Community Partnership Grant

ATTENTION: 2023 Community Partnership Grant and Hospitality Scholarship application deadlines are May 1, 2023.

All submissions should be sent electronically to Mark O’Leary at moleary@massconvention.com

An internal committee of the MCCA will review grant applications and determine which programs will receive funding. Only requests from Boston-based, non-profit organizations working with at-risk youth, women or seniors, as well as programs revitalizing or improving a neighborhood and therefore improving the convention, tourist or visitor experience, will be reviewed. Requests for funding will be reviewed once a year.

GRANT PROPOSAL EVALUATION CRITERIA

Proposals for grants will be evaluated on the following criteria:

• Organizations must be based in Boston
• Organizations receiving funding must be a recognized 501c3
• Only grants that meet the two following criteria would be considered:
  • At-risk youth, women and seniors
  • Any program that revitalizes or improves a neighborhood and therefore improves the convention, tourist or visitor experience
• No capital campaign funding
• No grant shall exceed $5,000
• No donations to political causes or political action committees
• Organizations will be required to furnish a purpose for their request (e.g., new education program, annual event, etc.)
• Incomplete applications may not be accepted. All forms must be filled out in their entirety
• Failure to include a current IRS determination letter indicating tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status will result in disqualification of the application

Please submit completed applications directly to:

Mark O’Leary, Communication & External Relations Assistant Manager

Community Partnership & Hospitality Scholarship Fund
Massachusetts Convention Center Authority
415 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210