The Façade Improvement Grant Program will cover half the bill, up to $10,000, for any work on a downtown building’s exterior, such as repainting, replacing a sign or installing new windows or doors.
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Colby College to use $101 million Alfond grant for Waterville downtown efforts, campus athletic center
The $101 million grant to Colby College in Waterville from the Harold Alfond Foundation is part of a $500 million Alfond grant to Maine institutions.
Maine emergency grant program extended to more businesses
Companies with up to 250 workers are among those now eligible for $95 million in grants to sustain local economies through the downturn.
Ten projects share $2.2 million in awards from Maine Technology Institute
Coupled with nearly $32 million in matching funds, the innovative projects are expected to create or preserve 1,600 jobs in eight Maine counties.
Maine public bus services get $10.2 million federal grant
The money will be used to build a new transit center outside Acadia National Park, replace buses in Greater Portland and improve service in Bangor.
Maine nonprofits receive $1.2 million for COVID-19 relief efforts
The Maine Community Foundation has issued COVID-19 relief grants to 130 nonprofit organizations in the state.
Federal aid increased for Maine hospitals, health care providers
Another $42 million in grants has been allocated, bringing the total to nearly $188 million.
Federal funds for Portland Jetport taxiway project reach $6 million
The Portland International Jetport received another $1.5 million for the project on Thursday.
Maine gets $6.3 million for substance abuse job training
A two-year federal grant will help train treatment workers and prepare addiction sufferers for the job market.
Grants available for Cumberland County nonprofits
PORTLAND — The Maine Community Foundation’s Community Building Grant Program is accepting applications from nonprofit and public organizations for funding to support projects to strengthen communities. In 2019, the Cumberland County Committee awarded $65,600 in grants to 10 nonprofits, including: Little Sebago Lake Association, to develop a Little Sebago Loon Monitoring Program; Maine Youth Court, […]