Transportation
- January 11, 2024: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $623 Million in Grants to Continue Building Out Electric Vehicle Charging Network
- December 20, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Opens Applications for Over $9 Billion in Funding to Modernize Nation’s Bridges
- December 19, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Invests $66 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for Airport Improvements Across the Country
- December 12, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $645 million to Help Meet Rural Transportation and Mobility Needs
- December 8, 2023: President Biden Announces $8.2 Billion in New Grants for High-Speed Rail and Pipeline of Projects Nationwide
- November 30, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Major Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments in Ferry Service
- November 30, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.5 Billion Available through the 2024 RAISE Grant Program
- November 3, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Invests More Than $653 Million in Ports to Strengthen American Supply Chains
- October 27, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Roadway Safety Planning Grants to over 200 Communities in 46 States and Puerto Rico
- October 11, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $200 Million Available to Transit Agencies to Replace Aging Railcars and Improve Reliability and Safety
- October 5, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Sending States $61 Billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for America’s Roads and Bridges
- August 24, 2023: Penquis, KVCAP Awarded Funding from the Federal Transit Administration
- August 16, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces First-Ever Grants to Fix More Than 160 Fish Culverts Across the Country, Supporting Jobs, the Environment, Tribal communities, and Commercial Fishing
- July 5, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New, Streamlined Funding Application Process for Infrastructure Projects That Reconnect Communities
- June 28, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Funding for 162 Community-Led Infrastructure Projects as Part of the Investing in America Agenda
- June 21, 2023: U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Technical Assistance Grants for Transportation Projects in Rural and Tribal Communities
- June 1, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Motor Carrier Safety Awards Funding to 56 States, Territories for Safer Roads
- May 18, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $220 Million to Modernize Ferry Service and Better Connect Rural Communities
- April 27, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Opens Applications for First Year of $400M Competitive Grant Program to Reduce Truck Air Pollution at America’s Ports
- April 21, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Opens Applications for $848 Million in Competitive Grant Funding to Make Roads, Bridges, Transit, Rail, and Ports More Resilient to Climate Change
- March 21, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Funds Innovative Projects to Create Safer, More Equitable, Transportation Systems
- March 16, 2023: Collins, King, Pingree Announce Nearly $1.7 Million for Knox County Regional Airport
- March 14, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Opens Applications for First Round of $2.5 Billion Program to Build EV Charging in Communities & Neighborhoods Nationwide
- February 27, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1B in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Funding Awarded to Meet Surging Air Travel Demand
- February 3, 2023: Collins, King Announce Over $48 Million for Maine Public Transit from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
- February 1, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Historic $800 Million for More than 500 Projects to Improve Roads at the Local Level and Tackle National Traffic Fatalities
- January 26, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $380 Million in Grants to Modernize Ferry Services, Reduce Emissions, and Connect Rural Communities
- October 31, 2022: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than $13 Million from EPA's Clean School Bus Program for 13 Maine School Districts
- September 15, 2022: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.5 Billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for 26 Transportation Projects Nationwide
- September 14, 2022: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Approval of First 35 State Plans to Build Out EV Charging Infrastructure Across 53,000 Miles of Highways
- August 16, 2022: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $1.6 Billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Nearly Double the Number of Clean Transit Buses on America's Roads
- August 8, 2022: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Funding for 166 Projects to Modernize Transportation Across the Country and Make it More Affordable, Increase Safety and Strengthen Supply Chains
- August 5, 2022: Biden-Harris Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation Announce $172 Million to Improve Ferry Service in 35 States, 3 Territories
- July 7, 2022: Biden Administration Announces Nearly $1B in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Improving Airport Terminals across U.S.
- January 14, 2022: DOT Announces Historic Bridge Investment Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
- December 16, 2021: FAA Announces First-Year Airport Funding Amounts from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Resilience and Environmental Protection
- April 22, 2024: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $10.5 Million to Improve Climate Resilience and Protect Fish and Wildlife Habitat in York, Cumberland, and Washington Counties
- January 19, 2024: Biden-Harris Administration announces availability of $3 million in grants to establish National Stormwater Centers of Excellence
- January 19, 2024: Biden-Harris Administration makes $9.6 million available for Regional Ocean Partnerships through Investing in America agenda
- December 19, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $150 Million to Help Underserved Communities Receive Low-Interest Loans for Resilience Projects
- November 30, 2023: President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Devotes More Than $468 Million to Advance Wildfire Resilience Across the Country
- November 29, 2023: NOAA and NFWF announce $144 million in grants to support coastal resilience projects
- November 15, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than $90 Million in Tribal Recycling Infrastructure Projects and Recycling Education and Outreach Grants
- November 14, 2023: NFWF Announces $141.3 Million in Grants from the America the Beautiful Challenge
- November 7, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Get the Lead Out Initiative to Accelerate Removal of Lead Service Lines Nationwide as Part of Investing in America Agenda
- October 18, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of Nearly $50 Million to Strengthen Forest Products Economy, Forest Sector Jobs as part of Investing in America Agenda
- October 12, 2023: FEMA and Biden-Harris Administration Announce Nearly $2 Billion in Available Funding to Increase Climate Resilience Nationwide
- October 11, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Makes $36 Million Available for Fish Passage and River Restoration Projects as Part of President’s Investing in America Agenda
- September 7, 2023: Indian Health Service Announces Allocation Decisions for $702.6 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding
- August 28, 2023: FEMA Announces Nearly $3 Billion in Funding Selections to Drive Resilience to Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events
- August 26, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $235 Million Investment to Assess and Clean up Brownfield Sites Across America
- August 23, 2023: Governor Mills, Senator Collins & Northern Border Regional Commission Announce $11 Million in Federal Funding Awarded to Maine Economic Development Projects
- August 15, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration makes $240 million available for habitat restoration and coastal resilience through Investing in America agenda
- May 25, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $16.2M for Cleanup and Assessment at Polluted Brownfields Sites in Maine
- April 24, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $400 Million Grant Program to Fund Clean School Buses that Reduce Emissions and Protect Children’s Health
- April 21, 2023: Secretary Haaland Announces $125 Million to Restore Nation’s Lands and Waters as Part of President’s Investing in America Agenda
- April 21, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $35M for National Fish Passage Projects
- April 21, 2023: UMaine Receives $3.5M from NOAA Sea Grant to Address Marine Debris
- April 21, 2023: King, Pingree Announce More Than $5 Million to Protect Maine Coastal Communities
- April 4, 2023: EPA Announces $62.2 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Maine
- March 31, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $57+ Million Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in New England States
- March 22, 2023: Secretary Haaland Announces Nearly $50 Million for Wildfire Mitigation and Resilience from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
- February 13, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $19 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water in Maine
- January 25, 2023: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in Maine
- December 14, 2022: $14.8 Million National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Grant Bolsters Fish Passage Work on St. Croix River
- November 30, 2022: Biden-Harris Administration Makes $135 Million Commitment to Support Relocation of Tribal Communities Affected by Climate Change
- November 10, 2022: NFWF, Federal Agencies and Private Partners Announce $91 Million in Grants from America the Beautiful Challenge Maine project details here (PDF).
