Grants

The City of Beverly will take delivery of its first electric school bus this summer.  The City issued a bid last summer to lease its first electric school bus and the winning bidder was Highland Electric Transportation. In January 2019, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) announced the availability

The City of Beverly was recently awarded a $100,000 Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Action Grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs to complete a comprehensive Climate Action Plan. Beverly will be collaborating on this initiative with the City of Salem, Massachusetts. Through a regional Climate Action Plan,

The City of Beverly was recently awarded a $30,000 Sustainable Materials Recovery Program – Recycling Dividends Program (RDP) grant from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) Bureau of Air & Waste. The grants are designed to help maximize recycling, composting and waste reduction programs. The Baker-Polito Administration awarded more than $2.9 million

The City of Beverly was recently awarded a $55,000 grant from the Massachusetts Historical Commission’s (MHC) Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund (MPPF) to restore both the exterior and the interior of the Powder House.  The Powder House is one of Beverly’s most unique historical structures, but has fallen into a state

The City of Beverly was recently awarded a federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant for $10,000 from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC). The Beverly Public Library plans to launch a Play Program which encourages interactive learning for children and their parents/care givers.  The Play Program will

The City of Beverly was awarded a $1,400,000 grant from the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development – Massachusetts Dredging Program to dredge the Bass River.  The Bass River Dredge project seeks to perform maintenance dredging of the Bass River from its junction with the Danvers River to north

The City of Beverly’s Police Department was recently awarded a $4,369 grant from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, Office of Grants and Research – Highway Safety Division (EOPSS/OGR/HSD) to improve traffic safety on local roads for pedestrians and bicyclists.   In total, nearly $700,000 was awarded to 93

The City of Beverly was recently awarded a $15,000 grant from the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries to make improvements and repairs to the Beverly Pier at Glover Wharf. Beverly was one of four Massachusetts communities to receive $50,000 in grants from the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game’s Division

The City of Beverly was recently awarded a $5,000 Cultural District Initiative Program Grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) to provide support to the Beverly Arts District (BAD).  Grant funding will be used to fund temporary support staff to coordinate district activities, provide administrative support to the BAD Implementation

The City of Beverly was recently awarded a $150,000 Housing Choice Community Capital Grant from the Baker-Polito Administration. The Housing Choice Community Capital Grant Program provides funding for capital projects to communities that have achieved the Housing Choice Community designation. 67 Massachusetts communities were awarded the Housing Choice Community Designation in