Funding/Finance

Use the Funding Programs Guide to help pay for adaptation!

In the Funding Guide, you’ll find a description of each funding program. We’ve included information on eligibility and example projects for which those grants are commonly used. We’ve also included the contact information for the funding program/agency.

The funding programs in the guide include:

  1. Coastal Community Grants
  2. Small Harbor Improvement Grants
  3. Boating Infrastructure Grants
  4. Shore and Harbor Planning Grants
  5. Economic and Infrastructure Development Investment Program
  6. Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)
  7. Flood Mitigation Assistance Grants
  8. Brownfields and supplemental projects
  9. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program
  10. Flood Damage Reduction Projects
  11. Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs — Residential
  12. Economic Adjustment, Assistance to Coastal Communities, Planning, Public Works, Technical Assistance
  13. Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program
  14. Maine Municipal Bond Bank — Clean Water SRF Program
  15. Maine Municipal Bond Bank — Drinking Water Program
  16. Climate Interactions and Sectoral Applications
  17. Funding and Developing a Climate Adaptation Plan for Wastewater Utilities: Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Wastewater Climate Adaptation Loan Principal Forgiveness — State Revolving Loan Fund
  18. Small Community Grant Program
  19. Overboard Discharge Elimination Program
  20. Drinking Water Capacity Development Grants
  21. Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Loans
  22. Land Acquisition Loans
  23. Local Source Water Protection Grant Program
  24. Municipal Stream Crossing Upgrade Grants

View the web page or download the Funding Programs Guide (PDF).

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