Community Resilience Partnership

Community Resilience Partnership

Helping communities adapt while

meeting Maine's climate goals

Updates for the 2024 Cohort Workshops:
Keep scrolling for more information about the Partnership!

Temple

Resilience Presentation

Sept. 23rd, 6:30pm, Town Office

Resilience Workshop #1

Oct. 28th, 6:30-7:30pm, Town Office

Find the notes from our last workshops here.

Harrison

Resilience Workshop #1

Nov. 19th, 6:00-7:30pm, Town Office

In-person Registration

Zoom Registration

Naples

Resilience Workshop #1

Sept. 26th, 6:00-7:30pm, Town Office

Resilience Workshop #2

Oct. 10th, 6:00-7:30pm, Town Office

Find the notes from our last workshops here.

Canton

Resilience Workshop #1

Oct. 15th, 6:00-7:30 PM, Town Office

Resilience Workshop #2

Nov. 6th, 6:00-7:30 pm, Town Office

Find the notes from our last workshops here.

CEBE has been contracted by the Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future as a Service Provider for Maine’s Community Resilience Partnership. This program helps Maine communities reduce emissions and prepare for the effects of climate change through direct support and Community Action Grants of up to $50,000. We work with up to five communities at a time to help them enroll in the Partnership and apply for their first Community Action Grant.

We are currently working with the towns of Canton, Harrison, Naples, and Temple, and we want to hear from you! We welcome community members to share ideas for building local climate resilience at one of our engagement meetings. Meeting summaries, upcoming meeting dates, and registration links are available below.

Since 2022, we have brought over $900,000 into our region for climate resilience projects through our work with the towns of Bethel, Casco, Hanover, Hartford, Lovell, Norway, Otisfield, Paris, Stoneham, Sumner, West Paris, and Woodstock. Keep scrolling to learn more about our previous cohorts, or click here for the full list of towns enrolled in the Partnership.

If you live in a Maine town not listed above and would like to learn about helping your town enroll for future grant opportunities, please reach out to us!

Past Community Resilience Partnership Cohorts

CEBE has now enrolled and sought funding for three cohorts: Bethel, Otisfield, Paris, and Woodstock in 2022; Casco, Hartford, Lovell, and Sumner in 2023; and Hanover, Stoneham, and West Paris in 2024. We also helped the town of Norway to apply for the first round of funding in early 2022.

We could not do this alone. Over 130 community members have joined us to discuss their ideas for a more resilient community. We appreciate everyone who has supported their town's enrollment in the Community Resilience Partnership!

Couldn't make it to an engagement meeting? Click through the tabs below for a synopsis of each meeting, updates on your town's resilience projects, and opportunities to stay involved.

Otisfield is enrolled in the Partnership and has received two Community Action Grants. In 2022, the town received $40,480 to install heat pumps in the town office, update the "Protecting Otisfield's Watersheds" booklet, and hold a public awareness event. In 2023, they received $30,126 to complete an energy audit and solar pre-development assessment, plant a pollinator garden at the Otisfield Community School, and distribute emergency kits to residents. In 2024, they received $100,000 to install solar on the roof of the town office.

The town has also formed a Community Resilience Committee and meetings are open to the public. Contact the town office to learn more.

Meeting Notes:

July 25th, 2022 Info Session

August 16th, 2022 Workshop

Otisfield Community Resilience Q&A

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Woodstock is enrolled in the Partnership. In 2022, the town received $26,820 to conduct an energy audit with recommendations for 5 municipal buildings, install heat pumps in the town office, and establish an official stakeholder committee to manage future grant applications. Please contact the Woodstock Conservation Commission to learn more about joining the resilience committee.

Meeting Notes:

July 26th, 2022 Info Session

August 10th, 2022 Workshop

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Hanover is enrolled in the Partnership and received their first Community Action Grant! The town received $50,000 in 2024 for energy efficiency upgrades in the town office.

Meeting Notes:

December 5th, 2023 Workshop