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| https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senators-collins-king-announce-more-than-205-million-for-economic-development-projects-across-maine | Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $20.5 Million for Economic Development Projects Across Maine | 2025-07-23 | 2025 | 2025-07 | Independent | Senate | ME | Angus S. King, Jr. | K000383 | www.king.senate.gov | angusking | https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/table | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Angus King announced that 29 Maine organizations will receive a total of $20,588,173 to support important development projects. The funding comes from the Northern Border Regional Commission’s (NBRC) Fiscal Year 2025 Catalyst Program and Timber for Transit Program and will support projects aimed at strengthening economic opportunity in communities across 13 Maine counties. “The NBRC has long helped provide rural regions with the economic tools they need to prosper,” said Senators Collins and King. “This funding will help improve water infrastructure and roadways in communities across our state while strengthening our workforce and creating economic opportunities for Mainers.” The recipients of the Catalyst Program funding are as follows: Boothbay Region Water District - $1,000,000 City of Gardiner - $1,000,000 Mount Desert Island Hospital - $1,000,000 Presque Isle Utilities District - $1,000,000 Town of Waldoboro - $1,000,000 Regional Medical Center at Lubec - $800,000 Cherryfield Town Square - $500,000 Eastern Maine Development Corporation - $500,000 Friends of the Mountain - $500,000 Main Street Skowhegan - $500,000 Maine Department of Labor - $500,000 Maine Outdoor Brands - $500,000 Paris Utility District - $500,000 The Harry E. Davis Partnership for Children's Oral Health - $499,613 Associated General Contractors of Maine - $497,961 Town of Thomaston - $497,640 Maine Community College System - $497,537 Town of Beals - $482,236 Arnold Trail Snowmobile Network - $403,409 GrowSmart Maine - $388,700 Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce - $303,150 Midcoast Council of Governments - $300,000 Bangor Children's Home d.b.a. Hilltop School - $227,735 Island Institute - $181,712 Town of North Haven - $100,000 The recipients of the Timber for Transit Program funding are as follows: Town of Island Falls - $2,808,000 City of Presque Isle - $2,500,000 University of Maine, Orono Campus - $1,000,000 Inland Woods and Trails - $600,480 A detailed description of all funded projects can be read here. The NBRC was established by Congress in 2008, with Senator Collins’ and King’s support, to fund a broad range of development projects in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York aimed at alleviating economic distress and encouraging private sector job creation. In 2023, Senator Collins introduced and Senator King co-sponsored a bill to reauthorize and strengthen the NBRC. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-07T14:40:33Z |