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Reduce, Reuse, Repair Micro-Grants is a grant from MassDEP's Sustainable Materials Recovery Program that funds Massachusetts municipalities implementing waste reduction projects focused on donation, reuse, and repair. Award amounts range from $3,000 to $10,000. Eligible projects include community swap events, repair cafés, tool libraries, and clothing exchange programs that divert materials from the waste stream.
Recycling and composting projects are explicitly excluded from this micro-grant category. Only Massachusetts municipal governments are eligible to apply. The application deadline is May 15, 2026.
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Waste and recycling grants available to municipalities - Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA) Public Works, Energy and Utilities Waste and recycling grants available to municipalities Home → News → Public Works, Energy and Utilities --> The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has opened the application period for several grant programs to help municipal governments with solid waste and recycling needs.
The Sustainable Materials Recovery Program is offering various grants this spring intended to support local recycling, composting, reuse, and related programs.
These grants include: • Food Waste Collection Carts • Pay-As-You-Throw Program Funds • Recycling Dividends Program • Regional Small-Scale Initiatives • Waste Reduction/Organics Capacity/Permanent HHW Facility Project Proposals MassDEP grant administrators will accept grant-related questions only through an online submission form . The deadline to submit questions is May 5 at 5 p. m.
, and official responses will be available on the SMRP Grant webpage no later than May 12. The MassDEP held a webinar on April 8 to help communities apply for SMRP Municipal Grants, and the recording is available via the SMRP Grant webpage . The deadline to submit grant applications is June 2.
Click here for more information and to submit an SMRP application. Reduce, Reuse, Repair Micro-Grants Municipalities may apply for Reduce, Reuse, Repair Micro-Grants, which range from $3,000 to $10,000 for projects that reduce waste in Massachusetts through donation, sharing, rescue, reuse and/or repair. Projects may take up to one year to complete.
Recycling and composting projects are not eligible. MassDEP has created comprehensive guidelines for these grants, including project ideas, evaluation criteria, eligible uses of funds, and more. Visit the program web page for more information or submit questions to Leah Kelleher at [email protected] by April 29.
The deadline to apply for the micro-grants is May 15 at 5 p. m. Economic and Community Development Public Works, Energy and Utilities The MBLC awards $29 million in library construction grants State awards $7 million in loans for clean water projects Regulations published for Starter Home Zoning Districts program
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Massachusetts municipalities; eligible projects focus on waste reduction through donation, reuse, and repair initiatives — recycling and composting projects are excluded. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $3,000 to $10,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is May 15, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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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.