Healthy Food Access

2023|$50,000|One year

Support for emergency food response and food justice efforts across the region. Funds support general operations including staff salaries, volunteer management, food purchase and distribution.

Healthy Aging

2024|$20,000|One year

Expand and update online resources for older adults, caregivers and professionals who serve them with focus on current guardianship policies and services.