Jobs
NEW: Seeking a new Director for the Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program - The Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program (BBNEP), housed within CZM, is a federally funded, science-based partnership dedicated to protecting and restoring the water quality and ecological health of Buzzards Bay and its watershed. Working collaboratively with municipalities, nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, and state and federal partners, BBNEP provides funding, technical assistance, and strategic leadership to advance water quality improvement, habitat restoration, and coastal resilience initiatives throughout the region.
BBNEP is seeking a self-directed, goal-oriented, and strategically minded Director who can continue the NEP’s growth by maintaining productive partnerships with local municipalities, community partners including the Buzzards Bay Coalition, the Buzzards Bay Action Committee, local institutions of higher education, state agency partners, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), while forming new collaborations to advance the program’s mission.
The Director will provide strategic leadership and overall management for BBNEP and will be responsible for overseeing program operations, budget and fiscal management, staff supervision, partnership development, and implementation of the Buzzards Bay Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. For further details, see the job posting.
Also, see the links below for other state and coastal-related opportunities.
- Finding a Job - Provides links to job resources in Massachusetts.
- CZ-Tip - Internship/Job-Search Resources: Get into the Blue - Includesinformation on internships, fellowships, and jobs in coastal and ocean fields.
Grants
Grants Management System - All CZM grant programs are now part of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Grants Management System (GMS), which is designed to streamline the grants process. To access the GMS, grant applicants must create a username and password and have their profile validated, which could take several days to complete. See EEA’s Grants Management System web page for details.
Open Requests for Responses (RFRs)
There currently are no open RFRs for CZM grant programs.
Upcoming RFRs
There currently are no upcoming RFRs for CZM grant programs.
Other Grant Opportunities
See the Community Grant Finder (a central location to learn about state grant opportunities for cities and towns) and COMMBUYS (the Commonwealth's electronic procurement system) for other state opportunities.
CZM Grant Programs
- Coastal Resilience Grant Program - These CZM-administered grants to municipalities and nonprofit organizations 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.
- Coastal Habitat and Water Quality (CHWQ) Grants - These grants provide financial resources for projects that assess and treat stormwater pollution and advance habitat restoration and comprehensive restoration planning. The former Coastal Pollution Remediation (CPR) Grants have been merged into the CHWQ Grants.
- CZM Grant Viewer - This interactive map covers grants awarded from 2014 to present through CZM’s Coastal Resilience, Coastal Habitat and Water Quality, and former Coastal Pollutant Remediation grant programs. Pop-up boxes provide details on each grant award and information can be sorted by grant program, category (such as construction type, design & permitting, habitat restoration, and more), and year that mapped data are available.
- Grant Programs of the National Estuary Programs (NEPs)
- Buzzards Bay Grants - These grants, administered by the Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program (BBNEP), provide funding to implement recommendations in the Buzzards Bay Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan to protect and restore water quality and living resources in Buzzards Bay and its surrounding watershed.
- MassBays Healthy Estuaries Grant Program - These grants, administered by the MassBays National Estuary Partnership (MassBays), provide small grants to nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, and municipalities for projects that advance the goals of the MassBays Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan.
Other State Coastal-Related Grants
- Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Office of Grants and Technical Assistance - This website includes links to some of the major grant programs offered through EEA, along with links to other state and federal funding sources.
- Available Funding for Stormwater Projects - This table provides descriptions and links to additional information on federal and state grant and loan programs that fund stormwater and water quality projects in Massachusetts.
- Funding Opportunities for Coastal Managers - This page provides descriptions of and links to grants offered through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office for Coastal Management.
- COMMBUYS - The Commonwealth of Massachusetts electronic procurement system - This site is the official procurement record system for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Executive Departments. All Requests for Responses are posted to this site.