The Details
What you need
The Regional Restoration Partnerships Program provides support to regional collaboratives such as watershed groups and regional governments and planning agencies who work with municipalities and other local partners to implement river and wetland restoration projects in Massachusetts.
For this opportunity, the Division of Ecological Restoration (DER), within the Department of Fish and Game, is interested in providing capacity-building funding to strengthen regional ecological restoration efforts through the designation as a DER-supported Regional Restoration Partnership.
An award will result in a Partnership designation to established collaboratives and associated FY2027 funding to support established collaboratives seeking to expand their capacity to lead and implement aquatic ecosystem restoration and nature-based climate resiliency projects across the Commonwealth.
The Request for Responses (RFR) is now open. Applications due April 3, 2026 at 5pm EST. Information also available on COMMBUYS.
How to apply
- Expression of Interest (EOI): Closed 2/6/2026, 5 pm EST.
- The Request for Responses (RFR) is now open. The Question and Answer closed March 16, 2026 5pm EST. See responses here. The Application period will be open until April 3, 2026 at 5pm EST. Submit your application here.
- Information also available on COMMBUYS.
More info
- Watch the Partnerships Program webinar
- Learn more about ecological restoration at Society for Ecological Restoration International Primer on Ecological Restoration