Rural grants in Massachusetts

No rural grants in Massachusetts right now. Here are 4 Massachusetts grants any owner can apply for, and 2 national rural grants.

Massachusetts grants any owner can apply for

• ReStore Boston (signage & facade grants)

  Closes in 14 daysBoston, MA

  City of Boston Office of Small Business (CDBG)

  Up to $200,000

  For-profit Boston businesses (or commercial property owners) with a physical storefront, at least 3 years left on the lease plus landlord permission, and funds for their share.

  Pays you backMedium●●○Any owner

  Checked Oct 18. Official page on boston.gov (opens in a new tab)

• Facade Program

  RollingWorcester, MA

  City of Worcester Business & Community Development (CDBG)

  Up to $50,000

  Owners of commercial buildings with street-level storefronts.

  Pays you backBig job●●●Any owner

  Checked Oct 18. Official page on worcesterma.gov (opens in a new tab)

• Storefront Improvement Program (SIP)

  RollingCambridge, MA

  City of Cambridge Community Development Department

  Up to $50,000

  Cambridge commercial property owners or business tenants improving the building front (accessibility, energy-efficient doors/windows, signage, lighting, historic restoration).

  Pays you backMedium●●○Any owner

  Checked Oct 18. Official page on cambridgema.gov (opens in a new tab)

• Workforce Training Fund Express Program

  RollingMassachusetts (statewide)

  Commonwealth Corporation (Massachusetts)

  Up to $15,000

  Massachusetts businesses with 100 or fewer MA employees that pay into the Workforce Training Fund, training staff through courses in the Express directory.

  No matchQuick●○○Any owner

  Checked Oct 18. Official page on commcorp.org (opens in a new tab)

National rural grants

• Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)

  Closes Dec 31National

  USDA Farm Service Agency

  Up to $750

  Certified organic producers and handlers who paid USDA organic certification fees to an accredited certifier (crops, wild crops, livestock, handling, state program fees).

  No matchQuick●○○Rural

  Checked Oct 18. Official page on fsa.usda.gov (opens in a new tab)

• Next Generation Farmer Fund

  Opens Oct 28National

  National Young Farmers Coalition (with Whole Foods Market match)

  Up to $50,000

  US farmers and ranchers aged 40 or younger (as of Dec 31, 2027) producing food or fiber, proposing 1 to 4 conservation practices new to that land in the 2027 season.

  No matchBig job●●●Young ownersRural

  Checked Oct 18. Official page on youngfarmers.org (opens in a new tab)