Open - RollingAtlas Opportunity Score 72/100
Massachusetts Wastewater Energy Recovery Pilot Grant Program 2026-2028
MassDEP's $5 million Wastewater Energy Recovery Pilot supports assessment, design, and construction of wastewater thermal-energy projects. The amended RFR accepts rolling applications through May 31, 2028 or until funds are expended.
Funding$5 million total program funding. Current maximums: up to $15,000 for Energy Assessment (Phase 1), up to $100,000 for Project Design (Phase 2), and up to $750,000 for Project Construction (Phase 3), subject to the controlling amended RFR.
DeadlineRolling through May 31, 2028, or until funds are expended, under the controlling amended August 10, 2026 RFR.
Last verifiedSeptember 21, 2026
Required next actionEligible Massachusetts facility owners should confirm project and facility eligibility, register for the EEA Grants Management System, select the appropriate WWER phase, prepare the required online questionnaire, project narrative, budget/funding information, appendices, and supporting materials, and submit through GMS while phase and program funds remain available.
Broad Eligibility
Publicly and privately owned wastewater facilities; municipal and state-owned facilities; public and private schools, colleges and universities; nonprofit organizations; and privately owned facilities including hospitals, commercial, industrial, and housing facilities, subject to the controlling RFR and ownership requirements.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score 72/100. Strong Massachusetts clean-energy and facility-infrastructure funding with broad school, higher-education, municipal, nonprofit, hospital, and private-facility eligibility. A specific applicant cost share is not required, though additional funding is encouraged for potential design and construction gaps. The controlling amended August 10, 2026 RFR establishes the current rolling deadline through May 31, 2028, superseding older webpage news language that referenced May 26, 2028. N9+ Fit 0/100 and QC Healthcare Fit 5/100 because healthcare facilities may be eligible, but the funded activity is wastewater thermal-energy infrastructure rather than clinical technology or healthcare services.
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) is accepting applications for the Wastewater Energy Recovery (WWER) Pilot Grant Program 2026-2028. MassDEP has allocated $5 million to support wastewater energy recovery demonstration projects that use wastewater as a recoverable thermal-energy source for building heating, cooling, and related applications.
Eligible applicants include publicly and privately owned wastewater facilities, municipal and state-owned facilities, public and private schools, colleges and universities, nonprofit organizations, and privately owned facilities such as hospitals, commercial, industrial, and housing facilities, subject to the controlling RFR and facility-ownership requirements. Current phase maximums are up to $15,000 for an Energy Assessment, up to $100,000 for Project Design, and up to $750,000 for Project Construction. A specific applicant cost share is not required, although additional applicant or partner funding is encouraged to fill potential design and construction funding gaps.
The controlling amended August 10, 2026 RFR states that applications are accepted on a rolling, first-come basis through May 31, 2028, or until available funds are expended. Applications are submitted online through the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Grants Management System. This opportunity may support energy infrastructure at healthcare and educational facilities, but it does not create a legitimate N9+ clinical-device or telehealth procurement pathway.
Source verificationOfficial government source · www.mass.govAtlas last verified this record September 21, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
