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| Kim Wallace Adaptive Equipment Loan Program |
| Finance Authority of Maine |
| This program provides assistance to businesses for the purchase, construction or installation of any product or equipment that allows one or more individuals with a disability to become more independent within the community. Loan funds may be used to facilitate compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The business must be a Maine-based company to be eligible. Maximum loan amount; $100,000. |
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| Regional Economic Development Revolving Loan Program |
| Finance Authority of Maine |
| The Regional Economic Development Revolving Loan program is designed to make loans through Regional Economic Development Agencies for the purpose of creating or retaining jobs. FAME makes disbursements to Regional Economic Development Agencies and the Development Agencies make loans to eligible borrowers. Eligible businesses include Businesses that have sales under $5,000,000 or employ 50 or fewer employees, conducting business in the following categories: Advanced manufacturing technologies, Advanced information systems, Advanced biological/natural resource technologies, Conversion from Defense Industry, Significant export involvement (goods or services), Significant research and development. Maximum loan amount: 1/3 of total project cost up to $200,000. |
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| Community Building Program & County Fund Program |
| Maine Community Foundation |
| The Community Building Program & County Fund Program provide grants to Maine non-profit organizations broad for projects that support community improvement and help build healthy, integrated communities. For these programs, MCF seeks projects that: recognize and build on a community's strengths and assets rather than its needs and deficiencies, build the capacity of a community to meet future challenges by improving the ability of organizations and individuals to help themselves over the long term, ensure the sustainability of the project by identifying ways to imbed its objectives into the daily workings of the organization or community, foster cooperative approaches to community issues, include the people targeted in a proposal in the process of planning, implementation, and evaluation, recognize and strengthen local leadership and traditions, involve higher risk in return for long-term benefits, take a preventive approach to community problems, serve as a catalyst for attracting other resources. Contact: Peter Taylor, Program Officer, 207 667-9735. |
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| Maine Fund for Conservation Land Acquisition Program |
| Maine Community Foundation |
| The fund makes grants to Maine land trusts for land or easement acquisition and easement defense, including the costs incurred for legal expenses, title searches, technical expertise (i.e. wetlands or wildlife evaluation), negotiation costs, options costs, and direct acquisition costs.
Typical grants from the fund range from $2,000 to $10,000, but larger requests will be considered. In order to catalyze local fund raising, funding is in the form of one-to-one matching grants, with the match to be direct cash contributions from local sources (not other grants, or in-kind land donations). If awarded, MCF grant funds will not be released until MCF receives documentation that matching funds have been raised.
For more information, contact Ann Tartre, Director of Donor and Program Services, 207 761-2440. |
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| Organizational Capacity Building Grant Program |
| Maine Community Foundation |
| The Organizational Capacity Building Grant Program provides funding to non-profit groups engaged in community building work in the state of Maine. The goal of this program is to strengthen the impact of Maine-based non-profit organizations by improving their organizational capacity. The program seeks to support:, (i) board and staff development: recruitment, engagement, training, succession planning, management culture and systems, coaching and mentoring, governance structures, (ii) strategic and business planning: participatory strategic planning processes, mission, vision, goals, indicators to measure success in implementation of plans, efficiency analysis, cost of doing business analysis, and (iii) resource development and financial sustainability: membership development, endowment plans, fee for service possibilities, social purpose enterprise, strategic staffing (on a temporary basis), training in planned giving, and some marketing projects. Grant requests of up to $20,000 per year (renewable twice) will be considered. Multi-year funding will be based upon submission of a multi-year application and regular progress reports. A total of 2-3 grants will be awarded each year. MCF will establish longer-term relationships (2-3 years) with participants through on-going technical assistance. As part of partnerships with non-profits, MCF will provide the following: (i) tailored assistance to increase effectiveness and efficiency, with an emphasis on applying strategies from the business world when appropriate, (ii) senior management coaching, (iii) access to a network of specialized resource people, (iv) assistance securing additional financial resources, (v) peer-to-peer discussions and coaching, and (vi) best practice replication. Contact: Ann Tartre, Director of Donor and Program Services, 207 761-2440. |
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| Recreational Trails Program |
| Maine Department of Conservation |
| Recreational Trails Program provides grants to municipalities, other qualified sub-divisions of state government and to qualified non-profit organizations for; maintenance and restoration of existing recreational trails, development and rehabilitation of trail side and trailhead facilities and trail linkages for recreational trails, construction of new recreational trails, acquisition of easements or fee simple title to property for recreational trails or recreational trail corridors, and operation of educational programs to promote safety and environmental protection. Grants are made on a matching basis. The RTP share of the project costs shall not be more than 80%. The local share may consist of cash or state-approved donations of labor and/or materials. Applications for RTP funding must stipulate full support of the program and must ensure public access to the recreation improvements funded by the grant. Contact Mike Gallagher, Grant & Community Recreation Division Program Coordinator, 207 287-2163. |
