AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Bureau of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources seeks project applications for its 2021 Agricultural Development Grant program. The bureau expects to award up to $250,000 this year. The program supports projects involving market research, market promotion, and testing and demonstrating new technologies. Additional priority will […]
April
Big crowds expected for state parks, preserved lands
AUGUSTA — The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Bureau of Parks and Lands expects the popularity of its outdoor destinations to continue this spring, and urges guests to anticipate crowded parking areas and trailhead bottlenecks. The bureau broke its record for recreation visits during 2020. Despite the pandemic, the State Park system welcomed a […]
MCF seeks applications from innovative nonprofits
Maine Community Foundation’s application deadline is April 1.
Volunteer Maine seeks nominees for service awards
Nominations close at 5 p.m. Friday, April 30.
Maine students eligible for $1,000 art scholarship
Liberty Graphics, environmentally-conscious t-shirt printers, is accepting art submissions to its 24th annual $1,000 art scholarship contest.
Rockport music school offers virtual diversity program
The 45-minute program showcases a variety of genres from hip hop and classical to spoken word and jazz.
Interactive online career class planned
‘My Next Career Move’ is offered by New Ventures Maine.
USDA extends Quality Loss Adjustment Program deadline
The QLA program assists producers whose eligible crops suffered quality losses due to qualifying drought, excessive moisture, flooding, hurricanes, snowstorms, tornadoes, typhoons, volcanic activity, or wildfires.
United Way to hold virtual sculpture contest, food drive
Food collected will be distributed to pantries throughout Somerset, northern Kennebec, and western Waldo counties.
Maine groups offer ‘Focus on Real Aging’ contest
Two Zoom webinars, one for amateur photographers and one for professionals, to offer some tips and guidance March 10.