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Maine Brownfields Funding History

Funding History
  • Connecticut
  • Maine
  • Massachusetts
  • New Hampshire
  • Rhode Island
  • Vermont
  • Funding by Program
Maine Brownfields Funding (1994 – 2024)
Program Total Funding
Assessment Grants $39,938,605
Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants $66,766,683
Cleanup Grants $44,623,594
Multipurpose Grants $800,000
Job Training Grants $200,000
Area-Wide Planning Grants $575,000
Small Technical Assistance Grants for States & Tribes $20,000
EPA Targeted Brownfield Assessments (TBA)* $4,150,873
State & Tribal Brownfields Funding $30,127,031
Program Totals (as of November 2024): $187,201,786
*Targeted Brownfields Assessments are a form of technical assistance performed by EPA contractors.

Municipalities (Including Non-Profits)

  • Auburn
  • Augusta
  • Bangor
  • Bath
  • Belfast
  • Berwick
  • Biddeford
  • Brewer
  • Brunswick
  • Bucksport
  • Camden
  • Canton
  • Caribou
  • Dover-Foxcroft
  • East Millinocket
  • Ellsworth
  • Gardiner
  • Gray
  • Hallowell
  • Hancock
  • Houlton
  • Howland
  • Kittery
  • Lewiston
  • Lincoln
  • Lisbon
  • Lubec
  • Lyman
  • Madison
  • Millinocket
  • Norway
  • Oakland
  • Old Town
  • Orono
  • Oxford
  • Parsonsfield
  • Peru
  • Pittsfield
  • Portland
  • Rockland
  • Saco
  • Sanford
  • South Portland
  • Waterville
  • Westbrook
  • Wilton
  • Windham
  • Wiscasset

Regional Organizations

  • Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments
  • Eastern Maine Development Corporation
  • Friends of the Boat School Marine Trades Development
  • Greater Portland Council of Governments
  • Hancock County Planning Commission
  • Kennebec Valley Council of Governments
  • Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission
  • Midcoast Economic Development District
  • Northern Maine Development Commission
  • Piscataquis County Economic Development Council
  • Southern Maine Planning & Development Commission
  • Sunrise County Economic Council
  • Washington County Council of Governments
  • Washington County Development Authority

State & Tribal

  • Maine Department of Economic & Community Development
  • Maine Department of Environmental Protection
  • Maine State Planning Office
  • Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point
  • Penobscot Indian Nation
  • Portland Harbor Commission

