Greater Lowell Community Foundation and Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts Seek Request for Proposals for 2019 Nashoba Valley Healthcare Fund Cycle

The Greater Lowell Community Foundation and Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts 2018 Nashoba Valley Healthcare Fund Grant Recipient Gaining Ground. From l to r: Kim Schmidt, Farm Staff; Hannah Lawson Assistant Farm Manager; and Amy Capofreddi, Executive Director at Gaining Ground.

Lowell, MA – The Greater Lowell Community Foundation and the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts opened its 2019 Nashoba Valley Healthcare Fund Cycle on October 22, 2019. The foundations are seeking requests for proposals from nonprofit organizations supporting the advancement of community health of residents in thirteen communities: Ashby, Ayer, Bolton, Dunstable, Groton, Harvard, Lancaster, Littleton, Lunenburg, Pepperell, Shirley, Townsend, and Westford.

Grant awards will range from $5,000 up to $20,000; however, larger scale collaborative projects that are more than $20,000 will be considered if the funding request is justified by the impact of the project. The Foundations are especially interested in seeing proposals that address systemic issues like (but not limited to) opiate addiction, food scarcity, obesity, substance abuse, suicide screening and prevention, and other specific issues as indicated by community needs.

Grant applications must be submitted by noon on November 27, 2019. Grant recipients will be announced in February. Application information is available on the website: www.glcfoundation.org/NVHCF.

For more information about the grant process, contact Fatima Palermo, GLCF Grants & Scholarship Coordinator with any questions at 978-970-1600 or fatima@glcfoundation.org.