Climate-Critical Underrepresented Business Support
Climate-Critical Underrepresented Business Support funds solutions and training for underrepresented Massachusetts businesses to form and grow in fields critical to the state’s climate goals.
Funder: Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Due Dates: December 11, 2026 (First deadline) | April 2, 2027 (Final deadline)
Funding Amounts: Hub: up to $800,000 | Spoke: up to $400,000 | Planning: up to $50,000 | Capacity Building: up to $150,000
Summary: Supports the creation, entry, and growth of Massachusetts-based underrepresented businesses in fields critical to the Commonwealth’s climate goals.
Description
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center’s Climate-Critical Underrepresented Business Support (CUBS) program supports Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises and other underrepresented businesses in Massachusetts. It seeks to explore, develop, and implement innovative solutions and training opportunities that help these businesses enter, form, and expand in climate-critical fields.
CUBS connects business support with Massachusetts’ 2030 and 2050 climate goals, including reaching net zero emissions by 2050. The program sits within MassCEC’s Environmental Justice/DEI and Workforce program areas and offers four funding strands: Hub, Spoke, Planning, and Capacity Building. MassCEC’s workforce funding decision chart directs programs serving climate-critical minority- and women-owned businesses to CUBS, including its planning and capacity grants.
