What is MVP?
The Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) grant program created in 2017 as part of Governor Baker’s Executive Order 569 provides support for cities and towns in Massachusetts to identify climate hazards, assess vulnerabilities, and develop action plans to improve resilience to climate change. Communities that complete the MVP Planning Grant process become designated as an MVP Community and are eligible for MVP Action Grant funding to implement the priority actions identified through the planning process.
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Groundwork Lawrence is working with the Town of Methuen to engage the community as part of the Searles Pond and Bloody Brook climate resilience study. The project will be an in-depth study of the pond and brook to better understand flooding and water quality challenges and identify possible solutions with an eye toward a changing climate. This is being done through the MVP Planning Grant which offers funding to municipalities that wish to assess their vulnerability to and prepare for climate change impacts, build community resilience, and receive designation from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) as an MVP Community. MVP Communities are eligible for MVP Action Grant funding to implement the priority actions identified through the planning process.
Groundwork Lawrence recently worked with the City of Lawrence on their MVP Action Grant that focused on preparing the DPW yard for flood emergencies with climate change in mind. MVP Action Grants offers financial resources to municipalities that are seeking to advance priority climate adaptation actions to address climate change impacts resulting from extreme weather, sea-level rise, inland and coastal flooding, severe heat, and other climate impacts.