- October 21, 2022: Pingree Announces More Than $900,000 in Infrastructure Funds to Restore, Maintain Casco Bay Estuary
- September 16, 2022: Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Maine
- September 8, 2022: EPA Selects University of Southern Maine for $350,000 Pollution Prevention Grant
- August 2, 2022: EPA Highlights $19.7 Million Brownfields Investment in Maine
- June 28, 2022: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Provides $21 Million of EPA Funding to Accelerate Work at Callahan Mine Superfund Site in Brooksville, Maine
- May 12, 2022: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Supports Ecosystem Restoration
- April 11, 2022: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Supports Fish Passage, Recreational Opportunities, and Flood Prevention Projects Across the Country
- January 24, 2022: New England District to receive more than $273 million in supplemental Infrastructure, Disaster Relief funding
- December 2, 2021: Increased EPA Water Infrastructure Funding Will Provide More Than $68 Million in Maine
Energy Programs & Building Efficiency
- April 22, 2024: Biden-Harris Administration announces The Maine Governor's Energy Office to receive over $62 million to deliver residential solar, lowering energy costs and advancing environmental justice across Maine
- January 18, 2024: DOE Announces Over $20 Million to 32 States and Local Communities Addressing Place-Based Energy Needs
- January 17, 2024: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $104 Million to Advance Net-Zero Projects at Federal Facilities
- December 20, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $40 Million to Train the Clean Energy Workforce
- November 15, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3.5 Billion to Strengthen Domestic Battery Manufacturing
- November 14, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Up to $3.9 Billion to Modernize and Expand America's Power Grid
- October 18, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3.5 Billion for Largest Ever Investment in America’s Electric Grid, Deploying More Clean Energy, Lowering Costs, and Creating Union Jobs
- October 12, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $30 Million in Clean Energy Funding to 28 State, Local and Tribal Governments
- September 25, 2023: New Funding Opportunity: $50M for commercial-scale distributed energy systems demonstration projects
- September 21, 2023: DOE Wind Energy Technologies Office Selects 15 Projects Totaling $27 Million to Address Key Deployment Challenges for Offshore, Land-Based, and Distributed Wind
- August 21, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $30 Million to Build Up Domestic Supply Chain for Critical Minerals
- July 6, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Invests Over $200 Million in States and Tribal Nations to Modernize America’s Electrical Grid
- June 27, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Invests $25 Million to Expand Weatherization Assistance Program and Cut Costs for More Americans
- May 24, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $45 Million to Improve Energy Efficiency for Nonprofit Buildings
- May 18, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Invests $51 Million in America’s Electric Vehicle Charging Network
- March 31, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $50 Million to Incentivize Smart Manufacturing at Small- and Medium-Sized Facilities
- March 22, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $200 Million to Modernize and Expand Hydropower
- March 8, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6 Billion To Drastically Reduce Industrial Emissions and Create Healthier Communities
- September 15, 2022: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Expand U.S. Offshore Wind Energy
- August 25, 2022: Governor Hochul Announces Maine and Rhode Island Join Multi-State Agreement to Propose a Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub
Broadband & Technology
- August 7, 2023: DHS Announces Additional $374.9 Million in Funding to Boost State, Local Cybersecurity
- July 7, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1 Billion in New Internet for All Funding Available to Tribal Lands
- June 26, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces State Allocations for $42.45 Billion High-Speed Internet Grant Program as Part of Investing in America Agenda
- June 16, 2023: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $930 Million to Expand and Strengthen America’s High-Speed Internet Networks as Part of the Investing in America Agenda
- January 20, 2023: $34 Million Awarded to Expand Broadband Through Connect the Ready Program
- December 14, 2022: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $40.3 Million in High-Speed Internet Grants for Tribal Lands
- December 8, 2022: Biden-Harris Administration Awards More Than $5.5 Million to Maine in ‘Internet for All’ Planning Grants
- November 16, 2022: Collins, King Announce $5 Million to Help Expand Broadband in Rural Maine Communities