# Massachusetts Awards Farm Resilience Grants

On October 15, 2026, the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) awarded more than $2 million in FY27 Climate Smart Agriculture Program grants to 68 farms and agricultural businesses for 78 projects. Funding supports food-safety and composting improvements, environmental resilience, energy efficiency, and farm infrastructure, signaling funded demand for equipment and upgrades including refrigeration, irrigation, and solar. The announcement is not an open state solicitation, so suppliers should treat it as a market signal tied to grantee projects rather than an invitation to bid on an MDAR contract.

- The grants may create business opportunities for suppliers of farm equipment, refrigeration, irrigation systems, solar installations, and facility upgrades serving the awardees.
- Companies can use the announced project areas and grantee list to identify relevant prospective customers; the signal does not provide project-level budgets or purchasing schedules.
- The listed MDAR email is for media inquiries, not procurement questions, and the announcement identifies no procurement contact or open solicitation.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Environment, Energy & Utilities
**Topics:** Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** October 16, 2026

### Government Entities
- Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR)
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts

### Vendors
- Atlas Farm, LLC (awardee)
- Boston Microgreens, LLC (awardee)
- Stone Soup, LLC dba Langwater Farm (awardee)
- Volante Farms, Inc. (awardee)
- Boston Area Gleaners, Inc. (awardee)

### Key Quotes
> By investing in operational and infrastructure upgrades, we are helping Massachusetts farms adapt to an ever-changing environment, protect their livelihoods, and continue to thrive as the backbone of our local food system that benefits us all.
> — Ashley Randle, MDAR Commissioner

### Sources
- [Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards More Than $2 Million to Upgrade Massachusetts Farms for Efficiency, Energy Savings, and Resilience | Mass.gov](https://www.mass.gov/news/healey-driscoll-administration-awards-more-than-2-million-to-upgrade-massachusetts-farms-for-efficiency-energy-savings-and-resilience) - MA