Friday, October 18, 2024
The Maine Department of Public Safety, Maine Chiefs of Police, Maine Sheriffs Association, U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maine and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) are pleased to offer three individual no-cost resilience training opportunities to police professionals in Maine between October 28 and October 31, 2024 . The VALOR Officer Resilience Training Program strengthens participants’ mental and physical wellness by teaching critical mind, energy,...
Monday, September 30, 2024
The Division of General Services, within the Maine Department of Administrative & Financial Services, wants to remind town and city leaders of the opportunity to acquire surplus items no longer in use by Maine state agencies. Available items include computers, office supplies, snowplows, and vehicles, just to name a few, and are offered at significantly reduced prices. For more information about the program, as well as to register as an eligible purchaser of surplus...
Thursday, September 19, 2024
The Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future is pleased to announce the opening of the next round of Community Action and Service Provider Grants. This round $8 million is available for distribution and the maximum award has increased from $50,000 to $75,000 for individual community grants and from $125,000 to $175,000 for joint community grants. Additionally, communities with past and current grant projects are eligible to apply. The application...
Thursday, September 19, 2024
MPO has a growing library of on-demand webinars focused on many energy-related topics, including funding strategies. Webinar slides and recordings are accessible to MPO members here under the “past events” found on the home page. All MMA members are eligible for MPO membership and are encouraged to email mpoinfo@mainepoweroptions.org for more information.
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
The Brownfield Coalition of the Northeast (BCONE) will host their annual Northeast Sustainable Community Workshop as an in-person event in Morristown, NJ, on September 24 and 25, 2024. BCONE is a regional non-profit organization promoting awareness, knowledge, and skills for the successful redevelopment of underutilized properties to the benefit of local economics. This regional event will include informative presentations about current brownfield topics, financial incentives, real estate...
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Local government officials and candidates for the Maine State Legislature can expect an important invitation arriving soon in their inboxes and mailboxes. The invitation is for a series of upcoming regional forums designed to connect municipal and county leaders with services available through regional Councils of Government, planning, and economic development organizations. Candidates for state office, both incumbent and new, will receive invites to attend local government forums in their...
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
The 2024 MMA Model GA Ordinance and all the Appendices containing the 2024 GA Maximums are now available on the MMA Legal Services GA Manual webpage. (See the drop down menus “Ordinance Maximums” and “Municipal GA Ordinance.”)
By October 1st of each year, the municipal officers (selectboard or council) are required to adopt the new appendices containing the yearly general assistance (GA) maximum levels of assistance. A public hearing is...
Monday, September 9, 2024
Blue U will conduct two 90-minute webinars focused on what it takes to create a secure polling place. The sessions will take place at 10:00 a.m. on September 19 and October 1. The fee for participating in the session is $100. To register for the September 19 webinar, please click here. To register for the October 1 event, please use this link.
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
The National League of Cities will host a series of free grant writing bootcamps, which will be held this fall. The sessions are designed to provide municipal leaders the information, guidance, and tips necessary to successfully apply for the grant funding available to rural communities through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. This next round of sessions will focus on five programs including: Building Resilient Infrastructure & Communities...
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting applications for planning assistance to help municipalities bring together residents to select strategies to grow the local outdoor recreation economy. Eligible applicants include local governments, Tribes, and nonprofit organizations, with special consideration given to small towns and rural communities, as well as communities located in the northern border region of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York. For more information...