Grant Opportunity For BIPOC Communities Impacted By COVID-19. Apply by April 19th.

Grantsof $10,000 to $50,000are now available to 501(c)(3) community-based organizations and faith-based organizations(and other groups with a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor)who serve the communitiesimpactedby COVID-19in Massachusetts.The goal of COVID-19 Community Grants is to reduceCOVID-19 infections, morbidity, and mortality among Black, Latinx, and other people of color in target communities includingBrockton, Chelsea, Everett,Բ󲹳,Holyoke, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Malden,ѱٳܱ,New Bedford,Randolph, Revere,Salem, Saugus,Բھ,¾ԳٳDZ,Worcester, andspecific neighborhoods inBoston.

Grant applications are dueApril 19that 11:59PM.

Potential applicants canlearn more from a pre-recorded informational webinar on this grant opportunity to be posted on the grant program’swebsiteon Wednesday, April 7thby 3PM, participate invirtual “office hours” for additional application support, and submit questions.

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Racial and ethnic inequities contribute to disproportionate COVID-19 burden in communities of color. Factors including larger householdsizeand larger proportion of food service workers, foreign-born non-citizens,andnon-high school graduates may explain some of the disproportionate burden in Latinx communities in Massachusetts.These same factors do not appear to explain disproportionate infection and death rates in Black populations, suggesting that structural racism may be a contributing factor(1).COVID-19 Community Grants are intended to engage community- and faith-based organizations in the development and delivery of effective messages andtofurther support hard-hit communities with education, training, and funding to effectively meet their communities’ specific needs. The COVID-19 Community Grants Program is part of the Commonwealth’sto tailor community- and faith-based outreach and education.

(1)Figueroa, J. F.,Wadhera, R. K., Lee, D., Yeh, R. W. & Sommers, B. D. (2020). Community-level factors associated with racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 rates in Massachusetts.Health Affairs.