GLCF Seeks Request for Proposals for 2024 Discretionary Grant Cycle

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Lowell, MA – The Greater Lowell Community Foundation will open its 2024 Discretionary Grant Cycle on February 5 and is seeking requests for proposals from nonprofit organizations. The Foundation will award more than $200,000 through the Discretionary Grant Cycle.

Nonprofit organizations serving the communities of Acton, Ashby, Ayer, Bedford, Billerica, Burlington, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Dracut, Dunstable, Groton, Littleton, Lowell, Pepperell, Shirley, Tewksbury, Townsend, Tyngsboro, Westford, and Wilmington are invited to apply.

Grant funding from the Greater Lowell Community Foundation’s 2024 Discretionary Grant Program includes the following strategic funding categories:

  • Racial Equity and Inclusion – The Foundation will award multiple grants of up to $15,000 that focus on racial equity and inclusion. The grant funding should focus on one or more of the following goals:
    • Increase understanding of our community’s challenges with racial equity and race relations
    • Provide access to stories and diverse perspectives on the lived experience of racial inequity in Greater Lowell
    • Strengthen relationships among Greater Lowell residents, particularly across racial and ethnic groups
    •  Increase awareness of resources and best practices related to advancing racial equity
  • Leclair Elder Services – The Foundation will award multiple grants of up to $7,000 each to organizations that support services to seniors (55+) in our service area.
  • Children’s Services – Thanks to the generosity of our donors GLCF will award multiple grants of up to $10,000 each to projects that support services for children. The Foundation welcomes proposals that improve the quality of life for children and young adults (birth to age 22.)

Grant applications must be submitted by noon on March 7, 2024. Grant recipients will be announced in June. More information is available on the foundation’s website: www.glcfoundation.org.

For more information about the grant process, contact Sharon, GLCF Grants Manager with any questions at sharon@glcfoundation.org.

About Greater Lowell Community Foundation –Established in 1997, the Greater Lowell Community Foundation (GLCF) is a philanthropic organization comprised of more than 400 funds dedicated to improving the quality of life in 21 neighboring cities and towns. With financial assets of almost $60 million, GLCF annually awards grants and scholarships to hundreds of worthy nonprofits and students. It is powered by the winning combination of donor-directed giving, personal attention from Foundation staff, and an in-depth understanding of local needs. The generosity of our donors has enabled the Community Foundation to award more than $35 million to the Greater Lowell community.

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CAPTION: Mass Audubon received 2023 GLCF Discretionary Grant Children’s Services funding to support their Lowell Leaders in Stewardship program. Lowell students learned about snakes and other local wildlife as part of Lowell Leaders in Stewardship – a collaborative extracurricular program created by Mass Audubon and Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust.