The Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs (EEA) offers yearly grants to communities that have voted to participate in the Partnership (by Select Board, Town Meeting, or Mayoral Vote) and to regional organizations that work in the Partnership Region to advance the goals of the Woodlands Partnership.
Each community may submit or participate in only one application with the exception that a Regional Planning Agency or a community may apply on behalf of more than one community for a regional grant. A community may apply for a municipal grant and also participate in a regional application. Multiple applicants may be selected for funding.
The FY2026 grant round is open. The application can be viewed here.
Applications are due 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 15th, 2025. A virtual information session will be held on Wednesday, April 16 at 1 p.m. via MS Teams. Applicants are encouraged to attend. Please RSVP to Vanessa Farny (vanessa.farny@mass.gov) for the Teams invitation. The workshop presentation and answers to any questions received at the workshop will be posted online to the website and to CommBuys.
For reference, FY2024 awardees are detailed here. Grants awarded in previous years can be viewed here.
(invasives reduction) Completes an invasive species inventory and report for 15 miles of gravel roads through Windsor State Forest maintained by the Town and purchases a special mowing attachment to implement the plan.
Completes the planting of the Town Green with a diversity of species to replace ash trees lost to the Emerald Ash Borer.
Creates a regional trail to link Shelburne across these two towns to the Mohawk Trail State Forest.
Continues to implement one of the first climate smart forestry plans in the Commonwealth with treatment of ash trees and a trailhead exhibit.
Completes the restoration of this scenic gravel road to give access to a large state-owned parcel. As with many of the grants, the Town will provide significant match when implementing of the project.
Complements a $540,000 federal grant to conduct outreach and support to private and town forest managers to implement a range of climate smart forestry practices with federal funds.
Funds the purchase of land and the development of a parking and picnic area to give residents and visitors access to the Mt. Greylock Reservation.
(to support local wood businesses) Supports business development and marketing for dozens of small businesses that utilize local wood to produce a variety of products.
(forest and climate exhibit) Funds the design and installation of an exhibit in the new Forest Center to highlight the role of forests in stabilizing the impacts of climate change.
(local wood, buildings and climate exhibit) Funds the design and installation of a climate exhibit about the benefits of using local wood in large buildings such as the Forest Center.
Purchases land and water rescue equipment for town first responders to safeguard the thousands of rafting visitors.
Creates a riverside trail leading from the village and plants a diversity of pollinator and food-producing native species in partnership with local regenerative nurseries.
Kate Lindroos Conlin
Woodlands Partnership Coordinator
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978-952-6856 x131
Lisa Hayden
Woodlands Partnership Administrative Agent
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978-952-6856 x121
