The Community Resilience Partnership provides grants and technical assistance to eligible Maine communities and regional service providers assisting groups of communities to pursue climate action activities. This includes the Partnership’s flagship grant opportunities—Community Action Grants and Service Provider Grants—and other limited period grant and technical assistance offerings, when available.
MOCA Grants Portal
The Partnership, along with other MOCA grant programs, use the grants application and management platform Submittable. Visit the MOCA Grants Portal to see all open MOCA and Community Resilience Partnership applications. For assistance, see this grant portal tutorial and Submittable FAQ (PDF).
Open Opportunities
Find open grant and technical assistance opportunities through the Community Resilience Partnership. (Last updated: May 28, 2026)
Community Action Grants – Round 7
Community Action Grants provide financial support for two categories of climate action at the community level:
- No-match grants to complete actions from the Community Resilience Partnership List of Community Actions, an approved list of climate mitigation and adaptation activities that align with the strategies of Maine Won’t Wait, and
- Other projects proposed by a community that support capacity building, planning, and implementation projects that align with the strategies of Maine Won’t Wait. A local match is required, please see Community Tiers and match requirements within the Program Statement for more information.
The two grant options provide flexibility by allowing communities to choose actions from the list that are most relevant and feasible, while also providing support for community climate and energy priorities that may not appear on the List of Community Actions.
All communities enrolled in the Partnership are eligible to apply. Applicants may submit enrollment materials through the enrollment portal simultaneously with the application.
The maximum community action grant award will be $75,000 for individual community grants and $175,000 for joint community grants.
Interested in what other communities have done with past Community Action Grants? Get inspired with examples of projects by Partnership communities around Maine.
Key Dates
- Application Deadline: June 5, 2026, 5 p.m. EST
Important Resources
- CAG2026-7 Program Statement (PDF).
- List of Community Actions available for no-match grant funding
- Community Action Grant Round 7 Informational Webinar PowerPoint slides (PDF) and Zoom recording
- CAG2026-7 Question and Answer Summary (PDF)
Applications must be submitted using MOCA's Submittable grants portal. Users will need to sign up to use the portal and will then be able to access the application.
Service Provider Grants – Round 7
Service Provider Grants support service provider organizations to assist communities with climate action, energy and resilience planning.
There are two Service Provider Grant Tracks:
- Track 1 Community Enrollment Service Provider Grants enable organizations to assist up to five communities to prepare for and enroll in the Community Resilience Partnership and then apply for grant funds to undertake priority climate and energy projects.
- Track 2 Community Vulnerability Assessment Service Provider Grants enable organizations to assist up to five enrolled/enrolling Communities to complete community vulnerability assessments that identify vulnerable community members, infrastructure, and assets, and then utilize that data to further prioritize climate action projects and apply for grant funds.
Service Provider organizations can apply for both grant tracks but can only submit one application per track.
Key Dates
Applications for both Track 1 and Track 2 may be submitted at any time and are reviewed quarterly. Awards are made as funding is available and are subject to the annual program funding limit indicated in the program statement.
- Next quarterly application deadline: August 14, 2026, 5 p.m. EST
- Future quarterly application deadlines
- November 13, 2026
- March 15, 2027
Important Resources
- SPG2026-7 Service Provider Grant Program Statement (PDF)
- Round 7 Service Provider Grant Informational Webinar PowerPoint slides (PDF) & Zoom recording
Entities eligible to be service providers include:
- Regional planning organizations
- Councils of governments
- Regional economic development organizations
- County governments
- Academic institutions and cooperative extension programs
- Non-profit organizations
- For-profit enterprises
For all Service Provider Grants, a 15% cost share is required of the service provider. In-kind match is permitted.
Applications must be submitted using MOCA's Submittable grants portal. Users will need to sign up to use the portal and will then be able to access the application.
Nature-based Design Technical Assistance Opportunity
Through the Nature-based Design (NBD) opportunity, participating communities will receive direct support from a qualified engineering firm, who will provide a set number of hours to each community to develop 30% preliminary engineering designs for nature-based or hybrid strategies for one or more high priority public properties that are vulnerable to climate impacts.
The NBD technical assistance opportunity is not a grant. A successful application will not result in a funding award. Participating communities will receive technical assistance services as outlined in this Program Statement at no cost to the communities.
All communities enrolled in the Partnership are eligible to apply for this opportunity. Applicants may submit enrollment materials through the enrollment portal simultaneously with the application.
Key Dates
- Application Deadline: June 19, 2026, 5 p.m. EST
Important Resources
- NBD2026 Nature-based Design Technical Assistance Program Statement (PDF)
- Nature Based Design Technical Assistance Opportunity Informational Webinar Slides (PDF)
Applications must be submitted using MOCA's Submittable grants portal. Users will need to sign up to use the portal and will then be able to access the application.