Municipal Partnership Initiative (MPI)

Funding agency
Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT)
Program name
Community-Based Initiatives
Status
Open
Description

MaineDOT’s Municipal Partnership Initiative is intended to be a streamlined program to address municipal requests that deal with transportation infrastructure issues on state and state aid highways, encourage economic opportunities, and make improvements to infrastructure to increase its life or correct safety deficiencies.

The program is designed to promote partnerships between MaineDOT and municipalities by leveraging additional resources on a voluntary basis to match limited state resources. The goal is to make improvements to state and state aid highways by utilizing more flexible project delivery methods.

URL
https://www.maine.gov/dot/programs-services/planning
Contact
Contact your region office (https://www.maine.gov/dot/about/regions)
Match required
Yes
Match description
Match required. Variable local cost-share rates, please see MaineDOT website for more details.
Future rounds
Open on a rolling basis
Eligible applicant description

This program may be applied to any state or state aid highway where specific betterments are needed. The program is popular and very competitive. Funding is limited. For more information about project eligibility and administration, please see the MaineDOT website.

Project type
Infrastructure and Transportation
Project subcategory
Roads and Bridges
Project stage
Design
Implementation
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Last updated: December 3, 2025