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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2D2926;mso-ligatures:none">The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) is seeking applications for the
<a href="https://www.maine.gov/dot/programs-services/environmental-efforts/climate-initiative/adaptation">
<span style="color:blue">2026 Maine Infrastructure Adaptation Fund</span></a> (MIAF).
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="color:#2D2926">The Request For Application went live on March 30, 2026, and closes
</span>on <b>Monday, May 11, 2026, at 11:59 pm EST</b>. <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;mso-add-space:auto"><span style="color:#2D2926">To access the Request For Applications documents: Overview of the Grant Program, Resilience Guidelines, Project Rating Criteria, Application, Frequently Asked Questions,
and grant submittal instructions, please use the link or QR code below:</span> <a href="https://www.maine.gov/dot/programs-services/environmental-efforts/climate-initiative/adaptation">
<span style="color:blue">https://www.maine.gov/dot/programs-services/environmental-efforts/climate-initiative/adaptation</span></a><span style="color:#2D2926"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="color:#2D2926">The<b> purpose</b> of this program is to enable Municipalities, Tribal Governments, and Infrastructure Districts to adapt
<u>existing</u> critical infrastructure to reduce vulnerability to climate change impacts, such as sea level rise, increased precipitation, and other related climate risks, and provide increasing resilience.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>Eligible properties </b>
include publicly owned <u>existing</u> infrastructure in Municipalities, Tribal Governments, and Infrastructure Districts<b>.
</b>Private, state-owned, or state-aid infrastructure, including state-owned infrastructure and state-aid infrastructure located within urban compact areas,
<b>are not</b> eligible to apply. <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>Eligible projects </b>include, but are not limited to, elevating or relocating
<u>existing</u> infrastructure, stormwater systems upgrades, and wastewater treatment plants upgrades for increased resilience to climate stressors, and/or
<span style="color:#2D2926">replacing existing stream crossings with structures that comply with MaineDOT’s 100-year flood standards and ensure habitat connectivity.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="color:#2D2926"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>The 2026 Maine Infrastructure Adaptation Fund Workshop</b>: Date: Wed. April 29, 2026, Time: 12 p.m.- 1 p.m. Details and Zoom link available on the
<a href="https://www.maine.gov/dot/programs-services/environmental-efforts/climate-initiative/adaptation/miaf">
<span style="color:blue">MaineDOT’s website.</span></a> <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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