Jobs
There are currently no employment opportunities at CZM. Please check back later or 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 - Includes information on internships, fellowships, and jobs in coastal and ocean fields.
Grants
Open Requests for Responses (RFRs)
There currently are no open RFRs for CZM grant programs.
Upcoming RFRs
NEW: Coastal Resilience Grants - Pre-Application Support Available from CZM - CZM anticipates the release of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 RFR for the Coastal Resilience Grant Program in the spring. These grants provide funding and technical assistance to coastal communities, eligible nonprofit organizations, and eligible federally recognized and state acknowledged Massachusetts Tribes to reduce risks associated with coastal storms, flooding, erosion, and sea level rise through innovative and transferable local and regional projects. The following CZM support is available for this grant program:
- Direct Support - Up until the RFR is released, CZM can discuss project ideas and eligibility for the grants with potential applicants. See the “Contact Information” at the bottom of the Coastal Resilience Grants page to connect with CZM.
- Coastal Resilience Grants Pre-RFR Webinar - CZM hosted an informational webinar on the Coastal Resilience Grant Program on March 12, which covered the goals and requirements for the grants, eligibility and evaluation criteria, and successful projects from previous grant rounds. For details, see these links to the recording of the webinar and the PowerPoint presentation:
NEW: Coastal Habitat and Water Quality Grants - Pre-Application Support Available from CZM - CZM’s Coastal Habitat and Water Quality (CHWQ) Grants provides funding to projects that assess and treat nonpoint source (NPS) pollution from stormwater runoff, build municipal capacity to implement green stormwater infrastructure, develop comprehensive habitat restoration plans, and advance planning to support land acquisition for restoration, buffer protection, and marsh migration. CZM anticipates the release of the FY 2025 RFR this spring. Municipalities within the Massachusetts coastal watershed are eligible to apply, along with federally recognized and state acknowledged Tribes, certified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, regional planning agencies, and stormwater collaboratives in partnership with eligible municipalities. Eligible project activities include:
- Efforts to assess, identify, and characterize NPS pollution impacts from stormwater runoff to coastal waterbodies.
- Design and construction of stormwater structural Best Management Practices (BMPs).
- Capacity-building activities—including trainings for municipal staff, bylaw development, and case studies—that support future implementation of green stormwater infrastructure.
- Development of habitat restoration plans, including data collection and synthesis, natural resource assessments, and restoration prioritization work.
- Advancement of priority land acquisition planning activities for the purposes of restoration, buffer protection, and/or future marsh migration.
- Direct Support - Up until the RFR is released, CZM can discuss project ideas and grant eligibility with potential applicants. Email adrienne.pappal@mass.gov with any questions.
- CHWQ Pre-RFR Webinar - New: CHWQ Pre-RFR Webinar - On April 10, CZM hosted an informational webinar on the Coastal Habitat and Water Quality Grants to review the goals and requirements of the grant, logistics, and timeline. Links to recordings of the webinar and the presentation slides are available below.
For additional information, please see the Coastal Habitat and Water Quality Grants page. To receive an email notification of the release of the RFR, and updates about the grant, please complete and submit this online form.
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 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 impacts and support comprehensive habitat restoration planning activities.
- Coastal Pollutant Remediation (CPR) Program - These grants, also administered by CZM, provide financial resources to municipalities located in the Massachusetts Coastal Watershed to assess and remediate stormwater pollution from paved surfaces and to design and construct commercial boat waste pumpout facilities.
- Coastal Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELCP) - This grant program was initiated by the U.S. Congress in 2002, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) manages an annual competitive process to select projects for congressionally appropriated funding. Since 2013, however, funding has only been available for CELCP projects through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, for which Massachusetts is not eligible. For more information, see the NOAA Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program website.
- CZM Grant Viewer - This interactive map covers grants awarded from 2014 to present through CZM’s Coastal Resilience, Coastal Habitat and Water Quality, and 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.