Allston Brighton/Boston College Community Fund

 $3,000 Program/Project Grant Application
Every Fall & Spring
(For Spring 2012, the application will be available here on Friday, April 13th)

$25,000 Beautification Grant Application
Once every two years - Spring
(This application will be available Spring 2013)

$3,000 Program/Project Grant (Available twice per year - Fall & Spring)

The mission of the Allston/Brighton-Boston College Community Fund is to support programs and services that are available to the people of Allston and Brighton. The Fund Committee seeks applications from organizations, associations, programs, or purposes based in Allston and Brighton. The Committee gives special consideration to the benefit of the potential award on the youth, senior citizens, and the needy in the Allston and Brighton neighborhoods. Beautification projects are also encouraged.

The Fund was established by the Honorable Thomas M. Menino and Rev. J. Donald Monan, former President of and current Chancellor of Boston College. The President of the College, Reverend William P. Leahy and Mayor Menino continue to support this cooperative effort between Boston College and representatives of Allston and Brighton.

The purpose of the awards is to supplement existing budgets of established organizations and agencies in order to promote a program or service for which financial support is not otherwise available. Consultants will not be funded. The Fund Committee also considers and makes awards to independent groups who present a worthy proposal or sponsor a worthwhile event.

Interested groups may apply for funding either during the fall cycle or the spring cycle.
Please Note:  Only one grant per group or agency will be awarded per year.     

A total of $28,486 was distributed among the following deserving community organizations for the Fall 2011 cycle $3000 Project Grant:

Boston Police Department, District 14: Boston Police - District 14/Brighton District Court: Community Service Worker Initiative
Charles River Conservancy: Publick Theatre Revitalization Project
Commonwheels Bicycle Co-Op: Bicycle Skills Workshops and Open Shop Nights
DEAF, Inc.: Neighborhood Beautification: Deaf Youth Community Service Project: Landscaping Project at DEAF, Inc.
Friends of the Honan Allston Branch Library: Learning and Using Braille at the Library
Friends of the Faneuil Branch Library: Explorations Tuesdays
Gardner Pilot Academy: Social Justice Read Aloud Initiative
Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, Open Door Ministry: Refrigerator Upgrade
Joseph M. Smith Community Health Center: Car Seat Safety Program
Oak Square YMCA: R.A.D. (Rape Agression Defense) Program & Free Community Indoor Rock Climbing
Veronica B. Smith Multi-Service Center: Veronica B. Smith Multi-Service Senior Center Improvement Initiative
West End House Boys & Girls Club: Academic Success Programs

$25,000 Beautification Grant  (Available once every two years)

This grant was created out of the money put aside during the past ten years for the Allston/Brighton-Boston College Community Fund. This award is granted every TWO years and is given for lasting physical improvement to a landscape/beautification project in a visible public location.

The Brighton Allston Improvement (BAIA) with the Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation as the fiscal agent was awarded the $25,000 Spring 2011 Beautification Grant for their Commonwealth Ave Improvement Project. 

The first recipient of this award was the Brighton Branch of the Boston Public Library in 2003 for their Landscaping Project.
In 2005, the Aberdeen & Reservoir Civic Association, Inc. (ARCA) received the award for their Cleveland Circle Early Action Item (EAI) Gateway Element Project.
In 2007, the West End House Boys & Girls Club of Allston-Brighton received the award for their Landscape Beautification Project.
In 2009, the Brighton Allston Improvement Association (BAIA) and Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation received awards for two projects: Installation of BigBelly Solar Trash Compactors in Allston/Brighton and Everett Street Greening Project.

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In January 2007, Allston Brighton/Boston College Community Fund Announced Three Additional Grants.
(One time grants only)

The Allston Brighton/Boston College Community Fund Committee has announced that three additional grants totaling $175,000 will be distributed in February, 2007.

Thanks to strong growth in the fund, which is provided to the community through Boston College, the additional grants will be distributed to local organizations or programs whose proposals best address youth-enrichment, civic-engagement and beautification projects in the Allston-Brighton community.

The winners for the three grants include:

$50,000 Beautification - Allston Village Main Streets for Allston Village Beautification
$50,000 Youth Enrichment - Oak Square/Allston-Brighton YMCA for the Community Teen Center
$75,000 Civic Engagement - Brighton-Allston 200, Inc. for the Brighton-Allston Bicentennial Celebration

We received a total of nineteen applications (eight for beautification, eight for youth development and three for civic engagement).