Municipalities

Auburn
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
City of Auburn Assessment $200,000 2007 Closed
  Total $200,000  
Augusta
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
City of Augusta Targeted Brownfields Assessment of the American Tissue Mill, 54 Maple Street $100,000   Closed
Assessment of the American Tissue Mill, 54 Maple Street $350,000 2009 Closed
Cleanup of American Tissue Mill (Parcel 1), 54 Maple Street $88,000 2011 Closed
$112,000
Cleanup of American Tissue Mill (Parcel 2), 54 Maple Street $200,000 2011 Closed
Assessment $500,000 2023 Open
  Total $1,350,000  
Bangor
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
City of Bangor Assessment $200,000 2014 Closed
$200,000
Assessment $200,000 2017 Open
Cleanup of Building #610 located on Bangor International Airport Property $897,850 2023 Open
  Total $1,497,850  
Bath
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
City of Bath Assessment $200,000 2003 Closed
Revolving Loan Fund $750,000 2004 Closed
$200,000 2008
$100,000
Assessment $200,000 2005 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2009 Closed
Revolving Loan Fund $360,000 2009 Closed
$200,000
Assessment $200,000 2014 Closed
$200,000
Assessment $500,000 2022 Open
  Total $3,110,000  
Belfast
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
City of Belfast Assessment $200,000 2011 Closed
$200,000
Assessment $200,000 2013 Closed
Cleanup of Maskers Theater/Thompsons Wharf $200,000 2014 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2016 Closed
$200,000
Assessment $225,000 2019 Open
$75,000
Assessment $500,000 2022 Open
Revolving Loan Fund $1,000,000 2022 Open
Congress Street Hill Property LLC Cleanup of Old Waldo County Jail, 45 Congress Street, Belfast $200,000 2014 Closed
Waterfall Arts Cleanup of the Waterfall Arts Building, 256 High Street $350,000 2019 Open
  Total $3,550,000  
Berwick
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Berwick Cleanup of Prime Tanning - Lot 4, 20 Sullivan Street $200,000 2015 Closed
Cleanup of Prime Tanning - Lot 5, 20 Sullivan Street $200,000
Cleanup of Prime Tanning - Lot 6, 20 Sullivan Street $200,000
Cleanup of Prime Tanning - Lot 133, 34 Sullivan Street $200,000 2016 Closed
Cleanup of Prime Tanning - Lot 146-1, 20 Sullivan Street $200,000
Cleanup of Prime Tanning - Lot 146-2, Lot 146-3 & Lot 146-7, 20 Sullivan Street $200,000
Cleanup of Prime Tanning - Blue Sort Building, 35 Sullivan Street $200,000 2017 Open
  Total $1,400,000  
Biddeford
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
City of Biddeford Cleanup of FPL Site, Laconia Street $200,000 2013 Closed
Cleanup of MERC Facility, 3-11 Lincoln Street $200,000 2014 Closed
Marble Block Redevelopment Corporation Cleanup of the Marble Block, 129 Main Street $200,000 2016 Open
Cleanup of the WestPoint Stevens Mill Boiler House, 2 Main Street $500,000 2019 Open
  Total $1,100,000  
Brewer
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
City of Brewer Assessment of the Eastern Fine Paper Site, South Main Street $350,000 2005 Closed
Revolving Loan Fund $1,000,000 2006 Closed
$300,000 2008
South Brewer Redevelopment LLC Cleanup of the Eastern Fine Paper Mill, 517 South Main Street $200,000 2006 Closed
Cleanup of the Eastern Fine Paper Mill, 519 South Main Street $200,000 2008 Closed
Cleanup of the Eastern Fine Paper Mill, Oak Street $200,000
Cleanup of Middle School, 5 Somerset Street $200,000 2013 Closed
Cleanup of State Street School, 131 State Street $200,000 2013 Closed
  Total $2,650,000  
Brunswick
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Brunswick Assessment $150,000 2004 Closed
Cleanup of Maine Street Station - Pocket Park 1, 210 Maine Street $200,000 2006 Closed
Cleanup of Maine Street Station - Pocket Park 2, 210 Maine Street $200,000 2006 Closed
Cleanup of Maine Street Station - Pocket Park 3, 210 Maine Street $200,000 2006 Closed
  Total $750,000  
Bucksport
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Eastern Maine Development Corporation Targeted Brownfields Assessment of Bucksport Mill $170,000 2017 Closed
  Total $170,000  
Camden
