Massachusetts Department Of Environmental Protection

Massachusetts Department Of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), a U.S. state government entity and child agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, receives federal grant awards for environmental regulatory, compliance, and remediation programs from EPA Region 1 and other federal agencies. MassDEP operates as a grant recipient (100% of its 276 awards are prime grants) and does not compete for federal contracts or subcontract work; all awards are formula and project grants for the administration and delivery of environmental protection services across Massachusetts.

MassDEP's federal footprint spans water quality management, air quality monitoring, drinking water safety, underground storage tank compliance, hazardous waste site remediation, lead testing in schools and child care facilities, and brownfields assessment and cleanup. Representative work includes a $19.554 million formula grant from EPA Region 1 under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (CFDA 66.442) beginning October 1, 2025, to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and emerging contaminants in drinking water systems serving small and disadvantaged communities, with sub-awards directed to public water systems for treatment infrastructure and technical assistance; a $3.479 million nonpoint source implementation grant (CFDA 66.460) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030, supporting the implementation of Massachusetts' Section 319 nonpoint source management program through structural and non-structural best management practices, watershed planning, monitoring, and education; and a $1.285 million project grant under the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444) awarded June 1, 2026, partnering with the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, to conduct lead testing and remediation at schools and child care facilities prioritizing low-income communities.

Customer concentration is extreme and localized to EPA and EPA Region 1. The Environmental Protection Agency and EPA Region 1 account for 147 of 208 awards (71%) tracked in the top-customer analysis, with the remaining volume spread across the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 1 (20 awards, $607 thousand potential value), Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard (23 awards, $76 thousand), Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Federal Medical Center Devens (18 awards, $10 thousand), and the Department of the Army Installation Management Command (2 awards, $1.6 million potential value). Dollar concentration diverges sharply from award count: EPA grants represent the plurality of awards but Army installation work carries the highest single potential value ($1.6 million).

Primary NAICS coding reflects MassDEP's regulatory role: Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (NAICS 924110) dominates with 61 awards. Recent annual activity has remained flat to slight decline—seven awards in 2022, thirteen in 2023, thirteen in 2024, seven in 2025, and one in 2026 as of mid-June—with fifteen awards facing ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months. The combined dollars obligated across all 276 awards ($574.9 million) vastly exceeds the combined potential value ($2.4 million), indicating that the source data reflects historical actuals and current accruals rather than forward-looking ceiling values. MassDEP sub-awards grant funding to municipalities, regional watershed management agencies, universities (notably University of Massachusetts, Amherst), public water systems, and nonprofit organizations to implement environmental projects and provide technical services. Work is performed statewide across Massachusetts, with administrative oversight at MassDEP headquarters in Boston.