This database includes grants available to support a range of land conservation activities in Massachusetts, including land acquisition, habitat management, education and outreach, and organizational operations and capacity building.
This tool only displays grants with upcoming deadlines. Grants offered on an annual basis are not included until the next deadline has been announced. Grants are displayed in order by nearest application deadline. Filtering by Applicant Type or Program Category will limit results to applicable grants.
The database includes all grants MLTC has heard about, but we may have missed some. For lists compiled by others, visit Other Funding Resources page.
Application Deadline:
Rolling
Geographic Eligibility:
Statewide
Grant Name:
Coldwater Land Conservancy Fund
Grant Administrator:
National Office of Trout Unlimited
Program Category:
Land Acquisition, Land or Habitat Management & Restoration
Applicant Type:
Land Trust or Conservation Organization
Funder Type:
Non-Profit Org (i.e., cultural council, LTA, OSI)
Max Award:
$5,000
Match Required?:
Applicants must match grant on a one-to-one basis
Summary:
The Coldwater Land Conservancy Fund provides grants for land protection projects that result in conservation easements or land trust or agency acquisition of important properties that protect salmon habitat. Funds will be awarded to TU Chapters and Councils in partnership with land trusts and conservation agencies to support land protection project expenses.
Details:
Application Deadline:
Rolling
Geographic Eligibility:
Subregion of Massachusetts
Grant Name:
Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (TCTAC) Program
Grant Administrator:
University of Connecticut/EPA
Program Category:
Operations & Capacity Building
Applicant Type:
Land Trust or Conservation Organization, Other Non-Profit
Funder Type:
Federal
Max Award:
Match Required?:
No
Summary:
TCTAC supports underserved and rural/remote communities in EPA Region 1 as a resource and technical assistance hub. They provide training and assistance to help organizations navigate federal and local grant systems, develop strong proposals, and manage grant funding effectively.
Details:
Application Deadline:
Rolling
Geographic Eligibility:
Statewide
Grant Name:
Hometown Grants
Grant Administrator:
T Mobile
Program Category:
Land or Habitat Management & Restoration
Applicant Type:
Land Trust or Conservation Organization, Municipality, Town, or Local Govt, Other Non-Profit, Tribal
Funder Type:
Private & Corporate Foundations
Max Award:
$50,000
Match Required?:
No
Summary:
The T-Mobile Hometown Grants program funds projects in towns with less than 50,000 people to build, rebuild, or refresh community spaces that help foster local connections. Projects should be shovel-ready, physical builds or improvements that can be completed within 12 months, and include improvements to outdoor parks or trails.
Details:
Application Deadline:
Rolling
Geographic Eligibility:
Statewide
Grant Name:
Conservation Loans Program
Grant Administrator:
The Conservation Fund
Program Category:
Land Acquisition
Applicant Type:
Land Trust or Conservation Organization, Municipality, Town, or Local Govt, Other Non-Profit, Tribal
Funder Type:
Non-Profit Org (i.e., cultural council, LTA, OSI)
Max Award:
$1,000,000
Match Required?:
No
Summary:
The Conservation Fund’s Conservation Loans program enables land trusts and other conservation organizations to act quickly to protect key properties in their communities by providing low-interest, short-term loans as bridge financing. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis at any time of year.
Details:
Application Deadline:
Rolling
Geographic Eligibility:
Statewide
Grant Name:
The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)
Grant Administrator:
USDA
Program Category:
Land Acquisition, Land or Habitat Management & Restoration
Applicant Type:
Land Trust or Conservation Organization, Municipality, Town, or Local Govt, State Agency, Tribal
Funder Type:
Federal
Max Award:
Match Required?:
No
Summary:
The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) protects the agricultural viability and related conservation values of eligible land by limiting nonagricultural uses which negatively affect agricultural uses and conservation values, protect grazing uses and related conservation values by restoring or conserving eligible grazing land, and protecting and restoring and enhancing wetlands on eligible land.