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Camden Cleanup of the Apollo Tannery, 116 Washington Street $200,000 2007 Closed
Cleanup of the Apollo Tannery, 116 Washington Street (Lot 18) $200,000 2018 Open
Targeted Brownfields Assessment of Apollo Tannery, 116 Washington Street $58,140 2019 Closed
  Total $458,140  
Canton
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Canton Cleanup of Brindis Leather Site, Routes 108 & 140 $200,000 2011 Closed
  Total $200,000  
Caribou
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
City of Caribou Cleanup of Caribou Diesel Electric Power Plant and Outbuildings $900,000 2023 Open
  Total $900,000  
Dover-Foxcroft
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Dover-Foxcroft Cleanup of Maine Leathers - Lot 10, 117 Vaughn Road $200,000 2010 Closed
Cleanup of Maine Leathers - Lot 11, 117 Vaughn Road $200,000
Cleanup of Maine Leathers - Lot 87, 117 Vaughn Road $200,000
Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society, Inc. Cleanup of Central Hall, 152 East Main Street $200,000 2012 Closed
Pine Crest Development Corporation Cleanup of Former Moosehead Manufacturing Mill - Lot 1B, 5 East Main Street, Dover-Foxcroft $200,000 2013 Closed
Cleanup of Former Moosehead Manufacturing Mill - Lot 1, 5 East Main Street, Dover-Foxcroft $200,000 2013 Closed
  Total $1,200,000  
East Millinocket
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of East Millinocket Assessment $500,000 2023 Open
Targeted Brownfields Assessment of GNP Study Areas 3, 6, 7 $446,821 2023 Closed
  Total $946,821  
Ellsworth
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
City of Ellsworth Assessment $200,000 2003 Closed
  Total $200,000  
Gardiner
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
City of Gardiner Assessment $200,000 2013 Closed
$200,000
Assessment $200,000 2016 Open
Cleanup of TW Dick Property, 24 & 59 Summer Street $200,000 2016 Closed
Assessment $500,000 2022 Open
  Total $1,300,000  
Gray
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Gray Assessment $500,000 2022 Open
  Total $500,000  
Hallowell
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
City of Hallowell Assessment $200,000 2017 Open
$100,000
  Total $300,000  
Hancock
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Hancock Cleanup of Hancock-Ellsworth Tannery, 49 Tannery Road, Parcel 1 $200,000 2018 Open
Cleanup of Hancock-Ellsworth Tannery, 49 Tannery Road, Parcel 2 $54,000
$146,000
  Total $400,000  
Houlton
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Houlton Targeted Brownfields Assessment of Leon Little and Sons $179,671 2024 Open
  Total $179,671  
Howland
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Howland Cleanup of Old Howland Tannery, Lot 37 $200,000 2009 Closed
Cleanup of Old Howland Tannery, Lot 75 $200,000 2009 Closed
Cleanup of Old Howland Tannery, Lot 76 $200,000 2009 Closed
  Total $600,000  
Kittery
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Kittery Cleanup of Wood Island Life Saving Station $200,000 2014 Closed
  Total $200,000  
Lewiston
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
City of Lewiston Assessment $200,000 1998 Closed
Targeted Brownfields Assessment of Lewiston & Auburn Railroad Co., 8 Water Street $60,151 1999 Closed
Assessment $75,000 2000 Closed
Revolving Loan Fund $500,000 2000 Closed
$225,000 2006
Targeted Brownfields Assessment of W.S. Libbey Mill, 6 Mill Street $71,294 2001 Closed
Assessment $150,000 2002 Closed
Job Training $200,000 2004 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2005 Closed
Cleanup of the W.S. Libbey Mill Site, 6 Mill Street $200,000 2005 Closed
Cleanup of the Androscoggin Mill No. 8 Site, 15 Locust Street $200,000 2008 Closed
Targeted Brownfields Assessment of Mill #5 $150,000 2009 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2009 Closed
Cleanup of the Bates Weave Shed (Mill #5), 15 Canal Street $500,000 2019 Open
Museum L/A Targeted Brownfields Assessment of Museum L/A $100,000 2009 Closed
Cleanup of Camden Yards Mill Building, 1 Beech Street $200,000 2009 Closed
  Total $3,231,445  
Lincoln
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Lincoln Assessment $265,956 2019 Open
$34,044
