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Business Recovery and Resilience Fund: Program Overview
The Maine legislature allocated $10,000,000 to provide grant opportunities to businesses and organizations, including nonprofit organizations, affected by specified severe weather-related events. These events include the Dec 18, 2023 storm, the Jan 10, 2024 storm, and the Jan 13, 2024 storm. Projects may consist of a recovery component for damage sustained and must include efforts to increase business resilience to future storms and other climate conditions.
Learn more on the ME DECD 'Business Recovery and Resilience Fund' Website.
The Mills Administration’s Maine Flood Resources & Assistance Hub contains links to helpful information, resources, and assistance for Maine people who have been impacted by flooding and damages from recent weather events. Learn more at: maine.gov/governor/mills/flood
Governor Mills Urges Maine People and Businesses Impacted by December Storm to Apply for Federal Disaster Relief, February 5, 2024
Governor Mills Announces President Biden’s Approval of Major Disaster Declaration for December Storm and Flooding, January 31, 2024
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Benefits available to people who lost their job or business due to December 18 storm, February 1, 2024
U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION:
Applications for disaster loans may be submitted online using the MySBA Loan Portal at https://lending.sba.gov or at the Disaster Recovery Centers that will be announced shortly. Please contact the SBA’s Customer Service Center by email at disastercustomerservice@sba.gov or by phone at 1-800-659-2955 for further assistance. For people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.
USDA Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool
Learn about USDA disaster assistance programs that might be right for you by completing five simple steps.
Maine organizations launch fund for businesses impacted by December storm, Newscenter Maine, January 2, 2024
Relief fund set up to help Maine businesses affected by storm, WGME, January 2, 2024
Maine Business Relief Fund launched to aid storm-impacted small businesses, WABI, January 2, 2024
Relief fund set up to help Maine businesses affected by storm, Bangor Daily News, January 3, 2024
Relief fund set up to help Maine businesses affected by Dec. 18 storm, Mainebiz, January 2, 2024