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 until Tue, Apr 15 2025
Geographic Eligibility:
Statewide
Grant Name:
Farm-Pass: Farm Transfer Planning Assistance Program
Grant Administrator:
MDAR
Program Category:
Land Acquisition
Applicant Type:
Farm, Co-op, Food, or Agriculture
Funder Type:
State
Max Award:
Match Required?:
No
Summary:
MDAR's Farm-Pass Farm Transfer Plan Assistance provides direct services for owners of commercial farms in Massachusetts that have identified a successor to transfer the farm to and are seeking assistance to develop a farm transfer plan. Support includes assistance from a technical service provider to help with the development of the plan.
Details:
Application Deadline:
Rolling until Fri, Nov 28 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 Wed, Dec 31 2025
Geographic Eligibility:
Statewide
Grant Name:
Seed Grants
Grant Administrator:
New England Grassroots Environment Fund (NEGEF)
Program Category:
Climate Mitigation & Resiliency, Operations & Capacity Building, Outreach & Education Programs
Applicant Type:
Farm, Co-op, Food, or Agriculture, Land Trust or Conservation Organization, Other Non-Profit, Tribal
Funder Type:
Non-Profit Org (i.e., cultural council, LTA, OSI)
Max Award:
$1,000
Match Required?:
No
Summary:
The Grassroots Fund is awarding grants to support groups that are either launching new projects or making significant shifts in the direction of existing ones. These grants are intended for initiatives that are less than a year old.
Details:
Application Deadline:
Rolling until Wed, Dec 31 2025
Geographic Eligibility:
Statewide
Grant Name:
National Grassroots Organizing
Grant Administrator:
Ben & Jerry's Foundation
Program Category:
Outreach & Education Programs
Applicant Type:
Other Non-Profit
Funder Type:
Private & Corporate Foundations
Max Award:
$30,000
Match Required?:
No
Summary:
The Ben & Jerry’s Foundation’s National Grassroots Organizing Program supports small, U.S.-based nonprofits with annual budgets under $350,000 that use grassroots organizing to advance social and environmental justice.
Details:
Application Deadline:
Rolling until Wed, Dec 31 2025
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 Wed, Dec 31 2025
Geographic Eligibility:
Statewide
Grant Name:
Nonprofit Brownfield Technical Assistance
Grant Administrator:
Groundwork USA
Program Category:
Climate Mitigation & Resiliency, Operations & Capacity Building, Outreach & Education Programs
Applicant Type:
Land Trust or Conservation Organization, Other Non-Profit, Tribal
Funder Type:
Non-Profit Org (i.e., cultural council, LTA, OSI)
Max Award:
$200,000
Match Required?:
No
Summary:
Groundwork USA’s Nonprofit Brownfield Technical Assistance Program provides free, customized support to help nonprofits build capacity and transform underused or contaminated sites into community assets such as parks, trails, and urban farms.
Details:
Application Deadline:
Mon, Apr 13 2026
Geographic Eligibility:
Statewide
Grant Name:
Drinking Water Supply Protection Grants
Grant Administrator:
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA)
Program Category:
Land Acquisition
Applicant Type:
Municipality, Town, or Local Govt
Funder Type:
State
Max Award:
$350,000
Match Required?:
No
Summary:
The Drinking Water Supply Protection Grants provide financial assistance to municipalities, municipal water suppliers and to water and fire districts for the purchase of land in DEP approved drinking water supply protection areas, or land in estimated protection areas of identified and planned future water supply wells or reservoirs. An information session will be held Wednesday, February 11 at 2:30 pm via MS Teams. Email vanessa.farny@mass.gov to receive the link.
Details:
Application Deadline:
Thu, Apr 23 2026
Geographic Eligibility:
Statewide
Grant Name:
Landscape Partnership Grants
Grant Administrator:
Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Program Category:
Land Acquisition
Applicant Type:
Land Trust or Conservation Organization, Municipality, Town, or Local Govt, State Agency
Funder Type:
State
Max Award:
$1,250,000
Match Required?:
50% (reimbursement)
Summary:
The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs’ Landscape Partnership Program supports partnerships to protect large blocks of conservation land. The program supports local, state, and federal government agencies and nonprofit organizations working together to acquire and permanently protect eligible conservation properties. A virtual information session will be held on January 22, 2026; registration is available by emailing vanessa.farny@mass.gov.
Details:
Application Deadline:
Mon, Apr 27 2026
Geographic Eligibility:
Subregion of Massachusetts
Grant Name:
Tidal Restoration Preliminary Field Investigations Assistance
Grant Administrator:
Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration (DER)
Program Category:
Land or Habitat Management & Restoration
Applicant Type:
Land Trust or Conservation Organization, Municipality, Town, or Local Govt, Other Non-Profit, State Agency, Tribal
Funder Type:
State
Max Award:
Match Required?:
No
Summary:
The Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration is seeking applications for potential tidal restoration sites within the Massachusetts portion of the Narragansett Bay Estuary. Selected sites receive DER-funded preliminary field investigations, with DER hiring and managing contractors to assess site conditions, constraints, and opportunities and to advance tidal restoration project planning and development.
Details:
Application Deadline:
Thu, Apr 30 2026
Geographic Eligibility:
Statewide
Grant Name:
General Operating Support Grants
Grant Administrator:
National Grid Foundation
Program Category:
Operations & Capacity Building
Applicant Type:
Land Trust or Conservation Organization, Municipality, Town, or Local Govt, Other Non-Profit
Funder Type:
Private & Corporate Foundations
Max Award:
$250,000
Match Required?:
No
Summary:
The National Grid Foundation provides general operating support to nonprofit organizations in Massachusetts advancing community resilience, clean energy access, and environmental sustainability. Flexible funding supports core operations and long-term organizational capacity.
Details: