Maine Development Foundation

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MDF and SEA Maine (Seafood Economic Accelerator) in partnership with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future (GOPIF) are accepting applications for grants under the Seafood Infrastructure Adaptation Fund (SIAF). The deadline for submitting proposals is June 30, 2026 at 5 p.m.

Projects focused on energy efficiency conversions and supply chain adaptations to marine living resource infrastructure in public facilities that will provide greater resilience to climate-related shocks and Maine’s seafood economy may qualify for grants $75,000-$300,000. For more info & to apply: https://www.seamaine.org/rfps/

WHO can apply:
🟠 Government entities (municipal, county, state, and tribal)
🟠 Non-profit organizations*
🟠 Business owners*
🟠 Private property owners*
🟠 Educational organizations*
*representing publicly owned infrastructure that serves the seafood industry

WHAT properties are eligible:
🟦 Properties must be public or tribal owned, or land where a public entity holds a lease or easement (with adequate public interest)
🟦 Activities on state managed submerged lands are eligible even if adjacent uplands are privately owned

WHAT activities are eligible:
🔶 Retrofits or adaptations for economic and climate-related resilience
🔶 Planning/engineering/design projects
🔶 No new construction

Thank you to our SEA Maine partners including Gulf of Maine Research Institute Island Institute Maine Aquaculture Association Maine Coast Fishermen's Association
Aquaculture Innvotion Center
Four Directions Development Corporation Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries Office of Community Affairs Maine State Department of Economic and Community Development Maine Department of Marine Resources Maine Center for Entrepreneurs Maine Sea Grant Maine Technology Institute Yellow Light Breen Rosie Vanadestine

MDF was honored and energized to be in community yesterday with the community organizations and individuals who comprise the Maine Community Collaboration Impact Hub (MCCIH), an initiative we help staff in partnership with Maine Alliance for Health & Prosperity.

MCCIH is a pilot project supporting the work of regional, multi-year collaboratives and partnerships focused on social determinants of health (SDOH) and economic prosperity. The project offers support through peer learning, coaching, and resource sharing.

Yesterday's was the final session for the pilot project group. It was a chance to celebrate the contagious, can-do energy the cohort has built over months. Deep gratitude to Julianna Dodson, Executive Director, Grimes Center and Rural™, for your rousing keynote speech, and to the leaders who were part of the funder's panel discussion: Morgan Hynd, Director, The Bingham Program, Carolyn Wollen, Trustee, Betterment Fund, Jacob Grindle, President and CEO, Health Access Foundation, and Lisa Letourneau, Senior Advisor, Maine DHHS.

Thank you to Husson University for hosting us.

Thank you to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston for your financial support of the MCCIH initiative. Maine and the participating communities will benefit for a long time to come on many levels.

And gratitude to MAHP's intrepid facilitators, Deborah Deatrick, Lisa Miller, and Sophie Drew,

We look forward to continuing this work!







Yellow Light Breen Rosie Vanadestine

The MDF team, our Board of Directors, and our extended family of members, leadership program alumni, and partners across the state hold in our hearts longtime MDF Member and partner Lumber, Inc., the Robbins Family, the family of the firefighter who died, and all others impacted by the May 15 explosion.

We stand with you in the days, months, and years ahead as you navigate the loss and the rebuilding.

❤️ The Robbins family has noted on their website: "For those looking to donate towards relief efforts, the Town of Searsmont has set up a Fire Relief Fund (https://searsmont.com/index.asp?SEC=2C276155-7F79-4C51-ADDC-67F1A2DD52DA&DE=3B0E66F3-51B2-4101-9FCD-F240679813F5) and also supports the Maine Strong Memorial Foundation (https://www.mainestrongfoundation.org/) which have been vetted by the Town."

Yellow Light Breen Rosie Vanadestine Anne Ball Institute for Family-Owned Business The Jackson Laboratory Bangor Savings Bank Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness L.L.Bean Maine Outdoor Brands MaineHealth Coastal Enterprises Inc. Maine Community Foundation The Nellie Mae Education Foundation MEMIC Hannaford Supermarkets