Purpose:

This funding opportunity is the first to come out of the Live Long and Well Partnership, announced in July 2024 by the City of Boston. The Live Long and Well Partnership is a multi-sector partnership between the City of Boston, Boston Public Health Commission, Atrius Health Equity Foundation, and the Boston Community Health Collaborative. The Partnership aims to address racial, ethnic, and neighborhood gaps in health outcomes, support community-led priorities, and promote healthier, longer lives for all Boston residents.

The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support place-based efforts to mobilize innovative, community-driven collaborations to address the economic and structural factors that contribute to cardiometabolic health inequities. This opportunity focuses on economic mobility and inclusion because economic factors, such as higher levels of education and household income, are associated with cardiometabolic disease risk. Furthermore, economic mobility and inclusion have been identified as a key priority in the 2022–2025 Boston Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). This funding opportunity was developed with input from a community advisory committee.

Eligibility:

This funding opportunity seeks to support local non-profit organizations that are headquartered in Massachusetts and that are serving residents in one of the following Boston neighborhoods: Dorchester, Mattapan, or Roxbury.

The project must include established or emerging coalitions, collaborations or partnerships representing multiple sectors working to align their services and increase coordination of services.

For more details on eligibility, please review the Call for Proposals.