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MA Climate Change Clearinghouse Official websites use . mass. gov Secure websites use HTTPS certificate Climate Change Clearinghouse for the Commonwealth Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program Supporting Massachusetts cities and towns as they build resilience to climate change.
Improve resilience & adapt to climate change The Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) grant program created in 2017 as part of Executive Order 569 provides support for communities in Massachusetts to identify climate hazards, assess vulnerabilities, and develop action plans to improve resilience to climate change. This page is being retired. Please visit the updated MVP Homepage on mass.
gov for the latest program updates and information. Search MVP Planning and Action Grant Projects Launch the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA) Climate Grant Viewer to see communities participating in both MVP Planning and MVP Action grants. You can search by grant type, award year, and more.
There are also tabs for other grant programs offered through EOEEA that work to build local resilience. Learn About MVP Planning and Action Grants MVP 2. 0 (Update to original MVP Planning Grant) MVP 2.
0 continues to support Massachusetts communities in increasing resilience to climate change by building off of and filling gaps from the original MVP Planning Grant (1. 0) process. In particular, MVP 2.
0 focuses on addressing root causes of social vulnerability and moving from planning to implementation. MVP 2. 0 allows communities to revisit resilience priorities defined during their original planning process with the involvement of the wider community, and includes new training and guidance on strategies for building climate resilience, equity, and climate justice.
This grant will help municipalities and communities convene a Core Team to co-develop and implement a project that builds community resilience, with guaranteed funding for implementation. MVP 2. 0 Overview Two-Pager Access the MVP 2.
0 Process Guide The MVP Action Grant program is currently open to communities who have completed the original MVP Planning Grant (1. 0) process (& applied to MVP Planning 2. 0 if original process was completed in 2018 or earlier), along with federally-recognized and state-acknowledged Tribes and political subdivisions.
The Action Grant program invests in local priorities that build climate resilience. Projects can range from a vulnerability assessment of a specific sector to an outreach and engagement campaign to constructing green infrastructure.
We are looking for proactive adaptation projects that utilize best available climate change data and projections , that are rooted in natural systems as much as possible, and that center environmental justice and equity. Learn about the Action Grant Read about MVP core principles Search MVP Action Grant project deliverables Explore Transferable Tools from MVP Action Grants MVP Original Planning Grant (1.
0) The original MVP Planning Grant offers funding to municipalities that wish to assess their vulnerability to and prepare for climate change impacts, build community resilience, and receive designation as an MVP Community. The Planning Grant process uses the Community Resilience Building framework to plan for the future. Currently, 99% of MA cities and towns have completed or are currently undertaking this process.
MVP 2. 0 is the update to this process. MVP Grant Yearly Progress Report Form Read MVP Planning Grant final reports by municipality Find an MVP 1.
0 certified provider - Not applicable to MVP 2. 0 or Action Grants Search climate data: ResilientMA maps and data center Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $30 Million to Help Communities Prepare for Flooding, Heat Waves and Wildfires $28.
7 million in grants to help 54 Massachusetts communities prepare for increasingly extreme weather Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $52 Million in Climate Resiliency Funding to Communities Most Funding Ever Awarded through the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Healey-Driscoll Administration Releases First Round of Disaster Relief Funds to Municipalities $7 million funding increase through MVP for communities impacted by inland-flooding events Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Healey-Driscoll Awards $31.
5 Million in Climate Resiliency Funding to Communities Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches New Climate Resiliency Program Baker-Polito Administration Visits Reading MVP Project Site in Celebration of Climate Week Baker-Polito Administration Awards Over $32 Million in Climate Change Funding to Cities and Towns Baker-Polito Administration Awards MVP Planning Grants to 7 Municipalities Baker-Polito Administration Awards $21 Million in Climate Change Funding to Cities and Towns Baker-Polito Administration Awards $11.
1 Million in Climate Change Funding to Cities and Towns Baker-Polito Administration Awards $11.
6 Million in Climate Change Funding to Cities and Towns Baker-Polito Administration Awards $12 Million to Municipalities to Prepare for Climate Change Baker-Polito Administration Awards $5 Million in Grants to Address Climate Change Impacts Baker-Polito Administration Awards Climate Vulnerability Preparedness Funding to 82 Communities Recent Webinars and Trainings Environment & Climate (ECO) One Stop Informational Webinar - October 1st, 2025 (recording here) (slides here) MVP FY25 Action Grant Pre-Request for Responses Webinar - March 7, 2024 (recording here) (slides here) Natural Working Lands: Natural Climate Solutions & Municipal Opportunities – February 28, 2024 (recording here) (slides here) Effectively Using ResilientMass Data & Project Tools - Key Tips from the Office of Climate Science - February 21, 2024 Equity In Climate Change Preparedness - February 14, 2024 MVP 2.
