Nonprofit & Community grants & funding

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...

Maine's Economic Development Strategy

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...

Governor's Award for Business Excellence (GABE)

Press Releases 12/11/25      Governor Mills Honors Recipients of the 2025 Governor's Award for Business Excellence 9/4/25      Governor Mills Invites Maine Busi...

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...

Legislation, Rules and Reporting Requirements

Office of Community Development

The Office of Community Development (OCD) is a division within the Department of Economic & Community Development (DECD). The primary focus of OCD is the admini...

Bureaus & Offices

Community Development The Office of Community Development (OCD) is a division within the Department of Economic & Community Development (DECD). The primary focu...

Maine Economic Recovery Grants

Business Recovery and Resilience Fund Maine Flood Resources and Assistance Hub Business Resiliency Resources Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan The Maine Jobs & Recover...

Public Service Grant Program

The Public Service Grant (PSG) Program addresses community and business resource needs by providing funding for operating program materials for activities which...

Tax Relief Programs

Pine Tree Development Zones

Headquarters Expansion Program

Maine Opportunity Zones

Marketing Assistance Programs

Coworking Development Fund

Downtown Development Districts

Downtown Development Districts The Downtown Development Districts Act was created to leverage state resources in a limited number of designated areas in Delawar...

OBRD Funding Process

OBRD Funding Process Overview On March 22, 2016, the DECD Office of Brownfield Remediation and Development (OBRD) held a Brownfield Client Workshop at the Mark...

Enterprise Zone (targeted investment communities)

Enterprise Zone (targeted investment communities) Overview The cities and towns with Enterprise Zone designations have met the Statutory requirements at the tim...

Lending Partners

Lending Partners Overview Whether your growing business needs an equity investment, capital purchase or working capital, Connecticut offers a multitude of finan...

Notice of NIDCR Pre-Application Webinar and FAQs for Community-Based Participatory Research Initiative (PAR-27-015 and RFA-DE-27-001)

Minority Business Funding

Minority Business Funding Overview Just one of the ways Connecticut encourages the growth of minority-owned businesses is by making it easier to access capital....

CT Communities Challenge Grant

CT Communities Challenge Grant Overview In 2021, DECD created the CT Communities Challenge, a competitive matching grant program that funds multiple projects in...

Connecticut Small Business Boost Fund

Connecticut Small Business Boost Fund Overview Supported by the Connecticut Department of Economic & Community Development, the Connecticut Small Business Boost...