Grant program providing up to $500,000 for land or conservation restriction purchases and up to $50,000 for due diligence costs related to gifts. Applications due December 17, 2026. Reimbursement program; expenses must be incurred by June 30, 2027 or 2028. Eligible applicants include Massachusetts tribal governments and qualified 501(c)(3) organizations collaborating with tribes. Appraisals required for purchases. Applications submitted via greenhub. mass. gov. Evaluation criteria include organizational capacity, ancestral homeland restoration, biodiversity, climate resilience, stewardship planning, and financial contribution.
Applications must be submitted on or before December 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM. The application deadline is December 17, 2026 at 11:59 PM. proposals must be submitted on or before december 17, 2026 at 4: 00 pm
The program is a reimbursement program. the tribal land acquisition grant program is a reimbursement program and reimbursement for due diligence costs may be requested once incurred and need not wait until the property has been acquired.
Applications are scored based on criteria including organizational characteristics, land acquisition restoring tribe to ancestral homelands, biodiversity protection, climate resilience, stewardship planning, overall project quality, financial contribution, and letters of support. each application will be scored based on the degree to which it is consistent with the criteria below
Eligible applicants include Massachusetts-based federally recognized tribes, state-recognized tribes, other Massachusetts tribal governments, qualified 501(c)(3) organizations, municipalities, and other entities eligible to hold a CR, APR, or WPR working in collaboration with a tribal government. this bid is open to massachusettsbased federally recognized tribes, staterecognized tribes, other massachusetts tribal governments, and qualified **** organizations
Expenses incurred prior to execution of a contract with the Commonwealth are not eligible for reimbursement. expenses incurred prior to the execution of a contract with the commonwealth are not eligible for reimbursement
The maximum grant award for the purchase of land or a CR, APR, or WPR is $500,000, and the maximum award for due diligence costs related to a gift is $50,000. the maximum grant award for the purchase of land or a cr, apr, or wpr is 500, 000
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