Climate Smart Agriculture Program (CSAP)
The Climate Smart Agriculture Program links MDAR's water, climate, energy, composting, and food safety grants into one streamlined application. This includes the Agricultural Climate Resiliency & Efficiencies ("ACRE") Program, the Agricultural Environmental Enhancement Program ("AEEP"), the Agricultural Energy Program ("ENER"), the Agricultural Food Safety Improvement Program ("AFSIP"), and the Agricultural Composting Improvement Program ("ACIP"). By bringing these grant categories under one program, MDAR is seeking to simplify the application process and increase accessibility to funding opportunities. This program continues the goals of the individual grants by implementing projects that help the agricultural sector adapt to climate change, mitigate climate change, reducing or preventing impacts to natural resources that may result from agricultural practices, improve energy efficiency and facilitate adoption of alternative clean energy technologies, improve on-farm food safety, and facilitate composting best management practices .
For more information, visit the CSAP Program webpage.
Agricultural Climate Resiliency & Efficiencies (ACRE) Program
This grant program is for the implementation of projects that help the agricultural sector adapt to climate change, mitigate climate change, improve economic resiliency, and advance general goals identified in the Massachusetts Local Action Food Plan.
For more information, visit the ACRE Program webpage.
*Please see the Climate Smart Agriculture Program to apply to this program.
Agricultural Environmental Enhancement Program (AEEP)
This grant program is for the implementation of agricultural conservation practices that reduce or prevent negative impacts to the Commonwealth's natural resources that may result from agricultural practices, while maintaining sustainability and productivity of the agricultural operation.
For more information, visit the AEEP Program webpage.
*Please see the Climate Smart Agriculture Program to apply to this program.
Agricultural Energy Grant Program
This grant program is for the implementation of agricultural projects that improve energy efficiency and facilitate adoption of alternative clean energy technologies.
For more information, visit the ENER Program webpage.
*Please see the Climate Smart Agriculture Program to apply to this program.
Agricultural Food Safety Improvement Program (AFSIP)
This grant program is for the implementation of practices that prevent or reduce food safety risks for produce or aquaculture operations, meet regulatory requirements, and improve market access.
For more information, visit the AFSIP webpage.
*Please see the Climate Smart Agriculture Program to apply to this program.