Assessment of Lincoln Paper & Tissue, 50 Katahdin Avenue $293,401 2019 Open
$56,599
Cleanup of Parcel 2 - Lincoln Pulp & Tissue $750,000 2023 Open
Targeted Brownfields Assessment of Lincoln Pulp and Tissue Mill $290,032 2023 Open
Cleanup of Lincoln Paper and Tissue Parcel 3 East Site $5,000,000 2024 Open
  Total $6,390,032  
Lisbon
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Lisbon Assessment $200,000 2016 Open
  Total $200,000  
Lubec
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Lubec Cleanup of the Columbian Factory - Lot 19, 135 Main Street $200,000 2015 Closed
Cleanup of the Columbian Store - Lot 20, 135 Main Street $200,000
  Total $400,000  
Lyman
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Lyman Community Library Cleanup of the Lyman Cousens Memorial School Property $200,000 2014 Closed
  Total $200,000  
Madison
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Madison Targeted Brownfields Assessment of 55 Weston Avenue $63,900 2023 Closed
  Total $63,900  
Millinocket
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Our Katahdin Targeted Brownfields Assessment of Millinocket Mills - Admin Building $110,000 2017 Closed
Targeted Brownfields Assessment of Millinocket Mills - E & R Building $77,094 2018 Closed
Targeted Brownfields Assessment of Millinocket Mills - Building 11 $51,396 2018 Closed
Cleanup of Miller's Department Store, 230 Penobscot Avenue $200,000 2017 Open
Assesment of Great Northern Paper Company, 1 Katahdin Avenue $350,000 2020 New
Cleanup of Administration Building - Great Northern Paper Company, 1 Katahdin Avenue $500,000 2020 New
Targeted Brownfields Assessment of Great Northern Paper Mill, 50 Main Street $166,645 2020 Closed
Targeted Brownfields Assessment of Great Northern Paper Mill 2: Train Barn $213,169 2021 Closed
Cleanup of Former Great Northern Paper Company (GNP) Complex, 1 Katahdin Avenue $500,000 2021 Open
Assessment $350,000 2022 Open
Cleanup $500,000 2022 Open
Cleanup of Tank Farm/Railroad Corridor - Former Great Northern Paper Company $1,500,000 2023 Open
Cleanup of Company Wastewater Treatment Plant $5,000,000 2024 Open
Town of Millinocket Assessment $500,000 2023 Open
  Total $10,018,304  
Norway
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Downtown Revitalization Corporation Cleanup of Cummings Mill, 8 Pikes Hill Road, Norway $68,000 2005 Closed
  Total $68,000  
Oakland
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Oakland Cleanup of Cascade Mill Site, 60 Cascade Mill Road $200,000 2008 Closed
  Total $200,000  
Old Town
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
City of Old Town Targeted Brownfields Assessment of Lily Tulip, North Main Street $18,966 1997 Closed
Cleanup of Old Town Canoe - Lot 1, 35 Middle Street $200,000 2012 Closed
Cleanup of Old Town Canoe - Lot 1B, 35 Middle Street $200,000
Cleanup of Old Town Canoe - Lot 11, 211 Main Street $200,000
Assessment $200,000 2016 Open
$200,000
Assessment $200,000 2019 Open
$100,000
  Total $1,318,966  
Orono
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Orono Targeted Brownfields Assessment of Ayers Island, One Ayers Island $111,770 2000 Closed
Revolving Loan Fund $750,000 2001 Closed
Cleanup of Webster Mill, 5 Shore Drive $200,000 2009 Closed
  Total $1,061,770  
Oxford
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Caleb Foundation Cleanup of Robinson Manufacturing Mill $500,000 2024 Open
  Total $500,000  
Parsonsfield
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Parsonsfield Cleanup of Robinson Mill - Lot 2, 10 Mill Street $200,000 2010 Closed
Cleanup of Robinson Mill - Lot 7, 10 Mill Street $200,000
  Total $400,000  
Peru
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Peru Targeted Brownfields Assessment of Diamond Match Mill, Mill Street $164,158 2003 Closed
River Valley Growth Council Cleanup of Diamond Match Mill, 1 Mill Road $122,744 2006 Closed
  Total $286,902  
Pittsfield
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Pittsfield Cleanup of Eelweir Road Site $110,000 2008 Closed
  Total $110,000  
Portland
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
City of Portland Assessment $90,000 1996 Closed
$110,000 1998
