The MassDEP Reduce, Reuse, Repair Micro-Grant program provides grants to eligible for-profit and non-profit organizations, regional authorities, municipalities, and schools/colleges for short-term reuse and repair projects.
Donor Name: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)
State: Massachusetts
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement
Deadline: 05/15/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Goals
Goals of this grant program:
- Increase access, interest, and participation in reuse and repair
- Build sustainable infrastructure that supports widespread adoption of reuse and repair in Massachusetts.
- Encourage innovation through testing or expanding new approaches, systems, or technologies that help achieve the first two goals.
Funding Information
Individual Micro-Grants have a minimum award value of $3,000 and a maximum value of $10,000, with a total available budget of up to $200,000. MassDEP reserves the right to award more or less than the full budget available for this program.
Eligible Expenses
Grant funds must be used for costs associated with implementing the proposed project such as:
- Equipment/tools/software.
- Event promotion/marketing (must be specific to the new project).
- Event space rental fees.
- Employment of temporary workers for a specified and finite period (i.e., consultants, contractors, paid interns, and specialists).
Eligibility Criteria
- An organization or business (for-profit or non-profit) properly licensed to do business in Massachusetts.
- A regional entity, such as a solid waste management district, solid waste/recycling cooperative or regional planning authority, that is recognized as a governmental body under Mass General Laws.
- An individual Massachusetts city or town, or one acting as the lead for a multi-town regional initiative.
- Pre-K-12 schools, colleges and universities, both public and private.
For more information, visit MassDEP.
