Purpose title: resilient maine: local adaptation and resilience actions at a coastwide scale recipient: maine governor's office of policy innovation and the future project type: implementation of…

Purpose title: resilient maine: local adaptation and resilience actions at a coastwide scale recipient: maine governor's office of policy innovation and the future project type: implementation of resilience and adaptation actions (track two) funding amount: $69,008,683 congressional district: me-01, me-02 summary: maine?s vision is to become a national leader in climate resilience among rural states by the end of this decade. This project supports the goals outlined in ?maine won?t wait,? The state?s award-winning climate action plan, to make maine more resilient to climate impacts, foster economic opportunity and prosperity through climate action, and advance equity through maine?s climate response. This project will focus on reducing climate impacts through nature-based solutions, strengthening the resilience of maine?s working waterfronts, and building enduring capacity to prepare for, and respond to, climate effects on our communities, people, and economy. Activities funded through the project will include supporting underserved, rural, and tribal communities in the development and implementation of climate adaptation strategies; expanding the availability and use of technical assistance tools and training focused on flood risk, saltwater intrusion, bluff stability, and living shorelines; updating the state?s regulatory framework to support climate resilience; conducting demonstration projects that incentivize regional collaboration and nature-based solutions; and strengthening the climate resilience of vulnerable public infrastructure and working waterfronts.