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Maine DEP is administering $3 million dollars from the Maine Jobs and Recovery Act for a single round of grant funding in 2022 to assist municipalities with stream crossing upgrades and replacements. These monies fund competitive grants that match local funding for the upgrade of municipal culverts at stream crossings. The projects awarded provide public infrastructure benefits such as by replacing culverts that are currently failing and at risk of complete washouts, opens or improves fish passage, eliminates undersized and other impassable culverts and reduces some of the worst ongoing erosion impacts to streams, brooks, and lakes. DEP expects to open the grant application period on or around August 18, 2022, with application due in November.
To help municipalities and others involved with these projects better understand the grant program and requirements, DEP has developed four pre-recorded videos in partnership with Maine Audubon, Maine DOT, and Army Corps of Engineers. Additionally, grant scoring guidance and other resources to make the most of each application are available on the Stream Crossing Grants Program web page:
https://www.maine.gov/dep/land/grants/stream-crossing-upgrade.html
IMPORTANT CHANGE FOR 2022! During the upcoming 2022 round, please be advised that stream crossing plans will not be reviewed or scored during the grant application stage. This change is aimed at reducing upfront costs to be competitive, speed up grant scoring review time, and ensure the project results in a Stream Smart crossing. Plans and other in-depth field work will be submitted and reviewed after award.
Any questions can be directed to John Maclaine via email at john.maclaine@maine.gov.
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