Berkshire First Five - Grants are in the air!

Berkshire First Five

February 12, 2024

The First Five from Berkshire Funding Focus includes a mix of content for nonprofits, municipalities, schools, and businesses. See the BFF website for more - or contact kpelto@berkshireplanning.org.

Federal Grants

The Federal Emergency Management Agency's Nonprofit Security Grant Program supports nonprofits at high risk of a terrorist or other extremist attack for the purposes of facility hardening and other security enhancements.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Pathway Home 5 grants help ensure that participants in reentry from incarceration are prepared to meet the needs of their local labor markets with the skills valued by employers.

State Grants

Greening the Gateway Cities Grants fund planting, watering, maintenance & stewardship of trees and/or impervious surface removal that will have a measurable impact on the present and future urban tree canopy.

Workplace Education Planning Grants support partnerships among education providers, employer partners and or business partners, and unions identify needs for instructional services and to implement an instructional program for adult workers.

Workshop

Get-to-Know Funders: Youth/Youth Development

Philanthropy Massachusetts

Thursday, February 15 from 10:00 a.m. to Noon online

This event will feature funders with a focus on programs and organizations that support youth and/or youth development.

Grant Opportunity Webinars

Nonprofit Security Grant Program

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

February 16, 22, 29, or March 8, 14, 22.

Community One Stop for Growth - New - Office Hours!

General guidance and grant program office hours will be held February - April.

Grants and Equity Advocacy

The White House Council on Environmental Quality has extended the deadline for response to the Request for Information on the proposed Environmental Justice Scorecard to February 22, 2024.

About Berkshire Funding Focus

Berkshire Funding Focus (BFF), a regional initiative housed at BRPC, supports Berkshire County towns, businesses, nonprofits, and schools seeking state and federal funds to aid with recovery and rebuilding efforts. Learn more here: www.berkshirefundingfocus.org.

Have questions? Contact Recovery Grant Specialist Karen Pelto. We look forward to helping you find opportunities and resources that are right for you.

Berkshire Funding Focus