Maine Coastal Program Habitat Restoration Planning Grant
General information
Created in 1978, the Maine Coastal Program (MCP) is a federal, state, and local partnership under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 and is one of 34 coastal programs nationwide. MCP is pleased to announce an opportunity for municipalities, unorganized townships, Tribal governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), or Regional Planning Organizations to receive funding for coastal habitat restoration planning projects. Projects will include the planning, design, and/or engineering for habitat restoration, resiliency, or coastal acquisition projects.
Funding details
Funding application timeline
Grant eligibility
Eligible applicants include municipalities, unorganized townships, and Tribal Governments in Maine’s Coastal Zone. Regional Planning Organizations and NGOs are eligible as well as service providers to municipalities and should have a letter of support from an official representative from the municipality, unorganized township, or Tribal Government where the work will be conducted.
Applicants must be in Maine’s Coastal Zone to be considered for grant funding. Eligible activities include community outreach, surveys, site characterizations, inventories, preliminary and final designs, prioritization of projects, preparation of plans, and outreach with willing sellers. In addition, the funds can be used to identify local and regional land conservation priorities in preparation for future projects. Subawards will not fund construction, land acquisition, or site monitoring. Nature-based infrastructure solutions, such as living shorelines, are not eligible for grant funding.
Must be located in Maine's Coastal Zone, as defined on DMR's website: https://www.maine.gov/dmr/node/421#cz_towns