en. Pierce celebrates Community Action Grants awarded to Senate District 25

Posted: September 22, 2026 | Senator Pierce

The funds awarded will support storm recovery and resilience projects to protect Maine people, businesses and infrastructure.

AUGUSTA — Senate Majority Leader Teresa S. Pierce, D-Falmouth, is pleased to announce that Gray and Yarmouth are recipients of Community Action Grant awards from the Community Resilience Partnership. The Partnership, administered by the Maine Office of Community Affairs, helps Maine communities transition to clean energy and become more resilient to climate effects, including severe storms and flooding.

  • The Town of Gray and the Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District will receive $74,648.20 for the town’s watershed management plan implementation.
  • The Town of Yarmouth will receive two awards; $46,500 for the Resilient Yarmouth Project: Tools, Knowledge, and Transformation, and $40,000 to develop a school-centered resilience roadmap.

“Ensuring our towns have the infrastructure and resources they need to plan for the future and keep our communities safe and economies moving is so important,” said Sen. Pierce. “I was proud to support this funding, and I’m glad to see these awards come to our district. With our changing climate, we’re experiencing more severe weather year after year, and I will continue to work with colleagues on both sides of the aisles to protect our Maine way of life.”

The most recent round of grant funding, awarded earlier this month, is the second set this year and seventh overall. It will support projects in 72 communities with $4.7 million in total awards. A complete list of awardees is available through the Maine Office of Community Affairs. The previous round, which was announced in May of this year, supported projects in 76 Maine communities with over $5 million awarded. A complete list of those awardees is available here.

Funding for the grants comes from several sources, including measures passed by the Maine Legislature with Sen. Pierce’s support:

  • The Supplemental Budget that was passed by the Legislature in 2024 to increase community resilience and preparedness in the wake of the December 2023 and January 2024 storms;
  • Funds from the biennial budget authorized by the Legislature in 2023; and
  • A federal grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Sen. Teresa S. Pierce is serving her second term in the Maine Senate and serves as the Majority Leader. Pierce is also a member of the Legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee and the Transportation Committee. She represents Senate District 25, which includes Falmouth, Cumberland, North Yarmouth, Yarmouth (majority), Gray and Long Island.

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