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DEP is seeking applications for $3 million in grants to upgrade and replace stream crossings

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*AUGUSTA, August 18, 2022* ??Maine DEP is administering $3 million dollars from the Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan ([link removed]) for a single round of grant funding in 2022 to assist municipalities with stream crossing upgrades and replacements. Funds from the Jobs Plan will expand the Municipal Stream Crossing Grant Program, which provides local governments and organizations competitive grants up to $150,000 towards the upgrade of undersized and failing culvert stream crossings on municipal roads. 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.?

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.


* Video #1 - Applying for a Municipal Stream, Crossing Grant [ [link removed] ]
* Video #2 - Stream Smart Road Crossings and Basic Project Design [ [link removed] ]
* Video #3 - Regulations Pertaining to Stream Crossings in Maine [ [link removed] ]
* Video #4 - MaineDOT Requirements [ [link removed] ]?("recommended for all proposed crossings 10 feet and greater in width")

Additionally,?grant scoring guidance [ [link removed] ] and other application resources are available on the Stream Crossing Grants Program web page: [link removed] [ [link removed] ]

The RFP, Application, Question & Answer Summary, and other information related to this RFP can be obtained at the following website:?[link removed] [ [link removed] ]

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The grant request for applications is available starting August 18, 2022, with proposals due by November 10, 2022.

"The?Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan [ [link removed] ]?is the Governor Janet Mills? plan, approved by the Legislature, to invest nearly $1 billion in Federal American Rescue Plan funds to improve the lives of Maine people and families, help businesses, create good-paying jobs, and build an economy poised for future prosperity. For more about Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan, visit?maine.gov/jobsplan [ [link removed] ]."

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"For additional information, contact":

David R. Madore, Deputy Commissioner

[email protected] [ link ]

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John Maclaine, Non-Point Source Training Coordinator

[email protected] [ link ]


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