The Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program announced the availability of $211,605 in grant funds for the FY23 Buzzards Bay Watershed Municipal Mini-grant Program. The announcement has been posted on the COMMBUYS website. We are seeking proposals from municipalities for projects that help meet the NEP’s goals to protect and restore water quality and living resources in Buzzards Bay and its surrounding watershed and implement a recommendation or recommendations in the Buzzards Bay Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. Eligible municipalities may submit any number of applications per grant category, and they may receive more than one grant; however, no single grant award may exceed $70,000, and no municipality may be awarded more than $140,000 cumulatively.

All projects must be located within the Buzzards Bay watershed. Municipalities with projects located in one or more Environmental Justice (EJ) Populations, as defined in the EEA EJ Policy, are strongly encouraged to apply under this grant opportunity provided they meet the eligibility criteria under this section.

Proposals must be submitted electronically and are due Tuesday, September 27, 2022, by 4:00 PM.  Applicants must provide a non-federal match that will equal or exceed 33 percent of requested grant funds (i.e., 25 percent of total project costs). Contracts are expected to begin November 1, 2022, and last for approximately one year.

For more information, go to our NEP funding page.