Updates: Grants and Financial Support for Agriculture

Economic Recovery Grant Open. Apply by September 9!

Are you a Maine business or non-profit who:

• Has 50 or fewer employees (at any time during the year),
• Experienced a 20-percent loss,
• And are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and related public health response?

As previously shared, the recently announced grant program will provide financial relief for businesses and nonprofit organizations. 

Need help? We're here!

• Email Agriculture.BizAwards@Maine.Gov for additional questions. 

Tips for Agricultural Applicants:

• Don't wait! Give yourself plenty of time.
• First: get your DUNS number (if you don't already have it).
• Gather business income and expense and tax forms.
• Look-up your NAICS code here. Agriculture two-digit sector code is 11; enter your more specific code (more digits) into application.
• Read this document (PDF). Eligibility pages 3-5, application requirements page 6.
• Economic Recovery Grant Program Frequently Asked Questions

Informational Webinars about Economic Recovery Grant:

• Register for next webinar Tuesday, August 25 at 11:00 AM
• Watch Pre-Recorded Webinar from August 21

Access Maine Economic Recovery Grant Application:

• Apply online
• The application is only online. It closes September 9, 2020. 
• Learn more on https://www.maine.gov/decd/economic-recovery-grants.

Prefer to View Application Beforehand FMI?:

• Read this PDF. It summarizes questions and important information
• Brief video that quickly scrolls through a sample application

Other Grant and Financial Support Info for Agriculture:

• USDA extended CFAP application period to September 11, 2020. Contact Farm Service Agency at your local USDA Service Center for info and to apply.
• Maine SBDC Micro-Enterprise Grants. Contact Maine SBDC FMI and advising.
• Bureau of Ag COVID-19 resources page.
• Not applicable to you? Consider sharing this email with others to spread the word to Maine's agricultural sector. 

We continue to want to hear from you!

As previously shared, please use this link to tell the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry how COVID-19 is impacting your farm, food, or forestry-related business.