The Maine Department of Economic and Community Development is seeking applications for the Downtown Revitalization Program to implement comprehensive, integrated, and innovative solutions to the problems facing their downtown districts.
Donor Name: Maine Department of Economic and Community Development
State: Maine
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/28/2022
Grant Size: $300,000
Details:
These community revitalization projects must be part of a strategy that targets downtown service and business districts and will lead to future public and private investment. Qualified applicant communities must have a downtown district meeting the definition of 30-A M.R.S.A. Section 4301(5- A), and proposed activities must be consistent with PL 776 enacted by the 119th legislature. Multijurisdictional applications from two or more communities must designate a lead community.
Eligible Activities: include all those eligible under the Public Facilities, Public Infrastructure, Housing Assistance or Micro Enterprise Assistance programs as relevant to the revitalization of a downtown district; and eligible planning activities necessary to complete the Project Development Phase.
Applicants must demonstrate that the project meets the National Objective:
- benefiting 51% or greater low/moderate income persons or
- preventing or eliminating slum or blighting conditions.
Funding Information
- Maximum DR Award: $300,000
Eligibility Criteria
All units of general local government in Maine, including plantations, except for the entitlement communities of Auburn, Bangor, Biddeford, Lewiston, Portland and all of Cumberland County with the exception of Brunswick, Casco and Frye Island are eligible to apply for and receive State CDBG program funds. County governments may apply on behalf of the Unorganized Territory. Groups of local governments may apply for multi-jurisdictional or joint projects. Multi-jurisdictional applications require designation of one local government as the lead applicant and consent for that designation by each participating local government. Counties may apply for the Economic Development or Public Service programs on behalf of a collaboration of communities. Eligible applicants, including counties as defined above may apply for CDBG assistance on behalf of the five Maine Indian Tribes. Maine Indian Tribes are not themselves eligible applicants.
For more information, visit State of Maine.