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Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) program

Learn more about our Climate MVP program that supports cities and towns as they build resilience to climate change.

The Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness grant program (MVP) provides support for cities and towns in Massachusetts to begin the process of planning for climate change resiliency and implementing priority projects. The state awards communities with funding to complete vulnerability assessments and develop action-oriented resiliency plans. Communities who complete the MVP program become certified as an MVP community and are eligible for MVP Action Grant funding and other opportunities.

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What you need to know

Action Grant  MVP Regions & Coordinator Contact  MVP 2.0 Planning Grant 

Contact Information

Phone

Kara Runsten Call MVP program contact information, Kara Runsten at (617) 312-1594

MVP Director

Marissa Robertson Call MVP program contact information, Marissa Robertson at (617) 352-0186

MVP Deputy Director

Elder González Trejo Call MVP program contact information, Elder González Trejo at (857) 275-4100

MVP Program Coordinator

Courtney Rocha Call MVP program contact information, Courtney Rocha at (617) 877-3072

MVP Southeast Regional Coordinator

Michelle Rowden Call MVP program contact information, Michelle Rowden at (857) 343-0097

MVP Northeast Regional Coordinator

Carolyn Norkiewicz Call MVP program contact information, Carolyn Norkiewicz at (617) 894-7128

MVP Greater Boston Regional Coordinator

Hillary King Call MVP program contact information, Hillary King at (617) 655-3913

MVP Central Regional Coordinator

Andrew Smith Call MVP program contact information, Andrew Smith at (617) 655-3874

MVP Greater Connecticut River Valley Regional Coordinator

Emma Sass Call MVP program contact information, Emma Sass at (857) 283-7597

MVP Berkshires & Hilltowns Regional Coordinator

Sula Watermulder Call MVP program contact information, Sula Watermulder at (857) 276-0414

GIS Specialist

Online

Kara Runsten Email MVP program contact information at kara.runsten@mass.gov
Marissa Robertson Email MVP program contact information at marissa.robertson2@mass.gov
Courtney Rocha Email MVP program contact information at courtney.rocha@mass.gov
Michelle Rowden Email MVP program contact information at michelle.rowden@mass.gov
Carolyn Norkiewicz Email MVP program contact information at carolyn.m.norkiewicz@mass.gov
Hillary King Email MVP program contact information at hillary.king@mass.gov
Andrew Smith Email MVP program contact information at andrew.b.smith@mass.gov
Emma Sass Email MVP program contact information at emma.m.sass@mass.gov
Elder González Trejo Email MVP program contact information at elder.gonzaleztrejo@mass.gov
Sula Watermulder Email MVP program contact information at sula.watermulder2@mass.gov

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