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Ipswich Mills Dam, Amanda Siow 2024
Dam Busters 201
Fundraising/Financing
See below for resources, links, tips, and a video recording. Webinar originally held April 2, 2025.
Learn about various funding sources and offer insights on how to build a successful funding strategy. Speakers provided an overview of their funding programs, followed by a 40-minute Q&A to address specific questions.
Presenters:
Chris Hirsch - Dam Removal Program Manager, MA Division of Ecological Restoration
Kara Runsten - Program Director, Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Program
Bill Hinkley - Director of Grants Administration, MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
David H. Woodbury - Hazard Mitigation Grants Coordinator, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
Recording
Highlights:
5:29- MA Division of Ecological Restoration (DER), Dam Removal Support Programs
6:12- DER Preliminary Design Studies
8:30- DER Priority Projects Program
11:18- DER Partnerships Program
13:55- Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Program
17:55- MVP Example Projects
21:15- EEA Dam & Seawall Program
32:38- FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance
35:00- Building Resilient Infrastructure & Communities (BRIC) grant
37:00- Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant
37:34- Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
41:20- Q&A
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Additional Resources
American Rivers- National Dam Removal Community of Practice Website
Mass.gov- In-Lieu Fee Program
Mass.gov- Community Grant Finder
Mass.gov- Guide to Virtual Hazard Mitigation Planning Meetings
EPA- EJ Screening Tool
US Fish & Wildlife- Federal Interagency Fish Passage Portal
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