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Drinking Water Supply Protection Grant Program

Find details on this grant program. Learn what types of projects are eligible, and figure out if your organization is eligible to apply.

FY23 Grant Round Now Closed.

Overview

The DWSP grant program provides financial assistance to public water systems and municipal water departments for the purchase of land or interests in land for the following purposes: 1) protection of existing DEP-approved public drinking water supplies; 2) protection of planned future public drinking water supplies; or 3) groundwater recharge. It is a reimbursement program.

Grant Details

  • Maximum award: $350,000
  • Reimbursement rate: 60%

  • Grant bid release date: December 2, 2022

  • Grant deadline: March 10, 2023 at 3:00 PM

DWSP Grant Links

For more information on public drinking water supplies in Massachusetts, go to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP): Drinking Water

Contact Information

For more information, you can contact:

Vanessa Farny - Division of Conservation Services

(857) 330-1978

vanessa.farny@mass.gov

Additional Resources

FY23 DWSP Bid Doc (English, PDF 513.02 KB)
FY23 Drinking Water Supply Protection Information Session Questions and Answers (English, PDF 101.53 KB)
FY23 Drinking Water Supply Protection Grant Workshop Presentation (English, PDF 1.98 MB)

Contact

Online

Email DCS Vanessa.Farny@mass.gov

Phone

Call DCS – Vanessa Farny at: (857) 330-1978

Address

100 Cambridge St, Suite 900, Boston, MA 02114
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