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 open!
The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Dam and Seawall Repair or Removal Program Grant application period is now open. The Requests for Proposals are now posted to the state RFR site, www.commbuys.com. Proposals are due on April 25, 2025.
RFR ENV 26 DS 01 is a grant program to design and permit projects to repair or remove dams, seawalls and other coastal infrastructure, and levees.
RFR ENV 26 DS 02 is a construction grant program to repair or remove dams, seawalls and other coastal infrastructure, and levees.
The Dam and Seawall Program will be the first program to use the new EEA Grant Management System. Applicants will need to create a user profile in order to apply
The new EEA Grant Management System Portal may be viewed here. A profile is not required to browse available grants but it is required to apply. Login to Applicant Portal
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