Sen. Baldacci celebrates Community Action Grants awarded to Bangor

AUGUSTA — Sen. Joe Baldacci, D-Bangor, is pleased to announce that the city of Bangor and the Eastern Maine Development Corporation in Hermon, both in Senate District 9, are recipients of a Community Action Grant award from the Community Resilience Partnership. The partnership is administered by the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future to help Maine communities reduce emissions and prepare for the effects of extreme weather events brought on by climate change.

The grant amounts and project titles for each town are:

Bangor — $75,000 – Improving Mobility and Evaluating Efficiency of Municipal Buildings in Bangor.

Hermon — $22,482 (total across all towns serviced by Eastern Maine Development Corporation) – Service Provider Grant for Eastern Maine Development Corporation.

“I am grateful for the support these grants will bring to my communities as we work to prepare our towns and homes for future adverse weather,” said Sen. Baldacci. “These funds are going to worthy projects and organizations, and I look forward to seeing the finished results after funds have been put to good use.”

Funding for the grants came from several sources, including measures passed by the Maine Legislature with Sen. Baldacci’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.

The grants in District 9 are part of a historic $8 million in funding for Community Resilience Partnership grants announced by Governor Janet Mills on May 1, 2025. This round of funding will support projects in 166 communities across Maine. For a full list of grant awardees, click here.

Senator Joe Baldacci represents Senate district 9, which includes Bangor and the town of Hermon.