Massachusetts COMMBUYS #BD-27-1042-CZM-ENV40-134574

Massachusetts Buzzards Bay watershed infrastructure and conservation-plan grants

Massachusetts is offering municipal grants for projects that improve water quality, habitat, and infrastructure in the Buzzards Bay watershed. - Government buyer: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA), through the Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program (NEP) and Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM). - Opportunity: Buzzards Bay Watershed Infrastructure and CCMP Support Grant Program, Round 5, supporting municipal projects that implement the Buzzards Bay Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) and principally benefit or are located in the watershed. - Eligible work: Stormwater facility studies, assessments, design, and construction; Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) compliance; wastewater treatment improvements for nutrient removal; wetland, habitat, and migratory fish-passage restoration; construction of boat pump-out facilities where none exist; online reporting for innovative and alternative septic systems; pollution mitigation; permanent land preservation; and other compatible CCMP activities. - Funding and awards: Approximately $748,001 in federal EPA IIJA funding is anticipated for about three to six projects. No match is required. Awards are capped at $375,000 per project and $400,000 total per municipality; a municipality may receive up to two awards. - Performance: Expected to run for approximately 11 months beginning in early 2027, with a possible extension of performance into mid-2028, subject to EEA discretion and funding availability. - OEMs and vendors: No manufacturers, OEMs, or vendors are identified. No standard products are specified; the procurement is for grant-funded municipal project work.

Description

The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, through the Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program, seeks municipal proposals for projects supporting the Buzzards Bay Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP), principally located within the Buzzards Bay Watershed. Eligible work includes stormwater facility planning and construction, MS4 compliance, wastewater nutrient-removal improvements, habitat and wetland restoration, boat pump-out facilities, septic-system reporting, pollution mitigation, land preservation, and other CCMP-supporting activities. The solicitation anticipates $748,001 in federal funding, subject to appropriation and availability; no match is required. Applications are due December 8, 2026, at 5:00 PM and must be submitted through the EEA Grant Management System.

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