Community Grants
Apply for a Grant Today
We are now accepting grant applications from community groups and small businesses interested in reducing toxic chemical use. You can download the application in the upper right hand corner of this page. The deadline for applications is June 29, 2012 at noon.
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What TURI Funds
The Toxics Use Reduction Institute awards grants to community organizations, municipal departments and small businesses to encourage people to switch to safer alternatives or methods. We fund trainings, workshops, material development and the purchase of safer products.
Be Inspired
Find out what this year's grantees are doing to make the Commonwealth a safer place to live and work. Grant recipients include the Brazilian Women's Group, Montachusett Opportunity Council, Norfolk County 7 and the Pioneer Valley Commission. Read the press release for more details about the projects.
Visit our Library of Past Projects page to read about all TURI-funded projects that have made a difference to public health and the environment in Massachusetts. We encourage grant recipients to replicate and build upon past projects. So check out the many projects about green cleaning, organic lawn care and more to develop your ideas for funding.
Interviews with Past Grant Recipients
Click on the videos on the right to hear from three of our past grantees:
- Tiffany Skogstrom, Boston Public Health Commission - safer products for auto shops
- Heloisa Maria Galvao, Brazilian Womens' Group - green cleaning products for house cleaners and the public
- Lynn Rose - green cleaning, disinfection; green cosmetology
