# Massachusetts COMMBUYS #BD-27-1045-BWR00-BWR01-133994

SFY2027 MassDEP Water Quality Monitoring Grants

**Posted:** September 29, 2026
**Respond By:** October 29, 2026
**Identifier:** BD-27-1045-BWR00-BWR01-133994
**NAICS:** 541380, 541620, 541690

MassDEP is offering SFY2027 grants for projects that improve surface-water monitoring and data available for water-quality assessments.
- **Government buyer:** Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), Bureau of Water Resources, Watershed Planning Program.
- **Opportunity:** Water Quality Monitoring Grant supporting monitoring and data collection for rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, and estuaries.
- **Eligible applicants:** Massachusetts-recognized Tribal Nations and qualifying nonprofit organizations; collaborative proposals are encouraged.
- **Eligible projects and services:**
  - Field monitoring, sample collection, and laboratory analysis.
  - Capacity-building, including training, quality assurance and quality control, probe calibration, laboratory practices, data management, and outreach.
  - Regional or long-term monitoring program and network development, including related planning and quality assurance project plans.
  - Where justified, consultant-led monitoring, data-management tools for sharing data with MassDEP, and calibration or repair of project instruments.
- **Priority measures:** E. coli and enterococci; total phosphorus and total nitrogen; temperature, dissolved oxygen, and conductivity; and lake or pond trophic-status measures. Methods must be technically sound and acceptable for assessment use, and projects should plan to submit data to MassDEP.
- **Funding:** Up to $200,000 is anticipated in total, with typical awards of $10,000–$50,000 per applicant. Matching funds are not required but are recommended; project-related match or in-kind support may strengthen proposals.
- **Other priorities:** Benefits to disadvantaged communities and meaningful collaboration.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEMs, vendors, equipment models, or part numbers are identified.

### Description

Massachusetts DEP’s Watershed Planning Program is seeking grant proposals for monitoring and data collection to increase external data used in Clean Water Act water-quality assessments. Eligible work includes field and laboratory monitoring of rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, and estuaries; capacity-building for monitoring; and development of regional or long-term monitoring programs and networks. The RFR states total funding of up to $200,000, with estimated awards of $10,000 to $50,000 per applicant; matching funds are not required but are recommended. This is an announcement only, and electronic quotes are not allowed.

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