Funding through the Neighborhood Improvement Fund (NIF) Grant is now available through Boston College for 2026
Nov 12, 2026
As part of a package of public benefits approved in 2013 and memorialized in a Cooperation Agreement with the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) dated August 7, 2014, Boston College will provide $2,564,000 to projects that enhance the public realm and for which public sources of financing may be unavailable or inadequate. Projects may include improvements in public parks and open space, neighborhood beautification, transportation and roadway improvements, public safety projects and public art. Projects should be of broad public benefit to the Allston-Brighton neighborhood, with particular emphasis on the areas of Brighton closest to Boston College (e.g. Lake Street, Foster Street, Cleveland Circle, Commonwealth Avenue, Brighton Center). Applicants will be expected to garner and demonstrate broad community support for their projects as part of the application and review process.
Applications and supporting materials can be found on the BC IMP webpage, and must be submitted by 5:00 P.M. on January 11, 2027. Please email applications in .pdf format to Jeanne Levesque, Director of Government Relations in the Office of Governmental & Community Affairs at [email protected] or mail/drop application off in an envelope marked: 2023 NIF Grant at Boston College, Office of Governmental & Community Affairs, Hopkins House, 116 College Road, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.
Submissions will not be accepted if emailed, postmarked or delivered after the deadline on January 11, 2027.