Overview
The Dam and Seawall Repair or Removal Program offers financial resources to qualified applicants for projects that share our mission to enhance, preserve, and protect the natural resources and the scenic, historic and aesthetic qualities of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The Dam and Seawall Repair or Removal Fund was established in 2013 by the Massachusetts Legislature to promote public health, public safety, and ecological restoration. Additional funds have also been supplemented the program with monies authorized in the EEA Environmental Bond.
The grant application for the Dam and Seawall Program is now closed!
The Requests for Proposals for the FY2025 grants closed on April 5, 2024.
The next opportunity for this program will be posted to COMMBUYS in early winter, 2025. To help prepare for the next opportunity, potential applicants should consider the following requirements:
Applicants to Design and Permit program will be required to enter their project into the Climate Resilience Design Standards Tool and upload the tool output with the grant application. This resource is available at MA Climate Change Clearinghouse (mass.gov)
Applicants to the Construction Grant program are required to have submitted their project to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Office for review prior to the application deadline date. Applicants who have projects not subject to MEPA review will need to describe how the projects do not meet review thresholds. Projects that meet thresholds for MEPA review and have not been filed with MEPA will be ineligible for this grant opportunity. Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act Office | Mass.gov.
Program contact:
William Hinkley
617.626.1177
william.hinkley@mass.gov
Additional Funding
Project funding is also available from a variety of federal, state, and private sources. Use the appropriate guide to help locate potential funding sources, especially for costs not covered by this Fund: