MA S60

Establishes the Agriculture and Fishery Vulnerability Preparedness Grant Fund, administered by the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs in consultation with the Department of Agricultural Resources and Department of Fish and Game

Provides grants to Massachusetts farms and fisheries for climate adaptation projects including controlled climate growing, energy efficiency, renewable energy, climate resilient management practices, nature-based solutions, and infrastructure improvements

Fund receives revenue from legislative appropriations, interest earnings, and public/private gifts, grants, and donations; money does not revert to the General Fund at fiscal year end

Allocates grant funds proportionally between farm and fishery sectors based on the amount of funding requested by applicants in each sector

Requires quarterly reports to legislative committees detailing grant applicants, recipients, amounts, county locations, sector breakdown, fund sources and uses, and administrative costs