“This once-in-a-generation investment will help us fix our roads and bridges, expand high-speed broadband, improve access to clean drinking water, and build a cleaner, more sustainable transportation network – all while putting Maine people to work in good-paying jobs. I thank the President and Maine’s Congressional Delegation for their work to get it done.”
-- Governor Janet Mills
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), signed by President Joseph Biden with the support of Maine’s full Congressional delegation, offers a historic opportunity to invest in Maine’s roads and bridges, expand broadband and public transportation systems, improve climate resilience, build a clean energy future, ensure clean drinking water, and grow Maine's economy through sustained investment and good-paying jobs.
Investing in Maine's Infrastructure: Federal Funding Highlights 2022-2026
On September 10, 2026, the Mills Administration announced the release of a report showing Maine's success translating historic federal funding opportunities into more than $4.5 billion in infrastructure improvements across the state.
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BIL Investment Categories
By executive order of Governor Mills, the State has established an Infrastructure Implementation Committee to coordinate the implementation of BIL initiatives among the State, cities, towns, tribal governments, and other entities in Maine. For more about each BIL category, visit the Categories page.
Transportation
BIL funding will support important investments in Maine’s transportation system to support economic opportunity and quality of life.
Coordinating Agencies: Maine Department of Transportation, Governor’s Energy Office, Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future, Department of Environmental Protection, Efficiency Maine, and Department of Economic and Community Development.
Resilience & Environmental Protection
Programs to strengthen the state's preparedness for storm events, flooding, and wildfires; to build resilience of transportation networks, drinking water and wastewater systems; to mitigate contaminants and pollution; and to improve natural capacity of watersheds and ecosystems.
Coordinating Agencies: Coordination of these investments is through a BIL Resilience Working Group, a cross-agency effort established to take advantage of BIL resilience opportunities which include over $50 billion for evacuation routes, coastal resilience, improving infrastructure resilience, or efforts to move infrastructure to nearby locations less impacted by extreme weather and natural disasters.
Energy Programs & Building Efficiency
Programs supporting improved energy efficiency in buildings and the expansion of affordable, clean energy generation and transmission networks.
Coordinating Agencies: Governor’s Energy Office, Maine Department of Transportation, Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future, Efficiency Maine, MaineHousing, and the Maine Public Utilities Commission.
Broadband & Technology
Programs to expand the interconnection and economic viability of Maine communities through improved, robust, affordable and universally available high speed internet (broadband) and secure information systems.
Coordinating Agencies: Department of Economic and Community Development, Maine Connectivity Authority, Department of Administrative and Financial Services, and Maine Department of Transportation.
BIL Projects Near You
With an estimated $2.5 billion available to Maine through both direct and competitive funds, the Mills Administration is committed to ensuring Maine people and communities receive the greatest possible benefit from BIL.
This dashboard contains data about many BIL programs, focusing primarily on those that have provided direct grants. In most cases, dollar values shown are the awards authorized by the program. Data will be updated it becomes available. For more about each category, visit the Categories page.
BIL Project Highlights
Resilience and Environmental Protection
On June 24, 2026, the EPA announced $8 million from the Brownfields Cleanup program to help mitigate past pollution at the Great Northern Paper Mill site in East Millinocket. See the full announcement of the awards here.
Transportation
On August 14, 2026, the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $48.1 million in grants to MDOT to relocate the Downeaster station in Portland through the National Railroad Partnership Program. See the full list of awardees here.
Energy Programs and Building Efficiency
In 2025, 17 Maine agricultural businesses received a combined $6.2 million to invest in clean energy upgrades through USDA's Rural Energy for America Program. Read more about this program here.
Broadband and Technology
The Maine Connectivity Authority will receive $272 million from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. Read more about this program here.
Highlighted Funding Opportunities
The Mills Administration is committed to ensuring Maine people and communities receive the greatest possible benefit from BIL. This section contains BIL funding opportunities with the strongest potential for investment in Maine. Visit the Categories page for all active and upcoming BIL funding opportunities.
Resilience & Environmental Protection
Flood Mitigation Assistance Swift Program. FEMA provides grants to reduce or eliminate the flood risk to NFIP-participating communities and repetitive flood damage to structures and buildings insured by the NFIP following a flood-related disaster event, and to enhance community flood resilience within NFIP-participating communities. Applications open through Jan. 31, 2028. Find more information here.
Transportation
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities. Federal DOT provides grants to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities. Applications open through Sep. 21, 2026. Find more information here.
Energy Programs and Building Efficiency
Rural Energy For America Program. USDA is now accepting applications to provide guaranteed loan financing to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements. Find more information here.
Broadband and Technology
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program. The third round of funding through this program, which provides grants for broadband deployment on tribal lands, as well as for telehealth, distance learning, broadband affordability, and digital inclusion, is now open. Applications due Sep. 17, 2026. Find more information here.
BIL Resources
Information and guidance about BIL for interested parties in Maine.
Build.gov
Visit build.gov to view the latest federal information about BIL, state-level factsheets, and the technical assistance guides for communities.
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