Grants Database

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:

    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:

    See details

    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:

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  • 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:

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  • 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:

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  • 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:

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  • 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:

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  • Application Deadline:

    Fri, Nov 8 2024

    Geographic Eligibility:

    Statewide

    Grant Name:

    Tribal Land Acquisition Grants

    Grant Administrator:

    EOEEA

    Program Category:

    Land Acquisition

    Applicant Type:

    Land Trust or Conservation Organization, Other Non-Profit, Tribal

    Funder Type:

    State

    Max Award:

    $750,000

    Match Required?:

    No

    Summary:

    The Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs' Tribal Land Acquisition Grants are for Massachusetts tribal governments and collaborating non-profits to acquire land (in fee) or a Conservation Restriction (“CR”) to support restoration of tribal relationships to their ancestral land or to facilitate the conveyance of land to a Massachusetts tribal government subject to a perpetual charitable trust obligation to maintain the land in a natural, scenic, or open condition for conservation purposes.

    Details:

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  • Application Deadline:

    Fri, Nov 15 2024

    Geographic Eligibility:

    Statewide

    Grant Name:

    Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) Grants

    Grant Administrator:

    US Forest Service

    Program Category:

    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:

    $600,000

    Match Required?:

    Yes

    Summary:

    For landscape restoration projects on rural nonindustrial private forestland and/or rural Tribal, State, or local government forest land in communities with a population of less than 50,000. Goals are to improve fish and wildlife habitat; improve water quality and watershed function; mitigate invasive plants, insect infestation, and disease; reduce wildfire risk; improve forest ecosystem health; and measure ecological and economic benefits.

    Details:

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  • Application Deadline:

    Thu, Nov 21 2024

    Geographic Eligibility:

    Statewide

    Grant Name:

    Community Change Grants

    Grant Administrator:

    US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

    Program Category:

    Climate Mitigation & Resiliency, Operations & Capacity Building

    Applicant Type:

    Land Trust or Conservation Organization, Municipality, Town, or Local Govt, Other Non-Profit, Tribal

    Funder Type:

    Federal

    Max Award:

    See details

    Match Required?:

    No

    Summary:

    Grants benefit disadvantaged communities through projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity to address environmental and climate justice challenges. Eligible applicants are partnerships between two community-based non-profit organizations, and partnerships between such organizations and local governments or higher education institutions. Learn more.

    Details:

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  • Application Deadline:

    Thu, Nov 21 2024

    Geographic Eligibility:

    Statewide

    Grant Name:

    Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants

    Grant Administrator:

    US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

    Program Category:

    Climate Mitigation & Resiliency, Outreach & Education Programs

    Applicant Type:

    Land Trust or Conservation Organization, Municipality, Town, or Local Govt, Other Non-Profit, State Agency

    Funder Type:

    Federal

    Max Award:

    See details

    Match Required?:

    No

    Summary:

    Grants support projects that benefit disadvantaged communities and that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity to address environmental and climate justice challenges. Eligible applicants are partnerships between two community-based non-profit organizations, and partnerships between such organizations and local governments or higher education institutions. Notice of Funding (PDF).

    Details:

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  • Application Deadline:

    Wed, Dec 4 2024

    Geographic Eligibility:

    Subregion of Massachusetts

    Grant Name:

    Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Planning 2.0

    Grant Administrator:

    EOEEA

    Program Category:

    Climate Mitigation & Resiliency

    Applicant Type:

    Municipality, Town, or Local Govt, Tribal

    Funder Type:

    State

    Max Award:

    $100,000

    Match Required?:

    No

    Summary:

    The MVP program provides support for communities in Massachusetts to identify climate hazards, assess vulnerabilities, and develop action plans to improve resilience to climate change. MVP 2.0 expands on the climate resilience planning and action communities have done to date and supports communities with new methods, tools, and resources for building climate resilience.

    Details:

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