The Massachusetts Office of Outdoor Recreation seeks to fund inclusive outdoor recreation events. Successful grantees will propose new inclusive and/or accessible outdoor recreation events that are specifically targeted to new or underserved audiences, or proposals that boost existing outdoor recreation events with new inclusive and/or accessible components. Proposed grants budgets should be commensurate with the size of the event and expected impacts. Sample Grant Ideas: A listing of grants funded in our first rounds are available at: https://www.mass.gov/news/healey-driscolladministration-announces-167000-in-grants-to-support-inclusive-and-accessible-outdoor-recreation https://www.mass.gov/news/healey-driscoll-administration-awards-165000-in-grants-to-support-inclusiveand-accessible-outdoor-recreation Potential grantees are encouraged to be creative and propose what they think will best meet the goals of this offering, however, some other potential projects might include: Event Promotions: Work with social media influencers or affinity groups to promote your event and engage non-traditional and diverse audiences. Gear Support: Partner with youth organizations and outfitters to make gear available to new participants who may not have access. Transportation: Partner with underserved community and environmental justice organizations and local or regional transit to offer free transportation to your event. Language: Engage translation services and interpretation services to make your promotions and event information and signage available in languages other than English...
