Housing Opportunity Program Municipal Ordinance Development Grants
General information
Funding agency
Maine Office of Community Affairs (MOCA)
Program name
Housing Opportunity Program
Status
Open
Description
The Housing Opportunity Program Municipal Ordinance Development Grants provide financial assistance to municipalities to amend land use ordinances to comply with recent housing legislation.
Contact
Hilary Gove and Ben Averill, housing.moca@maine.gov, 207-287-6622
Funding details
Max award
$15,000
Match required
No
Funding application timeline
Applications open
Applications close
Future rounds
Future rounds anticipated
Grant eligibility
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must be a municipality. Municipality is defined as a city or a town, excluding all unorganized and deorganized townships, plantations, townships, and towns that have delegated administration of land use controls to the Maine Land Use Planning Commission pursuant to 12 M.R.S. § 682(1)
Project categorization
Project type
Capacity and Technical Assistance
Project subcategory
Technical Assistance
Project stage
Planning
Implementation
Last updated: January 12, 2026