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| Land and Water Conservation Fund |
| Maine Department of Conservation |
| Land and Water Conservation Fund provides grants to state and municipal agencies for costs for the development of public outdoor recreation facilities. Eligible activities include the acquisition and/or development of outdoor recreation facilities intended for either active or passive public use. Only projects in accordance with the current State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) may be considered. The proposed facility should provide recreation uses more appropriately provided by a public agency than those that could be supplied by private enterprise.. The LWCF share of the project costs shall not be more than 50%, with local matching funds covering the remaining 50%. Contact Mike Gallagher, Grant & Community Recreation Division Program Coordinator, 207 287-2163. |
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| Tax Increment Financing |
| Maine Department of Economic & Community Development, Office of Business Development |
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| Community Development Block Grant Program |
| Maine Department of Economic & Community Development, Office of Community Development |
| Maine's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program provides funding and technical support for projects that achive local community and economic development objectives, while principally benefiting low-moderate income persons. These programs are only available to Maine towns, cities and counties for the benefit of Maine residents. The CDBG programs are designed to support projects that: benefit low-moderate income persons, are integrated in a long range community strategy, provide for further public and private investment, enhance deteriorated residential and business districts, and promote partnerships and leveraging of funds with local, state, federal and private sources. Funding for the Maine CDBG program is provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the guidelines of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 as amended. Eligible activities must meet one of the following CDBG program national objectives: benefiting low-moderate persons, eliminating slum and blighting influences or addressing an urgent need. The primary focus of the CDBG program is to benefit low-moderate income persons. The Maine CDBG program receives and distributes over sixteen million dollars each year. Communities participate in a competitive application process annually for CDBG funds to implement their proposed community and economic development projects. CDBG funds are only available to towns, cities and counties in the State of Maine for the benefit of Maine residents. The entitlement communities of Auburn, Bangor, Lewiston and Portland, receive funds directly from HUD and are not eligible for Maine CDBG program funding. |
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| Downtown Revitalization Program |
| Maine Department of Economic & Community Development, Office of Community Development |
| The Downtown Revitalization Program (DTR) provides funds for communities to implement comprehensive, integrated and innovative solutions to identified problems facing their downtown districts. These downtown revitalization projects must be part of a strategy that targets downtown service and business districts and will lead to future public and private investment. Eligible activities include all those eligible under the Public Facilities, Public Infrastructure, Public Service, Housing Assistance and Business Assistance Grant programs as relevant to the revitalization of a downtown district. A community must have completed a comprehensive downtown strategic plan or updated an existing plan within in the past five years. The maximum grant amount: $400,000. |
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| Housing Assistance Grant Program |
| Maine Department of Economic & Community Development, Office of Community Development |
| The Housing Assistance Grant Program (HA) provides funding to address housing problems of low and moderate income persons. Eligible activities are those directly related to assisting or creating residential housing units including Acquisition, Code Enforcement, Conversion of Non-Residential Structures, Demolition, Historic Preservation, Housing Rehabilitation, New Housing Construction, Relocation Assistance, and Removal of Architectural Barriers. The maximum amount for a Housing Assistance program grant award is $400,000. The HA Program Innovative Housing Projects Category (IHPC) provides funding to address non-rehabilitation related housing problems of Low and Moderate Income (LMI) persons.Fundable activities in the IHPC include Acquisition, Alternative Housing, Code Enforcement, Conversion of Non-Residential Structures, Demolition, Down Payment Assistance, First Time Homebuyer’s Programs, Historic Preservation, Lead Based Paint Removal, New Housing Construction, Provision of Potable Water or Sewer Systems, Relocation Assistance, and Removal of Architectural Barriers and must be directly related to assisting or creating LMI residential. |
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| Public Facilities Grant Program |
| Maine Department of Economic & Community Development, Office of Community Development |
| The Public Facilities Grant Program (PF) provides funds for communities to address local issues, which are part of a community development strategy leading to future public and private investments. Eligible activities include construction, acquisition, reconstruction, installation, rehabilitation, site clearance, historic preservation, and relocation assistance associated with public projects for: community, child, senior and health centers, libraries, sheltered workshops, homeless shelters, piers/wharfs and fire stations with a maximum grant award amount of $250,000.
