MVP

The Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness grant program (MVP) provides support for cities and towns in Massachusetts to build resilience to climate change. Communities who complete the MVP Planning program (MVP 1.0) become certified as an MVP community and are eligible for future funding to complete resilience projects. Since 2017, nearly every Massachusetts municipality has participated in MVP 1.0. Starting in 2023, communities have the opportunity to participate in the updated program, MVP 2.0. MVP 2.0 builds on the work communities have done to date, fills gaps from the MVP 1.0 process, and supports communities with new processes, tools, and resources for building resilience. The MVP program is run by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EEA). See the MVP website for more details.

Charlemont is currently working on a regional MVP 2.0 project with Colrain.

The MVP 2.0 process calls on a Core Team with strong connections to communities that will be most impacted by climate change and vendors that bring expertise in equity-centered project facilitation, community-driven processes, and climate and community resilience. Together, this team will focus on connecting and collaborating with community members and expanding the voices who are involved in climate resilience efforts. As we build our core team watch for updates on this page.