Who is a member?
Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs has launched an Environment and Climate One Stop portal to simplify the grant application process for climate and environmental resilience projects in Massachusetts.
By consolidating multiple grant applications into one streamlined process, the new “ECO One Stop” allows applicants to apply to multiple grants through a single application.
The application for the popular Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Action Grants is part of ECO One Stop, along with the following programs:
• Coastal Resilience
• Coastal Habitat and Water Quality
• Cooling Corridors
• Planning Assistance
• Dam and Seawall Repair or Removal
• Culvert Replacement Municipal Assistance and Training
The MVP Planning 2.0 grant is not part of ECO One Stop and will continue to be a separate application process.
A key component of the new process is an optional, but highly recommended, Expression of Interest period, which allows applicants to provide a summary of their project idea and receive early feedback from relevant grant program staff before the formal application period begins in early 2026. (The latest EOI process was closed on Oct. 28.) Potential applicants can submit up to four EOIs.
The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs held a webinar on the ECO One Stop process, which is available on the program’s webpage. An FAQ document is also online.
The office will hold an additional set of webinars in January, just before ECO One Stop releases a Request for Responses on COMMBUYS and opens for formal applications. (Webinar registration information will be available once the dates are set.)