Massachusetts Communities Receive Funding to Prepare for Extreme Weather

Massachusetts communities receive funding to prepare for extreme weather

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) - The Healey-Driscoll administration has awarded $28.7 million in grants to help communities prepare for extreme weather across Massachusetts. The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs selected 54 communities to receive funds through the Massachusetts Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Action Grant program, targeting many rural and small towns in the state that would benefit from infrastructure upgrades. D…

Healey-Driscoll administration awards nearly $30 million to help communities prepare for flooding, heat waves, and wildfires - The Berkshire Edge

From the Office of Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kimberley Driscoll: Boston — On Monday, September 15, the Healey-Driscoll administration announced $28.7 million in grants to help 54 Massachusetts communities prepare for increasingly extreme weather—including heat waves, flooding, wildfires, and storms. This year, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) made a targeted effort to recruit rural and small towns into the Mass…