Details:
Application Deadline:
Rolling
Geographic Eligibility:
Subregion of Massachusetts
Grant Name:
Land-Trust Capacity Building Grants
Grant Administrator:
Greater Worcester Community Foundation
Program Category:
Operations & Capacity Building
Applicant Type:
Land Trust or Conservation Organization
Funder Type:
Non-Profit Org (i.e., cultural council, LTA, OSI)
Max Award:
Match Required?:
No
Summary:
The Land Trust Capacity-Building Grant Program is invitation only, and will provide up to two years of support to the 22 land trusts serving Worcester County by investing in activities that will strengthen the capacity of land trusts to do their work, including strategic planning, volunteer management, grant navigation, project management, leadership development, and scaling internal systems.
Details:
Application Deadline:
Rolling until Tue, Oct 1 2024
Geographic Eligibility:
Statewide
Grant Name:
Solar Moonshot Program
Grant Administrator:
Hammond Climate Solutions Foundation
Program Category:
Climate Mitigation & Resiliency
Applicant Type:
Land Trust or Conservation Organization, Other Non-Profit
Funder Type:
Private & Corporate Foundations
Max Award:
$25,000
Match Required?:
No
Summary:
These grants help non-profits afford the switch to clean energy. Priority is given to solar projects that have additional funding sources, community support, and have near-term installation plans. Grant amounts depend on a variety of factors, including need, and funds are limited. Application deadline is rolling.
Details:
Application Deadline:
Rolling until Fri, Oct 18 2024
Geographic Eligibility:
Statewide
Grant Name:
Wildlands Partnership
Grant Administrator:
Northeast Wilderness Trust
Program Category:
Land Acquisition
Applicant Type:
Land Trust or Conservation Organization
Funder Type:
Non-Profit Org (i.e., cultural council, LTA, OSI)
Max Award:
$250,000
Match Required?:
No
Summary:
Rolling admission, must be LTA-accredited to apply. Proposed project acres must total 500 or more acres, but may be aggregated with multiple non-adjacent parcels. Adjacent lands are preferred. Awards will be up to $100,000 in funding for existing fee lands and up to $250,000 to support new land acquisitions, all of which will be permanently protected with a forever-wild easement. The funds may be used for: staff time; stewardship endowment; forever-wild land acquisition; and transaction costs associated with the Wildlands Partnership project. (Funds may not be applied to cover legal fees.)
Details:
Application Deadline:
Rolling until Fri, Mar 21 2025
Geographic Eligibility:
Statewide
Grant Name:
Microhabitat Program Incubator Grants
Grant Administrator:
Village and Wilderness
Program Category:
Land or Habitat Management & Restoration
Applicant Type:
Land Trust or Conservation Organization, Other Non-Profit, State Agency
Funder Type:
Non-Profit Org (i.e., cultural council, LTA, OSI)
Max Award:
$5,000
Match Required?:
No
Summary:
The Incubator Grant is for programs that encourage the proliferation of rigorous microhabitat programs, particularly for the communities, species, and climate-vulnerable landscapes that need them most. Funding is restricted to established or developing community-scale nonprofit organizations and public agencies in the US that make on-site and site-specific microhabitat recommendations.
Details:
Application Deadline:
Rolling until Mon, Mar 31 2025
Geographic Eligibility:
Statewide
Grant Name:
Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) Program
Grant Administrator:
EOEEA
Program Category:
Land Acquisition, Land or Habitat Management & Restoration
Applicant Type:
Farm, Co-op, Food, or Agriculture, Land Trust or Conservation Organization
Funder Type:
State
Max Award:
Match Required?:
No
Summary:
The APR Program helps Landowners with at least five acres of land with suitable soils in agricultural production for the last two years to preserve agricultural land to keep farmland soil from being built on by development companies for non-agricultural purposes. The program offers to pay farmland owners the difference between the "fair market value" and the "agricultural value" of their farms in exchange for a permanent deed restriction which prevents any use of the property that will negatively impact its future agricultural viability.
Details: