AUGUSTA, Maine — Businesses and nonprofits in Maine that were impacted by last winter's destructive storms can once again apply for storm relief funding.
On Tuesday, Gov. Janet Mills' office announced a second round of applications for approximately $2 million in remaining funding through the Department of Economic and Community Development's Business Recovery and Resilience Fund has opened for small businesses and nonprofits still weathering the economic effects of January's storms.
The funding is intended to allow businesses and nonprofits to make storm-related repairs and strengthen existing infrastructure, and is part of a $60 million storm relief package approved by the Legislature earlier this year.
The first round of applications was launched in May, and the Mills Administration has awarded roughly $8 million to 109 Maine businesses and nonprofits, according to Mills' office. Additional funds have been distributed through resilience grants to bolster Maine waterfronts and improve infrastructure.
"We want to ensure that every business that can benefit from these recovery and resilience funds is able to do so," Mills said in the announcement. "The severe storms last December and January disrupted businesses during the busy holiday season and created significant hardship for communities across Maine. I encourage all eligible Maine businesses to consider applying for this final round of funding."
Applications for the second round of funding are due by no later than 11:59 p.m. on January 14.