The John T. Gorman Foundation has awarded 77 grants totaling $1.2 million to support nonprofits providing food, shelter and other essential services to Mainers in need. Distributed through the Foundation’s 2025 Direct Services Grant Program, the funding will reach all 16 counties in the state. Several Midcoast organization will benefit from the grants, including Coastal […]
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EPA awards $4.3 billion to fund projects in 30 states to reduce climate pollution
Maine will get a portion of $450 million to accelerate adoption of cold-climate heat pumps and water heaters.
New Mainer artists get boost from Mayo Street grant program
The Portland arts center recently awarded its 3rd round of $1,000 grants to people practicing traditional art forms.
Midcoast organizations awarded $90,000 to help feed, house, educate locals
Four Midcoast organizations have been awarded a total of $90,000 in grants to pursue missions in their communities. The John T. Gorman Foundation has awarded 79 grants totaling $1.5 million statewide to provide food, shelter, and other essential services to Mainers in need through its 2024 Direct Services Grant Program. Among those recipients are: • […]
Saco receives grant to revitalize downtown park
Saco received an almost $50,000 grant from T-Mobile’s Hometown Grant program last weekend.
Biden marks Earth Day with $7 billion in federal solar power grants
The 60 funded recipients, including the Maine Governor’s Energy Office, will serve 900,000-plus households in low- and middle-income communities.
Augusta moving ahead with plan to raise Front Street parking lot to cut down on the number of times it floods
Some $4 million in federal spending to fund the Front Street resiliency project, aiming to protect the downtown area from destructive flood waters.
Midcoast organizations are recipients of 2024 Casco Bay Community Grant awards
Casco Bay Estuary Partnership recently announced its 2024 Casco Bay Community Grants awards recipients, which include three Midcoast-based organizations. The Community Grants program supports new partnerships and innovative projects that engage communities with Casco Bay and its watershed. CBEP received 10 proposals totaling over $65,000 from schools, municipalities, and nonprofit organizations and community groups. This […]
Davis Fund now accepting grant applications for 2024-2025
The Nathaniel Davis Fund is accepting grant applications for 2024-2025 projects from organizations that serve the Brunswick community. The Davis Fund was created by Samuel Gross Davis in 1932 in memory of his father, Nathaniel. By the terms of the will that established the fund, grants are “to be used for the pleasure of its […]
Fit-Up grants brings hot yoga and hair care to Freeport’s downtown
Freeport’s Fit-Up Grant Program is revitalizing Main Street with businesses that offer hot yoga, sustainable clothing, saunas and hair care.