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The Patrick administration yesterday unveiled a new Web portal for cities and towns to easily identify grant opportunities across a range of state programs and agencies.
The Municipal Grant Finder (mass.gov/municipalgrants) is a one-stop shop for local officials and residents to learn about the full range of grants.
While management of grants and resources is decentralized among a multitude of state government agencies, the new portal highlights all the resources that exist and where to find them. The Municipal Grant Finder succinctly profiles more than 60 funding and support opportunities for cities and towns.
The Municipal Grant Finder groups opportunities under the following categories:
• Community Development
• Culture
• Education
• Emergency Management and Planning
• Energy
• Environment
• Health
• Historic Preservation
• Housing
• Libraries
• Local Government Innovation
• Public Safety
• Public Works and Transportation
Each category presents a list of available resources, with a link to detailed information about the grant, the available funding, how to apply, and contact information.
Local officials no longer need to know which of the Commonwealth’s many state agencies manage a specific grant program. With a few clicks, for example, the Municipal Grant Finder can help a local official identify:
• Training to enhance local public safety responses to complex emergencies
• Resources to rehabilitate abandoned and vacant property in a community
• Funding to reduce the municipal solid waste and household hazardous waste in the general waste disposal stream
• A program to support residents transitioning from renting to purchasing a home for the first time
• Funding for renovations to a local library
• Financial support to mitigate the cost of adding a local transit station
• A grant to convert an old railway line to a scenic recreation trail
“Through the new Municipal Grant Finder, the Patrick administration is continuing its commitment to provide resources to help our municipal partners deliver core services to their communities,” said Secretary of Administration and Finance Glen Shor.