Friday, November 22, 2024
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting proposals to conduct energy audits and to provide Renewable Energy Development Assistance for rural small businesses and agricultural producers.
Organizations eligible to receive funding include state and local governments, Federally-recognized tribes, institutions of higher education, rural electric cooperatives, public power entities, or a resource conservation and development council.
Accepting applications through January 31,...
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
When? Thursday, November 21, 4-7:30 pm
Please note: The full agenda is available below, and members are invited to drop in for any part of the program you’d like! Attendance for the whole 4-7:30 period is not required.
Where? Reynolds Center at the University of Maine at Machias, 116 O’Brien Ave, Machias, Maine
Who? ALL member employees and elected officials are warmly invited to attend this complimentary event
What's in store? Our "MMA For A Day" event...
Monday, November 4, 2024
Just in time for winter, seasonally appropriate federal and state surplus property is available for purchase by municipalities. The current offerings include a front-end loader for up to 4% of the original cost, as well as space heaters, winter boots and new and used tires at heavily discounted prices. For more information about these opportunities, please click here.
Monday, November 4, 2024
Due to the recent adoption of LD 516 (PL 2023, c. 437), municipal fire departments can apply for grants to purchase extractor washing machines and diesel exhaust systems that aid in mitigating cancer risks. Working collaboratively with the Maine Fire Chiefs’ Association, Maine Federation of Firefighters, Professional Firefighters of Maine and the Firefighter Cancer Support Network, the Maine Fire Protection Services Commission will distribute $250,000 in Firefighter Safety...
Monday, November 4, 2024
Grassroots Environmental Education is hosting a free national webinar, “Reducing Plastic Pollution at the Local Level” on Thursday, November 14th at 1pm (EST). The webinar brings together government leaders from across the U.S. and is designed to help local government officials, sustainability officers, and conservation commissions learn how they can reduce plastic pollution through cost-effective local government solutions and...
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Maine Audubon is hosting a free Stream Smart Phase 1 workshop on Monday, November 4 in Holden, Maine.
This workshop will be helpful to all professionals who are responsible for road-stream crossings including contractors, foresters, forest products industry professionals, road commissioners, public works departments, conservation commissions, engineers, planners, land trusts, watershed groups, and private landowners.
Where: Fields Pond Audubon Center, 216 Fields Pond Road, Holden,...
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
MMA Legal Services wants to remind municipal officials that the deadline for grantees to “obligate” unspent American Rescue Plan Act State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (“ARPA” funds) is fast approaching.
ARPA grant funds must be “obligated” by December 31, 2024, and most must be expended by December 31, 2026 (except for projects under the Surface Transportation projects and Title I eligible use categories, for which funds must be expended...
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Join Megan Aube, Graduate Admissions Officer at Thomas College, for an informational webinar on Thomas College programs and tuition discount benefits available to MMA members through our Preferred Employer Partnership. Through this partnership, employees and officials at MMA member municipalities can receive a free course and 10% discount on all remaining courses in select online programs. Please view the flyer for more details and to register. View flyer Register for the webinar ...
Friday, October 18, 2024
The Maine Department of Public Safety, Maine Chiefs of Police, Maine Sheriffs Association, U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maine and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) are pleased to offer three individual no-cost resilience training opportunities to police professionals in Maine between October 28 and October 31, 2024 . The VALOR Officer Resilience Training Program strengthens participants’ mental and physical wellness by teaching critical mind, energy,...
Monday, September 30, 2024
The Division of General Services, within the Maine Department of Administrative & Financial Services, wants to remind town and city leaders of the opportunity to acquire surplus items no longer in use by Maine state agencies. Available items include computers, office supplies, snowplows, and vehicles, just to name a few, and are offered at significantly reduced prices. For more information about the program, as well as to register as an eligible purchaser of surplus...