Acton Municipal Vulnerability Plan Update (MVP 2.0)

The Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) grant program was created in 2017 as part of Executive Order 569 to support communities in Massachusetts to identify climate hazards, assess vulnerabilities, and develop action plans to improve resilience to climate change. Acton’s first MVP Planning Report was completed in 2018 and is available here. The Acton Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Update (called MVP 2.0) aims to revisit the Town’s climate resilience priorities through a community engagement process and to translate those priorities into action. The Town of Acton received a grant through the MVP 2.0 program to fully fund this process, including hiring community liaisons.

A Core Team of both community members and Town staff led this MVP 2.0 work. The MVP 2.0 Core Team explored climate impacts; designed and led conversations about equity, vulnerability, and community needs; and designed a seed project with support from MVP 2.0 funding to address these needs and support resilience.

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Final Resilience Priorities and Actions

Using the feedback collected from our survey and public outreach events, the MVP 2.0 Core Team has finalized updated resilience priorities and actions.

      - Click here to view the final resilience priorities and actions!

In addition to neighborhood-to-neighborhood outreach conducted by the Core Team, outreach and engagement events were hosted at the following locations: 

  • Climate Resilience Festival
  • Oktoberfest
  • Midsummer Festival
  • Community Potluck
  • Senior Center
  • Minuteman Shelter
  • STEAM Astronomy Night
  • Acton Housing Authority
  • Farmer’s Market
  • Cooperative Elder Services

MVP Outreach Pictures


Share Your Feedback on the Draft Seed Project Plan

The Town received $50,000 from the State to put towards a community project informed by the MVP 2.0 process to build resilience against climate hazards.

      - Click here to provide your feedback on the draft Seed Project Plan!

MVP 2.0 Drafted Seed Project Post


Climate Risk Survey Results

The MVP 2.0 Core Team launched a survey in the Fall of 2024 to learn more about Acton community member experiences with climate risks. To see a summary of the MVP 2.0 survey results, click here!

Contact Us

Email Acton’s Sustainability Office at sustainability@actonma.gov or call 978-929-6515 if you have any questions.

To learn more about Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness 2.0, visit mass.gov/info-details/mvp-20.