Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness and Hazard Mitigation Plan

The Town secured a Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) program grant from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA) in the amount of $37,000 to complete a community resiliency and hazard mitigation planning process and, in addition, to examine the community’s vulnerabilities and strengths and identify priority actions to build resilience as the climate changes.

Communities that complete the MVP program become certified as an MVP community and are eligible for MVP Action Grant funding and other opportunities. For more information please visit EOEEA's website at https://www.mass.gov/municipal-vulnerability-preparedness-mvp-program.

Dunstable has worked to undertake a Community Resilience Building process to prepare a Hazard Mitigation Plan, compliant with state and federal requirements, and document the planning process in a joint Summary of Findings report (HMP-MVP Report).

EOEEA has been designated by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) as a Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Community for its completion of the Community Resilience Building planning process. This MVP Community designation indicates the Town’s commitment to prepare for climate change. As an MVP Community, the community is eligible to apply for MVP Action Grants administered by EEA and may receive higher standing in future state funding opportunities, allowing the Town to pursue implementation of priority actions.