Who is a member?
Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
The Healey-Driscoll administration on Sept. 15 announced $28.7 million in Massachusetts Vulnerability Preparedness grants to bolster climate resilience efforts in Massachusetts communities.
Rural and small towns received $11.1 million during the 2025 MVP grant cycle, following efforts by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs to increase program participation among those communities.
The MVP program aims to bolster local efforts to respond to both short- and long-term impacts of climate change by pairing local expertise and knowledge with funding and technical assistance from the state. The program has funded more than 500 projects across the Commonwealth since 2017.
MVP grants give communities the capacity to prepare before disasters arrive, Gov. Maura Healey said in a prepared statement.
“Preparation is the most affordable, effective way to protect people and avoid much higher costs down the road,” she said.
Grant funding in this year’s cycle supports improvements like rebuilding parks to include more shaded spaces for cooling off, protecting wetlands to reduce neighborhood flooding, and locating more affordable housing on higher ground.
A total of 54 communities, tribes, and planning commissions received MVP awards, with award amounts ranging from $50,000 to nearly $2.7 million.
Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper said in a prepared statement that more communities are embracing their role in mitigating climate impacts.
“These grants support that work by funding practical, local solutions,” she said.
The MVP program is a component of ResilientMass, the statewide climate adaptation plan to reduce risk and strengthen communities in the face of climate change impacts.
In an effort to streamline the grant application process for resilience projects, the next round of MVP grants will be incorporated into a new Environment and Climate One Stop. The unified application process will allow applicants to access multiple funding opportunities for climate resilience and restoration projects.
More information is available on the Climate One Stop webpage: mass.gov/environment-climate-one-stop. Interested communities may submit expressions of interest for new projects through Oct. 28.