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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow;mso-ligatures:none">This email is going to every town/city/county in Maine. Please forward this to any others who may be interested
in this info…….. Road Com’s’rs, PWDirectors, selectboard, etc……… thanks.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;mso-ligatures:none">The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) is seeking applications for the
<b>Maine Infrastructure Adaptation Fund (MIAF)</b> to provide one-time funding to municipal, county, tribal, and infrastructure (water, sewer) districts to adapt their critical infrastructure to reduce vulnerability to climate change.
<u>All projects must demonstrate increased resilience to future storm and flooding impacts.<o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;mso-ligatures:none">MIAF is looking to provide assistance to a broad geographical representation of the areas across the state that have been subject to storm damage. Eligible
project sponsors are local and tribal governments, counties, municipal conservation commissions, soil and water conservation districts, and private nonprofit organizations. Eligible projects include scoping and design, and/or construction of specific public
infrastructure, including storm water systems, water systems upgrades, and other interventions that support public infrastructure repair and reducing or eliminating climate impacts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;mso-ligatures:none">The Maine Infrastructure Adaptation Fund provides grants to support 1) scoping and design and/or 2) implementation and construction (following completed
design). Applicants may request up to $75,000 to support scoping and design, and up to $4,000,000 to support match for construction or for direct construction costs. Applicants are required to provide at least 5% local match of total project cost.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Applications must be received by
<b>July 1, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. EST</b>. Applications received after the deadline will be ineligible for award consideration. Each agency may submit up to 3 applications.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Please refer to the “<b>Maine Infrastructure Adaptation Fund (MIAF)</b>” Request for Applications (RFA) posted
<span style="color:blue">on <a href="https://www.maine.gov/mdot/grants/"><span style="color:blue">MaineDOT’s Grants page</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow;mso-ligatures:none">Any and all questions should go to Sierra Millay</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;mso-ligatures:none">
at </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif"><a href="mailto:Adaptation.DOT@maine.gov"><span style="color:blue">Adaptation.DOT@maine.gov</span></a></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Peter M. Coughlan, P.E.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Director, Maine Local Roads Center (LTAP)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Community Services Division<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;mso-ligatures:none">MaineDOT, Station 16, 24 Child St<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Augusta ME 04333-0016<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Ph: 207/624-3266 FAX: 207/624-3301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:peter.coughlan@maine.gov"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#0563C1">peter.coughlan@maine.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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