Tuesday, February 6, 2024
The Maine Forest Service is pleased to announce the availability of grants for community forestry projects under the Urban and Community Forestry Inflation Reduction Act Grant Program. Through Project Canopy, a program by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's Maine Forest Service, a total of $1,000,000 in grants will be offered, comprising $250,000 in Project Canopy Assistance grants and $750,000 in Inflation Reduction Act Urban and Community Forestry...
Thursday, February 1, 2024
On January 30, 2024, President Biden awarded Androscoggin, Franklin, Hancock, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo and Washington Counties a Public Assistance Disaster Declaration (DR-4754) for the December 17-21, 2023 storm. This grant funding will provide financial assistance for emergency work and repair or replacement of eligible public infrastructure disaster-damaged facilities. To facilitate the grant process and requirements for this event, MEMA’s Public...
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Maine Housing will stop processing new HEAP applications as of 5:00 p.m. on March 1, 2024. Based on the current rate of applications, approvals, denials, and average benefit paid, the deadline will enable the authority to serve all who apply before that date. Maine Housing is advising the following:
“The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) is a program that provides a fixed amount of funding to Maine each year from the federal government. Based on the most current...
Friday, January 26, 2024
We are extending the deadline for essay submissions to February 14.
This contest asks 7th grade students to demonstrate their understanding of municipal government by writing an essay entitled, “If I Led My Community . . .”
Please visit https://www.memun.org/Training/Citizen-Education/Essay-Contest for details, and encourage your local 7th grade teacher(s) to invite their students to participate.
Friday, January 26, 2024
Towns and cities wanting to host an intern this summer through the Maine Government Summer Internship Program can submit their applications beginning February 1 with a due date of March 3. To learn more about the internship program and apply, visit the program’s website or view the recording of an informational webinar held on January by program and MMA staff. MMA is also pleased to offer four $3,500 grants to municipalities that host an intern through the program this summer. More...
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
It's almost impossible to gauge the full extent of the repercussions from the storms that hit Maine's coast on 1/10 and 1/13. The destruction was quick, but the rebuilding of the working waterfront will likely take years. The construction of new wharves is hindered by the high cost and scarcity of necessary supplies. Additionally, various industries, including construction and surveying, are grappling with a shortage of labor. The impact on Maine's working waterfront is currently...
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
MMA is pleased to announce its partnership with the University of New England to make graduate education in emergency management more affordable and accessible to municipalities across the state. Read more about this opportunity here.
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Portland Police Department and Grant Writing USA will present a two-day grant writing workshop in Portland on January 22 & 23, 2024. This training is for grant seekers across all disciplines. Beginning and experienced grant writers from city, county and state agencies as well as healthcare organizations, nonprofits, K-12, colleges and universities are encouraged to attend.
Tuition is $495; however, Maine Municipal Association members and their staff will receive a...
Friday, January 5, 2024
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Energy will host a series of online listening sessions in January about the siting of solar installations on agricultural land and are interesting in hearing from Maine stakeholders about the benefits and challenges posed by the development of clean energy sites in rural communities to help inform future decisions. There are four online sessions scheduled, as well as an email address to submit written comments:
Government...
Thursday, January 4, 2024
The Maine Sheriff’s Association Annual Training Conference, Vendor Show and Awards Banquet will be held March 20-21, 2024, at the Samoset Resort, Rockport. Not exclusive to law enforcement, the conference is open to all municipal leaders and will feature a nearly two-day leadership training opportunity with Echelon Front. The cost of participation in the training portion of the conference has been reduced and includes a special incentive for multiple registrations. Information on...