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Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
The Healey-Driscoll administration yesterday announced the opening of the fiscal 2026 round of the Seaport Economic Council grant program.
The program, administered by the Executive Office of Economic Development, provides funding to support working waterfronts, local tourism, coastal resiliency, and maritime innovation across Massachusetts’ coastal region.
In a prepared statement, Gov. Maura Healey said the program invests “in infrastructure, innovation and resiliency to help [coastal] communities succeed for generations to come.”
The Seaport Economic Council serves all 78 of the state’s coastal communities by making strategic investments in projects that grow and sustain the maritime economy.
The Executive Office of Economic Development updated the grant categories for this round to focus investment on projects that leverage local and regional economic opportunities and support innovation. Applicants are encouraged to propose projects that incorporate the deployment, testing and development of advanced technologies.
Applications will be accepted through the Seaport Economic Council grant program website for coastal infrastructure projects that are ready to begin in fiscal 2026. Applications are due by Sept. 10 at 11:59 p.m.
Over the past 10 years, the Seaport Economic Council has invested more than $93 million in the state’s coastal communities.