The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) is now accepting applications for its 2024 Landscape Partnership Grant Program.
Donor Name: Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA)
State: Massachusetts
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/18/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
This program advances the large-scale connectivity of conservation lands that is necessary to sustain the integrity and resilience of ecosystems and the viability of local farm and forest economies. Its purpose is to facilitate complex large-acreage projects, leverage state financial investments, expand partnerships among federal, state, municipal, and non-profit entities, enhance the stewardship of conservation land, and expand public outdoor recreational opportunities. The program provides funding to assist municipal, state, federal, and non-profit partners, acting in cooperation, in acquiring interests in lands suitable for conservation purposes, including undeveloped lands, farms and forests, water supply lands, unique ecosystems, rare species habitats, and restored lands. The grant is intended to enable projects that stretch beyond the scope of other state land grant programs. The 2024 Landscape Partnership Grant Program also supports Governor Healey’s climate and clean energy goals by accelerating land conservation, including investing in forest conservation to achieve important natural climate solutions.
Funding Information
Maximum Award: $1,250,000.
Grant Period
The contract period will begin on the date of contract execution or a specified later date. Multiple contracts may be awarded under a single application, to multiple project partners, upon determination of the review committee. Contracts issued pursuant to this bid must expend 100% of costs associated with the approved project on or before the end of fiscal year (FY) 24 (June 30, 2024), FY 25 (June 30, 2025), and/or FY 26 (June 30, 2026) per contract terms.
Eligible Projects
Eligible projects include:
- Purchase of land in fee simple for conservation, forestry, agriculture, or water supply protection.
- Purchase of a Conservation Restriction.
- Purchase of an Agricultural Preservation Restriction.
- Purchase of a Watershed Preservation Restriction.
Geographical Areas
Berkshire, Franklin, Worcester, Hampden, Bristol, Hampshire, Plymouth, Essex, Barnstable, Dukes, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Suffolk.
Eligibility Criteria
Applications must be submitted jointly by two or more of the following groups:
- Municipality
- Non-profit, non-municipal public water supplier
- Non-profit 501(c)(3) organization
- Government agency.
For more information, visit EEA.
