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Needham sustainability team reports multiple grant efforts, new interns and a canceled federal BRIC opportunity
Summary
Staff updated the Climate Action Committee on active and pending grants (MVP, EA planning grant, competitive Green Communities funding), summer internship hires, the termination of a federal BRIC funding stream, and other resilience projects including DeFazio parking-lot stream daylighting and a Memorial Field irrigation upgrade.
At the May 19 meeting, Needham sustainability staff briefed the Climate Action Committee on grant activity and related project updates, including two interns joining town staff this summer and changes in federal grant availability.
Staff said the town applied for the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) grant in April for roughly $400,000; MVP requires a match (staff estimated about 20%). The town reported it received a Green Communities competitive grant of about $62,000 and a designation grant of roughly…
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