The following links (opened in a new window) will give a wide range of other funding opportunities for state and federal grant programs.
The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management Jobs and Grants page lists all active grant opportunities from Massachusetts CZM.
The U.S. EPA Region 1’s Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program.
National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program.
Gulf of Maine Council Community-based Habitat Restoration Program.
The Gulf of Maine Council has funded restoration projects in Buzzards Bay in the past.
NOAA’s Habitat Restoration Center’s Grant Program. Applications generally due in May. This has been a good source of funds for herring restoration projects in Buzzards Bay.
Massachusetts CZM Coastal Resilience Grants.
Visit MA DEP Grants & Financial Assistance page for Watersheds & Water Quality projects.
EPA’s Grant Programs
If you ever apply for an EPA grant, you should visit the EPA Grants Award Process Webinars page has useful information about how to apply for EPA grants, which now must be applied for online.
EPA’s water finance clearinghouse
Massachusetts State Procurement Website (CommBuys).
Includes all state service solicitations, including state grant programs. Click on “Open Solicitations.”
Massachusetts DEP’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund.
US Fish and Wildlife Grants Page.
National Park Service Land and Water Grants
National Wildlife Federation Grants.
US EPA’s New England Healthy Urban Communities
New England Grassroots Environment Fund.
This small grant program is designed to foster and give voice to grassroots environmental initiatives in the six New England states. Grants of up to $2500 are provided to fuel civic engagement, local activism, and social change.
Massachusetts DEP Municipal Recycling Grants.
For municipalities that have an interest in recycling, composting, hazardous waste (solid waste reduction) technical assistance grants and/or recycling and related equipment grants etc.
US EPA’s Region I (New England) grant page.
Region 1 Education Grant program, fall deadline.
Mass Environmental Trust funding opportunities
Municipalities around Buzzards Bay are eligible to receive funds under certain MET programs. This is a link to a MET page that has more information.
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Grants
Grant Writing Resources
Catalog of Domestic Federal Assistance Grant Writing Assistance