Green Equipment for Cambridge Businesses ARPA Program Application

The ARPA Small Business Energy Efficiency Equipment Upgrade Program (the “Program”) provides funding to Cambridge, Massachusetts based small businesses and non-profit organizations negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible businesses will receive financial assistance in the form of reimbursement for the purchase of eligible equipment that makes their business operations or building more energy efficient, reduces their use of fossil fuels, or that provide renewable energy to power their business operations.


Applications are available starting June 17, 2024 – September 30, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. EDT. There is no guarantee that you will secure funding. Reimbursements will be issued on a rolling basis to businesses that meet all eligibility requirements. It is possible that all funds allocated for this Program will be used before the application deadline.


The Program utilizes funds received by the City of Cambridge (the “City”) from the federal American Rescue Plan Act In order to determine eligibility for the Program, each applicant will be required to provide the information outlined below. This information is used to determine the eligibility of the applicant under ARPA guidelines. For more information about this Program, go to: www.cambridgema.gov/greenequipmentgrant

Ethnicity - Check only the one that applies to you:
Gender – Check one that applies to you:

Please check off one or more of the boxes if the business owner (an owner who owns at least 50% of the business) identifies as:

Do you own the building that your business operates in?
Have you previously received any COVID-19 relief grants issued by the City of Cambridge?
Has your business experienced a loss of sales/revenue between 2019 and 2021?
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When did your business last receive a no-cost Mass Save® energy assessment?
What sorts of updates are you interested in for your business?