Natural Resource Nitrogen Sensitive Area Grant Program
Natural Resource Nitrogen Sensitive Area Grant Program supports Massachusetts municipalities’ watershed planning and implementation projects to address eutrophication caused by nitrogen pollution.
Funder: Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Due Dates: October 26, 2026, by 5:00 p.m. (FY27 application)
Funding Amounts: See the FY27 Request for Responses for funding terms
Summary: Supports Massachusetts municipalities’ watershed planning and implementation projects addressing eutrophication caused by nitrogen pollution.
Key Information: Applicants must be Massachusetts municipalities with watersheds identified as Nitrogen Sensitive Areas.
Description
The Natural Resource Nitrogen Sensitive Area Grant Program supports Massachusetts municipalities in addressing cultural eutrophication caused by nitrogen pollution from wastewater and other sources. Funded by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs and administered by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), it is part of MassDEP’s watershed and water quality grant programs. Its focus is on watersheds identified as Nitrogen Sensitive Areas.
The program funds projects that facilitate completion of a Watershed Management Plan for a Watershed Permit application or a De Minimis Load application. It also supports implementation actions identified in the Watershed Management Plan filed with an approved Watershed Permit application. This scope covers both the planning needed for these applications and implementation of actions documented in plans associated with approved permits.
