Mills Administration Dedicates $10 Million to Assist Maine Food and Agriculture Businesses with COVID-19 Infrastructure Expenses

MAINE GOVERNMENT NEWS • December 4, 2020

Governor Janet Mills and Commissioner of Economic and Community Development Heather Johnson announced today that the Administration is committing $10 million in federal CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funding to a newly-created Agriculture and Food Processing Infrastructure Reimbursement Program. The program, which was is being administered by Coastal Enterprises, Inc., is offering up to $100,000 to reimburse Maine food and agriculture businesses for infrastructure purchases or projects they invested in to address supply chain disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.