$135,000 2001
Revolving Loan Fund $500,000 1999 Closed
$55,000 2006
$300,000
Cleanup of the Bayside Rail Property $150,000 2004 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2005 Closed
Revolving Loan Fund $800,000 2016 Open
$500,000 2018
$480,850 2021
Assessment $200,000 2018 Open
Targeted Brownfields Assessment of Portland Harbor $593,504 2019 Open
Assessment $250,000 2020 New
Assessment $500,000 2023 Open
Targeted Brownfields Assessment of Portland Wharves $856,658 2024 Open
Portland Housing Authority Cleanup of the Front Street Redevelopment, 37 Front Street & 63 Front Street $500,000 2019 Open
Children's Museum & Theater of Maine Cleanup of the Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine at Thompson's Point, 10 Thompson Point, Lot 7 $500,000 2019 Open
Maine Port Authority Cleanup of the Portland International Marine Terminal Cold Storage Site, 40 West Commercial Street $500,000 2019 Open
Revolving Loan Fund Supplemental $3,000,000 2022 Open
Portland Housing Development Corporation Cleanup of Former Kiley Parcel $1,000,000 2024 Open
  Total $11,221,012  
Rockland
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
City of Rockland Assessment $200,000 2012 Closed
$200,000
Assessment $200,000 2015 Open
$200,000
Cleanup $500,000 2022 Open
  Total $1,300,000  
Saco
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
City of Saco Cleanup of Saco Steel, 29 Lund Road $200,000 2010 Closed
Assessment $500,000 2023 Open
  Total $700,000  
Sanford
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
City of Sanford Assessment $200,000 2004 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2008 Closed
Targeted Brownfields Assessment of 56 Washington Street $48,752 2009 Closed
Targeted Brownfields Assessment of 11 Riverside Avenue $48,752 2009 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2009 Closed
Cleanup of the Aerofab Site, 3 Aerofab Drive $200,000 2009 Closed
Cleanup of the Sanford Mill, 61 Washington Street $200,000 2009 Closed
Cleanup of Aerofab Site, 0 Pioneer Avenue $200,000 2010 Closed
Area-Wide Planning for Sanford Millyard $175,000 2010 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2012 Closed
$200,000
Cleanup for CGA, Inc, 229 New Dam Road $200,000 2012 Closed
Cleanup for Sanford Transportation Center, Millyard Road Lot 17E $200,000 2012 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2018 Open
$100,000
Multipurpose $800,000 2019 Open
Assessment $500,000 2024 Open
Cleanup of International Woolen Mill Boiler House $5,000,000 2024 Open
  Total $8,872,504  
South Portland
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
City of South Portland Assessment $200,000 2019 Open
$100,000
Assessment $500,000 2022 Open
South Portland Housing Development Corporation Cleanup of the Former Haskell Silk Mill, 895 Main Street $500,000 2019 Open
  Total $1,300,000  
Waterville
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
City of Waterville Assessment $500,000 2022 Open
  Total $500,000  
Westbrook
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
City of Westbrook Assessment $200,000 2000 Closed
Revolving Loan Fund $900,000 2003 Closed
$300,000 2005
Assessment $200,000 2004 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2006 Closed
Cleanup of the Former Haskell Silk Mill, 895 Main Street $200,000 2007 Closed
Cleanup of River Walk North Site $4,000,000 2024 Open
  Total $6,050,000  
Wilton
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Wilton Cleanup of the Wilton Tannery, 833 U.S. Route 2 $200,000 2012 Closed
Cleanup of Former Forster Manufacturing Mill, Parcel 1, 516 Depot Street $200,000 2016 Closed
  Total $400,000  
Windham
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Windham Assessment $200,000 2009 Closed
  Total $200,000  
Wiscasset
Recipient Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Town of Wiscasset Multi-Site Cleanup of Mason Station Ash Ponds, 11 Point East Drive (Lot 82) & 21 Point East Drive (Lot 83) $200,000 2018 Open
Multi-Site Cleanup of Mason Station Ash Ponds, 31 Point East Drive (Lot 84) & 41 Point East Drive (Lot 85) $200,000
Cleanup of North Point Fill Area $700,000 2023 Open
  Total $1,100,000  

