Who is a member?
Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
The Healey-Driscoll Administration on Oct. 23 announced $559,000 in grants to support community green spaces and remove concrete and asphalt in Gateway Cities across Massachusetts.
The funding is allocated via the Greening the Gateway Cities Program.
A total of $370,800 will be allocated through the Gateway Cities Program Implementation Grant Program, which provides funding to municipalities and nonprofit organizations for the planting and care of trees, removing impervious surfaces, and enhancing the urban tree canopy.
An additional $188,747 will go to seven projects under the Gateway Cities Non-Profit Partnership Grant Program, focusing on grassroots outreach to ensure more trees are planted where they’re needed most.
The Greening the Gateway Cities Program is a collaborative effort between the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Urban and Community Forestry Program, and local governments and community organizations. The program supports tree planting in urban neighborhoods, improved air quality, reduced energy costs, flood prevention flooding, and mitigating heat impacts during warm months.
Program implementation grants ranging from $34,800 to $100,000 were awarded to the cities of Everett, Salem and Springfield, as well as One Holyoke and Saint Bernard’s High School in Fitchburg.
Non-Profit Partnership grants ranging from $26,901 to $60,000 were awarded to Growing Places (Leominster and Fitchburg), Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust, Salem Sound Coastwatch, Revitalize CDC (Chicopee and Holyoke), and Wildlands Trust (Taunton).