New Statewide Opportunity For Businesses



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Applications Open For Funding Through
Domestic Trade Grant Program

New state funding is available to help food, beverage, and agricultural businesses expand to new markets and boost domestic sales!

This statewide opportunity is designed to support Maine businesses in the following areas:


* Agriculture ? Food and Beverage [ [link removed] ]
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* Seafood and Aquaculture [ [link removed] ]
* Forestry and forest products [ [link removed] ]
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* Logistics - Transportation and Warehousing [ [link removed] ]
* Manufacturing [ [link removed] ]
* Retail (including wholesale) [ [link removed] ]

Eligible businesses can apply for direct financial support for activities that increase a business's capacity for sales, such as sales channel support (i.e. media campaigns, attendance at specialty food and beverage trade shows and expos, packaging design, agritourism enhancements, etc.), marketing assistance, and technical assistance.

In case you're not familiar, this is a first of its kind funding opportunity available through Governor Mills'?Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan [ [link removed] ]. Domestic Trade Grants are designed to help Maine business owners and entrepreneurs reach new markets and boost domestic sales.

Greater Portland Council of Governments (GPCOG) is administering the Domestic Trade Grant on behalf of the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development. Even though GPCOG is a regional organization, services are available for Maine businesses throughout the entire state.

GPCOG is hosting *webinars?every Tuesday, 12:00-1:00 p.m., from Oct. 31 to Dec. 12.* These webinars will function as office hours, giving prospective applicants and partners the opportunity to ask questions directly to the Domestic Trade Grants Team.

Grant sizes range from $10,000 to $250,000, depending on the size of the business or collaborative project.

There are two rounds of funding planned. *Applications for the first round close?December 15 at 11:59 p.m.*

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*"Register for Webinar(s) [ [link removed] ]"*

Please review all of the materials [ [link removed] ] before applying. Technical assistance is available by [email protected] by calling 207-387-2919 to request additional technical assistance or language translation services.

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