Massachusetts COMMBUYS #BD-27-1020-DCRCU-DC250-134375

Massachusetts DCR watershed salt-reduction grants for winter road-treatment equipment and materials

Massachusetts DCR is offering FY2027 grants to watershed municipalities for equipment and materials that improve winter road treatment and reduce salt use. - Buyer: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), through the Division of Water Supply Protection (DCR/DWSP) and DCR Contracts Unit. - Eligible applicants: The 18 watershed municipalities and their Departments of Public Works with more than 10 miles of town roads in the watershed system: Barre, Boylston, Holden, Hubbardston, New Salem, Oakham, Orange, Paxton, Petersham, Phillipston, Princeton, Rutland, Shutesbury, Sterling, Templeton, Wendell, West Boylston, and Westminster. Individual or joint applications are allowed. - Funding: Up to $100,000 in total funding is anticipated, with requests capped at $20,000 per community. Applicants must provide a cash match of at least 50% of total project cost; grants reimburse approved costs after the grantee pays them. - Eligible products and materials: Vehicle pavement-temperature sensors; calibrated or automated salt-application equipment; materials for brine production; materials to retrofit vehicles for brine application; flexible plow blades; and salt-pile covers or containment materials. - Not eligible: New vehicles, road salt, alternative anti-icing materials, and employee training. - Important requirements: Applicants must document past salt use and report salt application for the project season and three subsequent winters. Equipment must meet the program’s useful-life and per-unit-cost criteria and be used for its approved purpose. - OEMs and vendors: No manufacturers, brands, part numbers, or vendors are identified in the opportunity. Product quantities are not specified.

Description

The Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Water Supply Protection, is soliciting grant applications from eligible watershed municipalities to support salt-use reduction strategies. Eligible projects include purchases such as pavement temperature sensors, calibrated or automated salt-application equipment, brine-production or retrofit materials, flexible plow blades, and salt-pile covers or containment; new vehicles, road salt, alternative anti-icing materials, and employee training are ineligible. Applicants must provide at least 50% of total project costs as a cash match, and may request up to $20,000 per project; up to $100,000 in total funding is expected. Approved project expenses and match must be expended by June 30, 2027, and applications are due October 23, 2026, at 11:59 PM.

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