Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $6.5 Million for Economic Development Projects Across Maine

December 09, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Senators Susan Collins—Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee—and Angus King announced that 10 Maine organizations will receive a total of $6,541,337 to support important development projects. The funding comes from the Northern Border Regional Commission’s (NBRC) Fiscal Year 2025 Catalyst Program, made possible by theInfrastructure Investment and Job Act(IIJA). Senator Collins was one of 10 senators whonegotiated the IIJA.
“The NBRC has long helped provide rural regions with the economic tools they need to prosper,”said Senators Collins and King.“This funding will help improve critical infrastructure in communities across our state while strengthening our workforce and creating economic opportunities for Mainers.”
Specifically, the funding is allocated as follows:
A detailed description of all funded projects can be readhere.
The NBRC was established by Congress in 2008, with Senator Collins’ and King’s support, to fund a broad range of development projects in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York aimed at alleviating economic distress and encouraging private sector job creation. In 2023, Senator Collins introduced and Senator King co-sponsoredlegislationto reauthorize and strengthen the NBRC.
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