Food & Nutrition Grants in Massachusetts

Top food & nutrition grants in Massachusetts right now

• Gap Energy Grant Program (GAP IV)

  Commonwealth of Massachusetts (via Mass.gov)Up to $8.7Mopen

  Gap Energy Grant Program (GAP IV) is a grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, administered by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Pro...

  clean_energyenergy_efficiencyenergy improvementsfood processingfood distribution

• Meeting the Moment: Sustaining Families

  The Boston FoundationUp to $1.0Mopen

  Meeting the Moment: Sustaining Families is a grant from The Boston Foundation that funds nonprofit organizations working to address food insecurity an...

  food_securitycommunity_developmenteconomic_developmentfood securityfood pantries

• Optimizing interventions to improve nutrition security and reduce diabetes risk among food pantry clients

  Up to $838KDeadline: Feb 28, 2031open

  Food insecurity is associated with insufficient nutrient intake, 2-3 times greater risk for diabetes, and suboptimal glycemic control. Over 50 million...

• Defining Protective IgGs to Food Allergy

  Up to $806KDeadline: Jul 31, 2030open

  /Abstract Approximately 2% of the population of Western country is affected by peanut allergies. Peanut oral immunotherapy OIT has gained traction in ...

• Massachusetts Food System Collaborative Resiliency Fund

  Massachusetts Department of Agricultural ResourcesUp to $500Kopen

  Massachusetts Food System Collaborative Resiliency Fund is a state program administered by the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources unde...

  agriculturefood_securityeconomic_developmentsmall_businessrural

• Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) Grant Program

  Massachusetts Department of Agricultural ResourcesUp to $450Kopen

  Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) Grant Program is sponsored by Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources.

  food_securityrural_developmentcommunity_developmentfood systemsagriculture

• Massachusetts Food Trust Program

  Massachusetts Department of Agricultural ResourcesUp to $300Kopen

  Massachusetts Food Trust Program is a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources that funds businesses and organizations workin...

  food_securitycommunity_developmenthealth_publicsmall_businessfood access

• Development and testing of a mobile app to scale delivery of cognitive- behavioral therapy for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder

  National Institute of Mental HealthUp to $197KDeadline: Jul 31, 2030open

  /ABSTRACT Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is a severe and impairing eating disorder, affecting up to 4% of adults, characterized by...

• Massachusetts Lab Food Safety Testing Program

  Up to $150KDeadline: Jun 30, 2030open

  Overall Project Summary/Abstract The Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory (MA SPHL) is requesting funding under RFA- FD-25-007, Laboratory Fle...

• 2024 Chelsea Neighborhood Market & Food Business Grant

  Up to $100Kopen

  Funded through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Community Funding Allocation, the Chelsea Food Business Grant Program supports Chelsea-based food b...

• Investigation of the geographic, sociodemographic, and patient specific differences in plant-based food consumption in youth to inform strategies that promote better nutrition and improve health

  National Institute on Minority Health and Health DisparitiesUp to $51KDeadline: Aug 31, 2027open

  Nearly half of American youth have poor nutrition: 66% of calories come from ultra-processed foods (UPF), 23.5% from healthier unprocessed or minimall...

• Local Food Policy Grant Program

  Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR)Up to $20Kopen

  Local Food Policy Grant Program is sponsored by Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR). This program supports emerging and establis...

  food_securitycommunity_developmentagriculturepublic_healthlocal_food

• Eversource Energy Foundation Basic Needs Grants

  Eversource Energy FoundationUp to $10Kopen

  Eversource Energy Foundation Basic Needs Grants is sponsored by Eversource Energy Foundation. Eversource Energy Foundation Basic Needs Grants is a gra...

  community_developmentfood_securitybasic needsfood assistancecommunity support

• New England Community Enhancement Grant

  Various New England FundersUp to $10Kopen

  The New England Community Enhancement Grant is a grant program from Various New England Funders, administered through Health New England's community b...

  health_publiccommunity_developmenthousingfood_securityyouth

• BJ’s Charitable Foundation Community Grant

  BJ's Wholesale ClubUp to $5Kopen

  BJ's Charitable Foundation Community Grant is a funding program from BJ's Wholesale Club that supports nonprofit organizations working to improve qual...

  food_securitysocial_servicescommunity_developmenthunger reliefbasic needs

• Restaurant Strong Fund Grant

  The Greg Hill Foundation / Samuel AdamsUp to $5Kopen

  The Restaurant Strong Fund Grant is a grant from The Greg Hill Foundation and Samuel Adams that funds restaurant industry employees and single-locatio...

  community_developmentfood_securitysmall_businessfood_and_beveragemassachusetts

• Farm & Local Food Initiative

  The Sudbury Foundationopen

  Farm & Local Food Initiative is sponsored by The Sudbury Foundation. Funds nonprofits working to build a thriving, sustainable farming community in Ma...

  agriculturefood_securitycommunity_developmentsustainable agriculturelocal food

• Gap IV Energy Grant Program

  Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) via Clean Energy Results Programopen

  Gap IV Energy Grant Program is a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, administered through the Clean Energy Results Program, t...

  energy_efficiencyclean_energyenvironmental_justiceenergy efficiencyclean energy

• Community Garden Funding (Massachusetts) – The Grant Portal

  Unnamed (via The Grant Portal listing)open

  Community Garden Funding (Massachusetts) is a grant opportunity for Massachusetts-based 501(c)(3) nonprofits that funds the creation and expansion of ...

  community_developmentfood_securityagriculturesustainabilityhealth_public

• Social and Racial Justice Grants

  Point32Health Foundationopen

  Social and Racial Justice Grants is sponsored by Point32Health Foundation. Funding for community-led initiatives that address social determinants of h...

  health_disparitiescommunity_developmentsocial_determinantshealth_equitycommunity_health

What counts as a food & nutrition grant in Massachusetts

We surface opportunities matching food & nutrition-related keywords whose geography includes Massachusetts (statewide, regional, or county-level grants serving Massachusetts-based organizations). The keyword set:

Internal program language often differs from how funders tag their grants. AI mission-fit search (available after signup) catches the conceptual matches that exact-keyword filtering misses — useful in Massachusetts where program names vary by region.

Where Massachusetts food & nutrition grants come from

• Federal sources — Grants.gov, NIH RePORTER, and SAM.gov opportunities open to Massachusetts-based organizations and thematically aligned with food & nutrition.
• Massachusetts state portal — state-administered food & nutrition programs, including pass-through federal dollars and state-only appropriations.
• Foundations — community foundations and private foundations giving in Massachusetts for food & nutrition work, drawn from IRS Form 990 filings and curated directories.
• Corporate giving — corporate philanthropy programs that fund food & nutrition work in Massachusetts.