Sen. Denise Tepler celebrates Community Action Grants awarded to Arrowsic, Bath, Bowdoinham, Georgetown, Phippsburg, Topsham, West Bath and Woolwich
AUGUSTA — Sen. Denise Tepler, D-Topsham, is pleased to announce the City of Bath and Towns of Arrowsic, Bowdoinham, Georgetown, Phippsburg, Topsham West Bath and Woolwich — all in Senate District 24 — 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 recipients and amounts are:
Arrowsic and Georgetown: $170,122
Funding for a collaborative assessment of island groundwater vulnerability and sustainability
Bath: $79,650
Funding for Resilient Bath Community Action Plan
Bowdoinham: $75,000
Funding for Old Town Hall energy updates
Topsham: $69,038
Funding for the Streets for People initiative
West Bath: $60,000
Funding for the West Bath energy and vulnerability assessment
Woolwich: $75,000
Funding for assessing vulnerability and charting a course of action to build climate resilience
Phippsburg: $75,000
Funding for the Town of Phippsburg Climate vulnerability assessment
“I am very pleased to support many of the towns in our district that applied for and received these grants,” said Sen. Denise Tepler. “These grants will undoubtedly help to move these community resilience projects forward, generating many local benefits.”
Funding for the grants came from several sources, including measures passed by the Maine Legislature and a federal grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The grants in District 24 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.
Sen. Tepler is serving her first term in the Maine Senate and represents District 24. Sen. Tepler has served four terms as the State Representative of House District 51, which includes her home town of Topsham. Sen. Tepler serves as Chair of the Environment and Natural Resources Committee and Chair of the Marine Resources Committee.