Finance & Capital Access grants & funding

Community Development Fund for New Hampshire

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE CDFA is pursuing the creation of the Community Development Fund for New Hampshire to increase the availability of f...

Tax Credit Program

TAX CREDIT PROGRAM FOR BUSINESS DONORS CDFA’s Tax Credit Program awards approximately $5 million in tax credits annually in a competitive grant round. The progr...

InvestNH 2.0

Office of Housing and Infrastructure Development

Housing Champion Program

BEA Grant Programs

Domestic Trade Program

Welcome to the Domestic Trade program Thanks to a significant funding opportunity through the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan the Department of Economic and Commun...

Marketing and Trade Assistance

Getting the word out about your business and finding new markets for your products can be challenging. These resources and organizations specialize in overcomin...

Move your Business to Maine

Whether you and your business are revolutionizing an industry, looking for a better quality of life, or seeking a strategic location within a day’s drive of 90...

Resources for Diverse Entrepreneurs and Under-represented Business Owners

Maine recognizes the importance of diversity in our business community. Immigrants, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, and diverse perspectives of all kinds st...

Grow your Business

Are you ready to expand your business in Maine? Are you looking to hire more workers and increase production? Whether you’re hiring five employees or 50, trying...

Start a Business

Starting a business is an exciting and challenging experience. The Maine Office of Business Development is here to help entrepreneurs like you at every step of...

Dirigo Business Incentives

Incentives Calculator - Get an estimate of the value of Dirigo and other key tax incentive programs for your business DECD is accepting applications for the Dir...

Maine is a great place to...

The Maine Department of Economic and Community Development works with statewide and local partners, private industry and small businesses to enhance and sustain...

Past COVID-19 Update Webinars

Click the links below for recordings of previous updates: DECD/DOL Back to Work Program Webinar (6/15/21) - Video DECD/DOL Back to Work Program Webinar (6/15/21...

Partner Links

Key partners are integral to helping DECD fulfill our mission to enhance and sustain economic prosperity in Maine DECD supports these organizations with annual...

Code Enforcement & Building Codes

Code Enforcement & Building Codes and Standards have moved from DECD to Department of Public Safety’s Fire Marshalls Office. Visit Website

Maine International Trade Center

The Maine International Trade Center (MITC) is DECD’s official international trade and investment office, a public-private partnership supported by the contribu...

Maine Technology Institute

The Maine Technology Institute (MTI) is an industry-led, publicly funded nonprofit organization whose mission is to stimulate the growth of technology-intensive...

Maine Office of Outdoor Recreation

The Office of Outdoor Recreation leverages Maine’s assets and outdoor recreation heritage to grow the outdoor recreation economy and build Maine’s outdoor recre...

Maine Film Office

The Maine Film Office (MFO),   a division within the Maine Office of Tourism at DECD, markets Maine as a filming location and executes a strategy to increase pr...

Maine Office of Tourism

The Maine Office of Tourism (MOT) promotes Maine as a tourism destination and works to support and expand the state’s tourism industry. Key programs of MOT incl...

Maine Made

Through its Maine Made America’s Best program, DECD directly supports the wide variety of high-quality and unique products crafted in Maine. Unified under one h...

ConnectMaine

Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund Program

The Maine Department of Economic & Community Development (DECD) accepts applications through its Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (BRLF) Program for cleanup loan...