0 Pilot FY24 Informational Webinar – April 12, 2023 MVP FY24 Action Grant Pre-Request for Responses Webinar - March 13, 2023 MVP Winter Webinar: Massachusetts Climate Change Assessment - February 2023 MVP Winter Webinar: Heat Waves in a Changed Climate - January 2023 Community-Based Problem Solving - January 2023 MVP FY23 Pre-Request for Responses Webinar - March 2022 Local and Regional Climate Adaptation Tools - January 2022 Building Trust and Community Partnerships - January 2022 Community Engagement & Environmental Justice Webinar - January 2021 Implementing Nature-Based Solutions Webinar Part 1 - January 2021 Implementing Nature-Based Solutions Webinar Part 2 - February 2021 Building Resilience Through Partnerships - February 2021 MVP Planning Grant Municipal Training Webinar Recording - January 2020 The MVP toolkits are temporarily unavailable while we work on updating their content.
Click here to view our working funding database Featured MVP Action Grant Projects & Resources Since 2018 the MVP program has awarded over 350 grants to cities and towns across Massachusetts to implement priority actions to build resilience through the MVP Action Grant program. Here we feature some of them. You can also check out innovative deliverables from MVP Action Grant projects that may be transferable to your municipality here .
MVP Action Grant Featured Projects Athol- Greening Lord Pond Plaza (Link to case study) Pepperell- Sucker Brook Continuity Restoration (Link to case study) Everett- Island End River (IER) Flood Resilience (Link to case study) Ipswich- Ipswich River Sewer Interceptor Bank Biostabilization (Link to case study) Banner photo: Adam Soule for Falmouth FY19 MVP Action Grant Project: Coonamessett River Restoration Kara Runsten , MVP Program Director E: kara.
runsten@mass. gov | P: (617) 312-1594 Marissa Robertson , MVP Program Deputy Director E: marissa. robertson2@mass.
gov | P: (617) 352-0186 Courtney Rocha , MVP Southeast Regional Coordinator E: courtney. rocha@mass. gov | P: (617) 877-3072 Michelle Rowden , MVP Northeast Regional Coordinator E: michelle.
rowden@mass. gov | P: (857) 343-0097 Carolyn Norkiewicz , MVP Greater Boston Regional Coordinator E: carolyn. m.
norkiewicz@mass. gov | P: (617) 894-7128 Hillary King , MVP Central Regional Coordinator E: hillary. king@mass.
gov | P: (617) 655-3913 Andrew Smith , MVP Greater Connecticut River Valley Regional Coordinator E: andrew. b. smith@mass.
gov | P: (617) 655-3874 Emma Sass , MVP Berkshires & Hilltowns Regional Coordinator E: emma. m. sass@mass.
gov | P: (857) 283-7597 Sula Watermulder , GIS Specialist E: sula. watermulder2@mass. gov | P: (857) 276-0414 Elder González Trejo , MVP Program Coordinator E: elder.
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Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities (PARC) Grant Program is a grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs that funds the acquisition and development of public parkland and outdoor recreational facilities. Eligible applicants include Massachusetts cities of any size and towns with 35,000 or more year-round residents that have an established park or recreation commission and an approved Open Space and Recreation Plan. Smaller communities may qualify under small town, regional, or statewide provisions. Awards reach up to $425,000, with a deadline of July 8, 2025. The program supports community green space, conservation, and recreational access across the Commonwealth.
Local Acquisitions for Natural Diversity (LAND) Grant Program is sponsored by Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA). Helps cities and towns acquire land for conservation and passive recreation purposes. The grants reimburse a portion of the cost for cities and towns for the acquisition of land in fee or for a conservation restriction.
The PARC (Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities) Grant is a grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs that funds municipalities seeking to acquire parkland, build new parks, or renovate existing parks. The program supports outdoor recreation infrastructure and open space preservation throughout Massachusetts communities. Eligible applicants are municipalities only, which must have a Municipal Open Space and Recreation Plan and submit applications through the EEA Grant Management System. Matching funds are required. Awards are up to $500,000. The application deadline for the FY27 grant round is July 9, 2026.
EPA is seeking insightful, expert, and cost-effective applications from eligible applicants to provide the Chesapeake Bay Program’s non-federal partners with technical analysis and programmatic evaluation support related to water quality modeling and monitoring and spatial systems to manage, analyze, and map environmental data. The project assists the partners in meeting their restoration and protection goals and in increasing the transfer of scientific understanding to the Chesapeake Bay Program modeling, monitoring, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) activities. The recipient will support modeling, monitoring, and GIS programs needed to explain and communicate the health of and changes in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R3-CBP-23-18. Assistance Listing: 66.466. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ENV. Award Amount: Up to $5.3M per award.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA SBIR Phase I Solicitation invites small businesses to submit proposals for projects addressing critical environmental challenges. Awards are for six months to demonstrate proof of concept. Key focus areas include Clean and Safe Water, Air Quality and Climate, Homeland Security, Circular Economy/Sustainable Materials, and Safer Chemicals.
Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CCGP) is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Community Change Grants Program funds projects that provide meaningful improvements to the environmental, climate, and resilience conditions affecting disadvantaged communities. While broadly focused on environmental and climate justice, projects can include aspects that relate to community health and well-being through addressing environmental health risks. The program aims to fund community-driven pollution and climate resiliency solutions and strengthen communities' decision-making power. Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.