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Greater Boston cities to receive Accelerating Climate Resiliency grants
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Massachusetts recently announced that 11 cities and towns across Greater Boston will be receiving $1 million for local environmental projects after the newest round of grants announced during the week of Dec. 14.
The program, “Accelerating Climate Resiliency,” gave more than $700,000 in the latest round of funding, part of a partnership between The Barr Foundation and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council in Boston.
Grants awards will go to the Beverly Strategic Tree Planting Initiative; the Charles River Floating Wetland Expansion in Cambridge; the Canton Resilience @ Home project; the Chelsea ‘Neighborhood Grid’ Energy Resilience effort; the Framingham Lake Waushakum Resiliency Design; the Malden River Works project for Waterfront Equity and Resilience; Growing Food and Social Resilience in Natick; Solutions to Build a Heat-Healthy Community in Somerville; Development Regulations