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Now Open! Submit Your Expression of Interest for FY27 Accelerating Climate Resilience Grants
Beginning March 23, through April 10, MAPC will host office hours to support interested communities and organizations with their project ideas.
In addition to the 101 municipalities in the MAPC region, eligible lead applicants also include entities and/or organizations that work in and serve the people of the MAPC region. The organizations are defined as local 501(c)(3) community-based organizations, tribes, and Indigenous communities. Community-based organizations without 501(c)(3) status are encouraged to partner with their municipality to submit an application.
Please complete and submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) form by April 6, 2026. Once an EOI form is completed, you will be prompted to schedule an optional meeting with the ACR team (available through April 10). The EOI process is optional; we offer this as an opportunity to brainstorm project ideas and learn about how your ideas can best align with the ACR program priorities.
Accelerating Climate Resilience (ACR) Grant Program
MAPC is working in partnership with the Barr Foundation to accelerate climate resilience in the region by helping municipalities advance strategies that protect people, places, and communities from the impacts of climate change.
The intent is to fund actionable resilience interventions that facilitate long-term, innovative changes leading to greater readiness for climate change. In particular, MAPC seeks to elevate projects that will advance climate equity, regional coordination, and social cohesion.
Accelerating Climate Resilience (ACR) Speaker Series
The Accelerating Climate Resilience (ACR) Speaker Series is open to the public and a space where experts and practitioners from across the country come together to discuss innovative ways to advance resilience strategies that protect people, places, and communities from the impacts of climate change.
Meet the Team
Van Du
Assistant Director, Environmental Planning
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Francelis Morillo Suarez
Clean Energy and Climate
Planner II
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Kat Kobylt
Senior Environmental
Planner
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Program Priorities
Nature-based solutions for climate resilience, such as green infrastructure, climate-smart parks, urban forestry, floodplain protection, and restoration of natural systems.
Contributions to social resilience or cohesion, such as public space improvements, dialogues, gatherings, training programs, and public health improvements, particularly for populations or neighborhoods vulnerable to climate change.
Innovative financing or infrastructure investment program models.
Municipal climate resilience policy; including regulations, zoning, permitting, and inspectional services.
Projects that combine climate adaptation with climate mitigation.
Capacity building through municipal staffing or climate coalitions/convenings, such as stormwater partnerships, regional climate networks, or watershed-based climate resilience initiatives.
Innovative public outreach, engagement, and education efforts; including artistic, cultural, or creative projects that advance climate change knowledge or action.
Local food systems or community agriculture resilience measures.
District-scale climate resilience pilots that are scalable and replicable.