The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) and CZM are currently seeking proposals for the Coastal Resilience Grant Program.
Donor Name: Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA)
State: Massachusetts
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/20/2026
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Coastal Resilience Grant Program provides funding and technical assistance to municipalities and nonprofits to advance innovative local and regional efforts to address coastal flooding, erosion, and sea level rise impacts through communication and public outreach initiatives, vulnerability assessments, planning activities, engineering projects, and natural storm damage protection.
Funding Information
Applicants may request up to $2,000,000 in funding per project.
Eligibility Criteria
The Coastal Resilience Grant Program is open to the 78 municipalities located within the Massachusetts coastal zone, Certified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, and Massachusetts Tribal Governments.
Eligible Coastal Resilience Grant projects must advance one or more of the following climate adaptation actions:
- Vulnerability and Risk Assessments – Projects that evaluate vulnerable community facilities and infrastructure or conduct regional vulnerability assessments that align with Resilient Coasts using best available techniques, data, and climate projections (e.g., sea level rise and precipitation). Vulnerability assessments should build on Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) and other assessments and set the stage for implementation of actions. Assessments that include natural resources and socioeconomic impacts are encouraged. ECO One Stop Project Type: “Other”
- Public Outreach – Projects that develop local and regional support for the implementation of proactive resilience actions. Projects may increase community or regional understanding of coastal storm and sea level rise impacts, raise public awareness of proactive shoreline management approaches, and build effective partnerships to develop and maintain support for the implementation of proactive actions. Projects that develop effective outreach and communication strategies, tools, resources, and transferable products that are accessible to all residents are encouraged. ECO One Stop Project Type: “Social Resilience, Education, Capacity-Building, and Outreach”
- Proactive Planning – Projects to develop, amend, and implement community and regional resilience plans, local ordinances, bylaws, standards, zoning, and other planning tools to reduce exposure of existing and future development and infrastructure to coastal storm damages and climate impacts. Projects that facilitate relocation of vulnerable development and infrastructure and reduce future development in coastal high-hazard areas are highly encouraged. Projects that involve robust public outreach with community members, businesses, and other stakeholders, and result in formal local adoption are most competitive. ECO One Stop Project Types: “Regulatory Updates,” “Land Use Planning,” or “Relocation or Retrofit of Critical Infrastructure”
- Retrofit and Relocation – Engineering and construction projects that adapt vulnerable community facilities and infrastructure to reduce long-term coastal flooding and erosion impacts due to higher tides, greater storm surges, and more intense precipitation. Eligible facilities and infrastructure include, but are not limited to, seawalls, port and harbor infrastructure, wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, and critical roadways/evacuation routes and associated infrastructure (e.g., culverts). Projects that proactively relocate vulnerable community facilities and infrastructure outside of hazardous areas, restore coastal resources, and provide other public benefits at the site are strongly encouraged. ECO One Stop Project Types: “Relocation or Retrofit of Critical Infrastructure,” “Seawall Upgrade,” “Seawall Removal,” or “Culvert or Small Bridge Upgrades, Replacement, or Removal”
- Shoreline Restoration – Projects that evaluate suitability, design, permit, construct, and/or monitor non-structural approaches that restore or enhance natural systems to provide erosion and flood protection services provided by public beaches, dunes, coastal banks, salt marshes, shellfish, and other habitat types. Projects must be on publicly accessibly property and specifically address current erosion and flooding impacts of public facilities and infrastructure and be able to adapt as sea level rises (e.g., build up or shift landward). ECO One Stop Project Type: “Wetland Restoration or Enhancement”
For more information, visit EEA.
