Tufts Community Grant program provides support for local non-profits hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Kelvin Ma, Tufts University Photo
Thirty-five local organizations in Tufts’ four host communities in Massachusetts have been awarded $35,000 in grants from the Tufts Community Grants (TCG) program. The grants, which are funded by donations from Tufts University faculty and staff, are awarded each year to community-based charitable organizations in Boston, Grafton, Medford and Somerville.
TCG is a giving option of the annual Tufts Community Appeal, an internal fundraising campaign for faculty and staff at Tufts University. Donors to the TCG program are members of the Tufts workforce who value and support the work of the university’s community partners and the welfare of Tufts’ host communities.
The Tufts sign on Curtis Street in Somerville, Massachusetts stands amid a backdrop of snow.
Tufts University is now accepting applications from local non-profit organizations in its four host communities of Boston, Grafton, Medford and Somerville for awards from the Tufts Community Grants (TCG) program. This year, TCG will be awarding $1,000 grants. The application window will be open until March 01, 2021.
Applications are available at go.tufts.edu/tcg.
“The Tufts Community Grants program is a terrific way for our faculty and staff to support local nonprofits. Now, more than ever, these organizations in our host communities need funding to address ever-growing need,” said Rocco DiRico, director of Government and Community Relations. “Another benefit of the TCG program is that it supports the volunteer efforts of our students, faculty, and staff.”