Regional Organizations

Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments
Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Assessment $200,000 2005 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2008 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2015 Closed
$200,000
Assessment $200,000 2017 Open
Revolving Loan Fund $690,000 2018 Open
$110,000
$450,000 2019
$200,000 2020
$480,850 2021
Assessment $300,000 2020 Open
Revolving Loan Fund Supplemental $1,000,000 2022 Open
Assessment $500,000 2023 Open
Total $4,730,850  
Eastern Maine Development Corporation
Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Assessment $200,000 2013 Closed
$200,000
Assessment $200,000 2016 Open
$200,000
Area-Wide Planning for the former Verso Paper Mill Project Area, Bucksport $200,000 2017 Closed
Assessment $500,000 2022 Open
Revolving Loan Fund $1,000,000 2022 Open
RLF Supplemental $3,000,000 2024 Open
Total $5,500,000  
Friends of the Boat School Marine Trades Development
Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Cleanup of the Maine Marine Technology Center $675,000 2023 Open
Total $675,000  
Greater Portland Council of Governments
Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Assessment $200,000 2009 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2009 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2011 Closed
$200,000
Revolving Loan Fund $800,000 2013 Open
$300,000 2016
$500,000 2018
$200,000 2020
$500,000 2021
Area-Wide Planning for the East Bayside Neighborhood, Portland $200,000 2015 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2016 Closed
$200,000
Assessment $200,000 2018 Open
$100,000
Revolving Loan Fund Supplemental $3,900,000 2022 Open
Total $7,900,000  
Hancock County Planning Commission
Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Assessment $200,000 2008 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2014 Closed
$200,000
Assessment $200,000 2016 Closed
$200,000
Total $1,000,000  
Kennebec Valley Council of Governments
Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Assessment $200,000 2005 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2008 Closed
Revolving Loan Fund $750,000 2011 Open
$250,000
$500,000 2017
Assessment $200,000 2018 Open
Revolving Loan Fund Supplemental $1,000,000 2022 Open
Assessment $500,000 2024 Open
Total $3,600,000  
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission
Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Assessment $200,000 2013 Closed
$200,000
Assessment $200,000 2018 Open
Total $600,000  
Maine Department of Economic and Community Development
Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Revolving Loan Fund Supplemental $3,000,000 2023 Open
Total $3,000,000  
Midcoast Economic Development District
Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Assessment $200,000 2013 Closed
$200,000
Revolving Loan Fund $660,000 2016 Open
$160,000
Total $1,220,000  
Northern Maine Development Commission
Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Assessment $200,000 2007 Closed
Revolving Loan Fund $500,000 2009 Closed
$500,000
Assessment $200,000 2012 Closed
$200,000
Assessment $200,000 2014 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2016 Open
Total $2,000,000  
Piscataquis County Economic Development Council
Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Assessment $200,000 2009 Closed
Revolving Loan Fund $650,000 2012 Open
$150,000
$300,000 2014
$300,000 2016
$350,000 2018
Assessment $200,000 2016 Open
$200,000
Assessment $500,000 2022 Open
RLF Supplemental $1,000,000 2024 Open
Total $3,850,000  
Southern Maine Planning & Development Commission
Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Assessment $200,000 2004 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2006 Closed
$200,000
Revolving Loan Fund $1,000,000 2007 Closed
$1,300,000 2009
$400,000 2009
$400,000 2010
$550,000 2011
$350,000 2012
$200,000 2013
Assessment $200,000 2008 Closed
$200,000
Assessment $200,000 2013 Closed
$200,000
Revolving Loan Fund $1,500,000 2014 Open
$820,000 2016
$600,000 2017
$500,000 2018
$450,000 2019
$200,000 2020
$500,000 2021
Assessment $200,000 2016 Closed
$100,000
Assessment $200,000 2018 Open
RLF Supplemental $3,900,000 2022 Open
$3,000,000 2023
$3,500,000 2024
Total $21,570,000  
Sunrise County Economic Council
Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Assessment $500,000 2023 Open
Total $500,000  
Washington County Council of Governments
Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Assessment $200,000 2009 Closed
$200,000
Assessment $200,000 2012 Closed
$200,000
Assessment $200,000 2014 Closed
$200,000
Assessment $200,000 2016 Closed
$200,000
Assessment $175,000 2019 Open
$125,000
Cleanup $500,000 2021 Open
Total $2,400,000  
Washington County Development Authority
Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Cleanup of Former Navy Recreation Building located at 1549 Cutler Road $500,000 2021 Open
Total $500,000  

State and Tribal

Maine Department of Economic & Community Development
Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Revolving Loan Fund $800,000 2010 Open
$200,000
$350,000 2013
$250,000
$500,000 2014
$500,000 2015
$199,983
$500,000 2018
$450,000 2019
$375,000 2020
$500,000 2021
RLF Supplemental $3,900,000 2022 Open
$3,000,000 2023
$3,500,000 2024
Total $15,024,983  
Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Brownfields Grants
Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Assessment $200,000 2009 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2009 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2017 Open
$100,000
Total $700,000  
Maine State Planning Office
Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Assessment $199,017 1997 Closed
Total $199,017  
Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point
Brownfields Grants
Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Assessment $200,000 2009 Closed
Assessment $200,000 2013 Closed
Small Technical Assistance Grant for States & Tribes - Unorganized Townships 19 and 25 - Backscatter Radar Site $20,000 2020 Closed
Assessment $1,300,000 2023 Open
Total $1,720,000  
Penobscot Indian Nation
Brownfields Grants
Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Assessment $200,000 2015 Closed
Assessment $300,000 2021 Open
Total $500,000  
Portland Harbor Commission
Grant/Assistance Type Amount Year Awarded Status
Assessment of Portland Harbor Sites $350,000 2015 Closed
Total $350,000  

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