Grants

There are several state and federal programs that offer grants to support projects in the Town of Braintree. These are highly competitive programs, and sometimes require municipalities to match all or a portion of the total funding that they receive.

Find a list of grants secured by the Town of Braintree below.

Please note: this list is not comprehensive.

Grant or Program FY Awarded Amount Awarded Department Awarding Authority
Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) FY23 $5,000 BEMA Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)
Property Loss Prevention Equipment FY23 $9,000 Facilities Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association (MIIA)
HVAC Evaluation Services FY24 $10,000 Facilities Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association (MIIA)
Community Compact Best Practices Program - Budget Document FY24 $28,000 Finance Executive Office for Administration and Finance (A&F)
Assistance to Firefighters Grant - PPE and Decontamination Equipment FY21 $33,840 Fire Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant FY21 $19,772.00 Fire Department of Fire Services (DFS)
Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant FY22 $25,000 Fire Department of Fire Services (DFS)
FY23 Public Safety Earmark  FY23 $100,000 Fire Department of Fire Services (DFS)
Community Compact Grant - Regional Veteran’s Resource Center FY24 55000 Human Resources Executive Office for Administration and Finance (A&F)
Municipal Preparedness Vulnerability Program
FY21 $750,000 Planning Executive Office of Energy and Environmental
 Affairs (EEA)
Historic Building Survey FY21 $15,000 Planning Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC)
Rapid Recovery Plan Program - Small Business Technical Assistance FY21 $60,000 Planning Mass Downtown Initiative (MDI)
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) - Small Business Relief FY21 $320,000 Planning Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)
Watson Park Shoreline Erosion Mitigation and Coastal Resiliency Improvement Project FY22 $772,580 Planning Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs’ (EEA) Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM)
Armstrong Dam/Monatiquot River Restoration FY22 $1,000,000 Planning Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs’ (EEA)
Inclusionary Zoning Feasibility Study FY24 $35,000 Planning Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC)
Braintree Ch. 268 Economic Development Earmark FY24 $500,000 Planning Executive Office of Economic Development (EOED)
Regional Ch. 268 Economic Development Earmark FY24 $166,668 Planning Executive Office of Economic Development (EOED)
Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program (CESFP) FY21 $17,788.56 Police Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS)
Traffic Safety Equipment and Enforcement FY21 $25,000 Police National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant - Covert Operations Equipment FY21 $40,000 Police Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS)
Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) FY22 $14,295.00 Police Department of Justice (DOJ)
Thermal Cameras FY22 $7,500  Police Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association (MIIA)
Municipal Road Safety Program FY23
$33,033
Police Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS)
Address Verification Grant Program FY24 $4,000 Police Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB)
 Flu Vaccine Clinics FY21 $3,631.28 Public Health Department of Public Health (DPH)
Municipal ADA Improvement Planning Grant FY22 $50,000 Public Health Office on Disability (MOD)
Drug-Free Communities - Braintree Community Partnership FY23 $125,000 Public Health Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
Watson Park Shoreline Erosion Mitigation and Coastal Resiliency Improvement
FY21 $102,329 Public Works Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM)
Shared Streets and Spaces Program - School Crosswalk Improvements

FY21 $291,237.50 Public Works Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)
Safety Training FY21 $10,500 Public Works Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA)
Green Communities Designation FY21 $202,590  Public Works Department of Energy Resources (DOER)
Shared Streets and Spaces Program - South Braintree Square Improvements FY22 $65,139.80 Public Works Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)
Shared Streets and Spaces Program - Snow Removal Equipment FY22 $50,000 Public Works Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)
Local Bottleneck Reduction Program FY22 $61,500 Public Works Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)
MassWorks - Allen Street Reconstruction FY23 $2,500,000 Public Works Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (EOHED)
FY23 Community Funding Project  - Allen Street Reconstruction FY23 $3,150,000 Public Works U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)
Winter Recovery Assistance Program (WRAP) FY23 $348,684.64 Public Works Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)
Clean Water Asset Management Planning Grant FY23 $82,178 Public Works Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
State 911 Department Regional Public Safety Answering Point and Regional Secondary Public Safety Answering Point and Regional Emergency Communications Center Development Grant FY23 $4,097,559 Public Safety Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS)
State 911 Department Regional Public Safety Answering Point and Regional Secondary Public Safety Answering Point and Regional Emergency Communications Center Development Grant FY24 $3,570,221 Public Safety Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS)
Sustainable Materials Recovery Program (SMRP) FY21 $19,800 Recycling Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Sustainable Materials Recovery Program (SMRP) FY23 $23,400 Recyling Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Remote Learning Technology Essentials FY21 $146,701 Schools Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Food Security Infrastructure Grant (FSIG) - Meal Distribution System FY21 $42,614.82 Schools Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA)
IT Security Risk Assessment FY21 $10,000 Schools Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association (MIIA)
STOP School Violence Program FY22 $468,750 Schools Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
Accelerating Climate Resiliency Winter Program FY21 $12,000  Stormwater Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC)
Smith Beach Green Infrastructure Project FY22 $47,500 Stormwater Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA)
Coastal Pollutant Remediation Grant - Stormwater Treatment at Watson Park FY22 $55,00 Stormwater Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA)
Election Administration Equipment FY21 $13,465 Town Clerk Center for Tech and Civic Life
Reimbursement for Direct COVID Costs – Emergency Protective Measures FY21 $88,501.84 Town Wide Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Reimbursement for Direct COVID Costs – Emergency Protective Measures FY21 $64,087.16 Town Wide Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Reimbursement for Direct COVID Costs – Emergency Protective Measures FY21 $86,406.30 Town Wide Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Reimbursement for Direct COVID Costs – Emergency Protective Measures FY22 $103,652.02  Town Wide Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Air Sensor Grant Program - 7 air sensors

FY22 N/A Town Wide Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Reimbursement for January 2022 Snowstorm Expenses FY23 $310,184.08 Town Wide Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Norfolk County ARPA FY22-23

$7,007,009.86

Town Wide Norfolk County Commissioners

Treasury ARPA FY21-22

$3,892,623.54

Town Wide U.S. Department of the Treasury
Drinking Water PFAS Treatment  FY21 $200,000 Tri-Town Board of Water Commissioners Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
 Gap Energy Grant Program FY23 $182,179 Tri-Town Board of Water Commissioners Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)
Massachusetts Clean Water Trust - $7,500,000, 0% interest loan and $1,995,000 loan forgiveness and additional loan forgiveness

FY23 $7,500,000.00

Tri-Town Board of Water Commissioners Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

Massachusetts Clean Water Trust - $10,000,000, 0% interest loan and loan forgiveness

FY23

$10,000,000.00

Tri-Town Board of Water Commissioners Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)