Improve resilience & adapt to climate change

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The Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) grant program created in 2017 as part of Executive Order 569 provides support for communities in Massachusetts to identify climate hazards, assess vulnerabilities, and develop action plans to improve resilience to climate change.

Announcements

New Environment & Climate One Stop (ECO One Stop) for MVP Action Grants – FY27 Expressions of Interest (EOI) Now Open!

We are excited to announce the launch of our new Environment & Climate One Stop (ECO One Stop). This year, the application for the MVP Action Grant will be a part of the ECO One Stop, a new initiative created to simplify the grant application process for climate and environmental resilience projects in Massachusetts. By consolidating multiple grant applications into one streamlined process, the ECO One Stop allows applicants to apply to multiple grants through a single application.

A key component of this new process is the optional, but highly recommended, Expression of Interest (EOI) period. Submitting an EOI 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.

Expression of Interest Form
Due: October 28th at 11:59 p.m.

If you have questions or need assistance, please contact ecoonestop@mass.gov.

MVP 2025 Fall Field Trip Series with Mass ECAN

Join us for a series of field trips showcasing wildlife and amazing climate adaptation work! This series is organized by Mass ECAN, the MVP Program, the Division of Ecological Restoration (DER), and local project partners.

Field Trip #1: Partnering with Beavers, Northampton, MA - October 15th (rain date October 16th), 10am-12pm. Join us at the former Pine Grove Golf Course in Northampton to see the re-wilding and partnering with beavers happening on site. We'll learn how beavers play a role in increasing resilience to flooding in river ecosystems and about related work at a neighboring golf course. We'll hear from local partners from the City of Northampton, Mass Audubon, The Trustees, and Fuss & O'Neill. Afterwards, we'll gather for an optional picnic and networking lunch.You must register to attend.
Field Trip #2: Fisheries, Belchertown, MA - October 15th (rain date October 16th), 2pm-4pm. Join us to explore fisheries in Belchertown with MassWildlife! On this trip, we will observe electrofishing, watch tag implantation, and learn about the systems used to track fish movements and population dynamics. We'll hear about challenges for coldwater stream and fish, such as brook trout, in a changing climate. Those with waders are welcome to get a closer look in the Swift River. You must register to attend.

Search MVP Planning and Action Grant Projects

Grant Map Viewer

Launch the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA) Climate Grant Viewer to see communities participating in both MVP Planning and MVP Action grants. You can search by grant type, award year, and more. There are also tabs for other grant programs offered through EOEEA that work to build local resilience.

EOEEA CLIMATE GRANT VIEWER

Learn About MVP Planning and Action Grants

MVP Grant Types

MVP 2.0 (Update to original MVP Planning Grant)

MVP 2.0 continues to support Massachusetts communities in increasing resilience to climate change by building off of and filling gaps from the original MVP Planning Grant (1.0) process. In particular, MVP 2.0 focuses on addressing root causes of social vulnerability and moving from planning to implementation. MVP 2.0 allows communities to revisit resilience priorities defined during their original planning process with the involvement of the wider community, and includes new training and guidance on strategies for building climate resilience, equity, and climate justice. This grant will help municipalities and communities convene a Core Team to co-develop and implement a project that builds community resilience, with guaranteed funding for implementation.

Learn more about MVP 2.0
MVP 2.0 Overview Two-Pager
Access the MVP 2.0 Process Guide

MVP Action Grant

The MVP Action Grant program is currently open to communities who have completed the original MVP Planning Grant (1.0) process (& applied to MVP Planning 2.0 if original process was completed in 2018 or earlier), along with federally-recognized and state-acknowledged Tribes and political subdivisions. The Action Grant program invests in local priorities that build climate resilience. Projects can range from a vulnerability assessment of a specific sector to an outreach and engagement campaign to constructing green infrastructure. We are looking for proactive adaptation projects that utilize best available climate change data and projections, that are rooted in natural systems as much as possible, and that center environmental justice and equity.

Learn about the Action Grant
Read about MVP core principles
Search MVP Action Grant project deliverables
Explore Transferable Tools from MVP Action Grants

MVP Original Planning Grant (1.0)

The original MVP Planning Grant offers funding to municipalities that wish to assess their vulnerability to and prepare for climate change impacts, build community resilience, and receive designation as an MVP Community. The Planning Grant process uses the Community Resilience Building framework to plan for the future. Currently, 99% of MA cities and towns have completed or are currently undertaking this process. MVP 2.0 is the update to this process.

