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Maine Economic Recovery Grants | Department of Economic and Community Development Economic Recovery Grants Information HERE Maine Economic Recovery Grants Business Recovery and Resilience Fund Maine Flood Resources and Assistance Hub Business Resiliency Resources Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan The Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan is Governor Mills' plan, approved by the Legislature, to invest nearly $1 billion in federal American Rescue Plan funds to improve the lives of Maine people and families, help businesses, create good-paying jobs, and build an economy poised for future prosperity.
Home | Maine Recovery & Jobs Plan The Maine Department of Economic and Community Development is managing several economic recovery grant programs using Federal relief funding. As additional funds become available, they will be added to this page, so check back often. Domestic Trade Pilot Program The pilot program helps Maine businesses sell more products within the United States.
https://www. maine. gov/decd/domestic-trade .
Grow Maine: State Small Business Credit Initiative Grow Maine, administered by FAME in conjunction with various statewide lending partners, will provide up to $62 million of State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) funding to eligible Maine businesses. Eligible businesses include for-profit and nonprofit companies with fewer than 500 employees.
Funding will be available through FAME and its intermediary partners via loan guarantees, direct loans, and equity capital. Loans up to $5 million will be available (not to exceed $20 million per project) and interest rates will be set by the participating lending institution.
Grow Maine is intended to provide broad access to capital to help Maine businesses grow and provide jobs for Maine people that will have long-term positive effects on Maine’s economy. For more information, visit the program website: FAME Grow Maine. The State of Maine has a fiscal recovery program to distribute $119.
2 million in Federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) to local governments across Maine.
The Local Fiscal Recovery Program is a State pathway to infuse Federal funds into Maine towns and cities to support a variety of their economic recovery priorities, such as addressing the economic or public health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, replacing lost public sector revenue, or investing in water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure. To access the grant portal, use this link: https://www. maine.
gov/dafs/arpa/neuportal Department of Environmental Protection Coastal Sand Dune Restoration and Protection Grants https://www. maine.
gov/dafs/bbm/procurementservices/vendors/grants The Maine Community Energy Redevelopment Program (MECERP), led by the Maine Governor's Energy Office (GEO) and the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) is designed to foster economic development across Maine by providing high-quality technical assistance to projects that unlock community energy assets for economic development.
Maine Community Energy Redevelopment Program | Governor's Energy Office U.S. Economic Development Administration U.S. Small Business Administration SBA Funding Programs: https://www. sba.
gov/funding-programs United States Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards & Technology United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development USDA RD Business Funding Programs Business & Industry Loan Guarantees – Rolling Applications Rural Energy for America Program Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvement Guaranteed Loans & Grants Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program (TPEP) Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program Agricultural Marketing Service USDA AMS Funding Programs Local Food Promotion Program Regional Food System Partnerships Meat & Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center (NE-DBIC) On-Farm Milk Storage & Handling Grant for Dairy Farmers Dairy Food Safety and Certification Grant for Dairy Farmers and Dairy Processors Organic On-Farm Milk Storage & Handling Grant for Dairy Farmers Dairy Farm Innovation & Alternative Management Grant for Dairy Farmers Existing Dairy Processor Expansion Grant for Dairy Processors Dairy Processor Innovation Grant for Dairy Processors Dairy Marketing & Branding Services Grant for Dairy Processors and Trade Associations Dairy Farm Improvement & Modernization Grant If you have any questions about economic recovery resources, please email BizAwards.
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Economic Recovery Grants Information HERE is funded by Maine Dept. of Economic & Community Development. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Empowering Communities Grants is sponsored by PPL Foundation. These grants enrich the overall vitality of the community through programs that protect the environment and improve people's lives. Focus areas include environmental stewardship and education. Projects involving native plant pollinator habitat restoration within the Schuylkill watershed could align with environmental stewardship goals.
Brown Girl Jane x SheaMoisture Grant is a grant from SheaMoisture and Brown Girl Jane that funds Black and woman-owned beauty and wellness businesses in the United States. Part of SheaMoisture's broader commitment to addressing racial inequality through its $1 million annual giving fund, this program specifically supports founders at the intersection of Black and women-owned entrepreneurship in the beauty and wellness sector. Applicants must be based in the U.S. and have operated their business for at least one year. Grants range from $10,000 to $25,000. Check the SheaMoisture Fund website for the current open cycle, as deadlines vary by cohort.
The Eli Lilly and Company Foundation's 2026 Open Call opened June 1 and closes July 3, across three focus areas: Global Health, K-12 STEM Education, and Economic Mobility. But two of the three only fund Marion County, Indiana. Here is how to read the geographic fine print, why the funder's commercial identity shapes what wins, and how to position a proposal that actually fits.
Read articleThe Lilly Foundation's 2026 Open Call accepts pre-applications June 1 through July 3. Its three priorities — Global Health, K-12 STEM Education, and Economic Mobility — look national, but the education and mobility tracks concentrate heavily in Marion County, Indiana, while the health track funds cardiometabolic work abroad. Here's how to read the geography before you spend a week on a pre-application you can't win.
Read articleThe Department of Education quietly published the FY2026 RPED competition in the May 29 Federal Register: $45M total, awards of $1.5M-$2.5M each over 48 months, applications due June 23 at 11:59 p.m. ET. The program funds rural community colleges and regional universities to build career pathways into high-wage industries. With FIPSE under structural review by the second Trump administration, this may be the last cycle under the existing rubric. Here's the eligibility math, the partner architecture that wins, the NCES locale codes that gate the absolute priority, and the 25-day sprint that determines who gets funded.
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