Fire fighting equipment, salt/sand storage shed, transfer station, parks and recreation facilities and public works garages with a maximum grant award amount of $50,000. |
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| Public Infrastructure Grant Program |
| Maine Department of Economic & Community Development, Office of Community Development |
| The Public Infrastructure Grant Program (PI) provides funds for communities to address local issues, which are part of a community development strategy leading to future public and private investments. Eligible activities include construction, acquisition, reconstruction, installation, rehabilitation, site clearance, historic preservation, and relocation assistance associated with public projects and infrastructure in support of new affordable housing construction. Program activities funded: Water system installation/improvements, sewer system installation and improvements, water/sewer system hookups, storm drainage, utility infrastructure and infrastructure in support of new affordable housing with a maximum grant award amount of $400,000. Streets, roads and sidewalks with a maximum grant award amount of $250,000. Parking areas, curbs and gutters with a maximum grant award amount of $50,000. |
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| Public Service Grant Program |
| Maine Department of Economic & Community Development, Office of Community Development |
| The Public Service Grant Program (PSG) provides funding for community resource needs for operating expenses, equipment and program materials for public service programs. Past program activities have included dental clinics, job training, literacy training, welfare-to-work programs, senior center programs and day care programs. ALL beneficiaries of public service programs must be low to moderate income. |
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| Urgent Need Grant Program |
| Maine Department of Economic & Community Development, Office of Community Development |
| The Urgent Need Grant Program (UNG) provides funding to enable a community to address serious and immediate threats to health and welfare of its residents. All units of general local government in Maine, including plantations, are eligible to apply for and receive Urgent Need Program funds. An applicant must address a community development need which:
Poses a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community
Became a threat to public health or safety within 18 months of the submission of the application
Cannot be funded by the applicant or the applicant cannot find an entity or individual to fund the project. The maximum Urgent Need Grant Program award amount is $100,000. |
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| Business Assistance Program |
| Maine Department of Economic & Community Development, Office of Community Development |
| The Business Assistance Program (BA) provides funds to communities to loan/grant businesses for the creation or retention of jobs for low and moderate income persons. The Business Assistance Program funds may be used to meet the infrastructure, capital equipment and real property needs of the assisted business. The program assists those economic initiatives and development opportunities that are of sufficient magnitude to have a significant impact on a local or regional economy. The maximum Business Assistance Program award amount is $400,000. |
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| Development Fund Program |
| Maine Department of Economic & Community Development, Office of Community Development |
| The Development Fund Program (DF) provides funding to communities to assist businesses to with loan funds. These funds may be used for non-real property improvements such as operating capital or purchase of inventory. The purpose of this program is to promote the creation or retention of jobs for low and moderate income persons. The maximum Development Fund Program award amount is $200,000. |
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| Economic Development Infrastructure Grant Program |
| Maine Department of Economic & Community Development, Office of Community Development |
| The Economic Development Infrastructure Grant Program (EDI) provides funds to communities to develop or rehabilitate public infrastructure in support of new and existing non-retail businesses for the creation or retention of jobs for low to moderate income individuals. Eligible activities include Acquisition, Relocation, Demolition, Clearance, Construction, Reconstruction, Installation, and Rehabilitation associated with public infrastructure projects such as water and sewer facilities, flood and drainage improvements, publicly-owned commercial/industrial buildings, parking, streets, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, etc. which are necessary to create or retain jobs in the non-retail private sector for low and moderate income persons. The maximum Economic Development Infrastructure Grant Program award amount is $400,000. |
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| Micro-Loan Program |
| Maine Department of Economic & Community Development, Office of Community Development |
| The Micro-Loan Program (ML) provides communities with funds to assist existing and new businesses to create and/or retain jobs for low and moderate income persons. Eligible activities include the establishment of a local commercial loan program for the purpose of assisting for-profit businesses. The maximum Micro-Loan Program award amount is $100,000, part of which may be used to provide technical assistance to loan applicants. |
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| Maine Department of Economic & Community Development, Office of Community Development |
| The Community Planning Grant Program (CPG) provides funding to communities or community partnerships that have clearly identified a local community or economic development problem and lack the resources to develop a strategy for solving the problem. CPG funds may be used for planning only activities that include studies, analysis, data gathering, preparation of plans and maps, and identification of actions that will implement plans. Engineering, architectural and design costs related to specific activities are not eligible. All applications containing ineligible or non-planning activities will not be considered. The maximum Community Planning Grant award amount is $10,000. |
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