MVP Grant Yearly Progress Report Form
Read MVP Planning Grant final reports by municipality
Find an MVP 1.0 certified provider - Not applicable to MVP 2.0 or Action Grants
Search climate data: ResilientMA maps and data center

Stay Up-To-Date on MVP

Stay Up-To-Date

The MVP team produces quarterly newsletters, publishes press releases with each grant announcement, and hosts webinars and trainings. Sign-up for our newsletter and email list to be alerted about new content.

MVP Quarterly Newsletter

Summer 2025

Spring 2025

Winter 2025

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MVP Press Releases

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $30 Million to Help Communities Prepare for Flooding, Heat Waves and Wildfires

$28.7 million in grants to help 54 Massachusetts communities prepare for increasingly extreme weather

RELEASE DATE: 9/15/2025 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $52 Million in Climate Resiliency Funding to Communities

Most Funding Ever Awarded through the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program

RELEASE DATE: 8/01/2024 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Healey-Driscoll Administration Releases First Round of Disaster Relief Funds to Municipalities

$7 million funding increase through MVP for communities impacted by inland-flooding events

RELEASE DATE: 1/20/2024 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Older Press Releases

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Healey-Driscoll Awards $31.5 Million in Climate Resiliency Funding to Communities RELEASE DATE: 8/30/2023

Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches New Climate Resiliency Program RELEASE DATE: 4/19/2023

Baker-Polito Administration Visits Reading MVP Project Site in Celebration of Climate Week RELEASE DATE: 9/21/2022

Baker-Polito Administration Awards Over $32 Million in Climate Change Funding to Cities and Towns RELEASE DATE: 8/30/2022

Baker-Polito Administration Awards MVP Planning Grants to 7 Municipalities RELEASE DATE: 2/15/2022

Baker-Polito Administration Awards $21 Million in Climate Change Funding to Cities and Towns RELEASE DATE: 8/31/2021

Baker-Polito Administration Awards $11.1 Million in Climate Change Funding to Cities and Towns RELEASE DATE: 9/15/2020

Baker-Polito Administration Awards $11.6 Million in Climate Change Funding to Cities and Towns RELEASE DATE: 2/05/2020

Baker-Polito Administration Awards $12 Million to Municipalities to Prepare for Climate Change RELEASE DATE: 6/19/2019

Baker-Polito Administration Awards $5 Million in Grants to Address Climate Change Impacts RELEASE DATE: 6/01/2018

Baker-Polito Administration Awards Climate Vulnerability Preparedness Funding to 82 Communities RELEASE DATE: 5/29/2018

Recent Webinars and Trainings

Environment & Climate (ECO) One Stop Informational Webinar - October 1st, 2025 (recording here)(slides here)

MVP FY25 Action Grant Pre-Request for Responses Webinar - March 7, 2024 (recording here)(slides here)

Natural Working Lands: Natural Climate Solutions & Municipal Opportunities – February 28, 2024 (recording here)(slides here)

Older Webinars

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Effectively Using ResilientMass Data & Project Tools - Key Tips from the Office of Climate Science - February 21, 2024

Equity In Climate Change Preparedness - February 14, 2024

MVP 2.0 Pilot FY24 Informational Webinar – April 12, 2023

MVP FY24 Action Grant Pre-Request for Responses Webinar - March 13, 2023

MVP Winter Webinar: Massachusetts Climate Change Assessment - February 2023

MVP Winter Webinar: Heat Waves in a Changed Climate - January 2023

Community-Based Problem Solving - January 2023

MVP FY23 Pre-Request for Responses Webinar - March 2022

Local and Regional Climate Adaptation Tools - January 2022

Building Trust and Community Partnerships - January 2022

Community Engagement & Environmental Justice Webinar - January 2021

Implementing Nature-Based Solutions Webinar Part 1 - January 2021

Implementing Nature-Based Solutions Webinar Part 2 - February 2021

Building Resilience Through Partnerships - February 2021

MVP Planning Grant Municipal Training Webinar Recording - January 2020

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MVP Toolkits

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Explore other Funding Opportunities for Resilience Projects

Other Funding

The MVP team started a database of funding opportunities available for projects. Search by keyword to narrow the search to those relevant to the project you have in mind or browse the full database for inspiration.

Click here to view our working funding database

Featured MVP Action Grant Projects & Resources

Featured Projects

Since 2018 the MVP program has awarded over 350 grants to cities and towns across Massachusetts to implement priority actions to build resilience through the MVP Action Grant program. Here we feature some of them. You can also check out innovative deliverables from MVP Action Grant projects that may be transferable to your municipality here.