Climate Finance Resource Hub
Fund your climate actions.
Our Climate Financing Program is designed to help communities overcome the financial barriers to climate action. Whether supporting disaster recovery, or enabling proactive investments in climate resilience, we work closely with communities to plan, fund, and execute projects that meet their goals.
- Mobilize financing into a wide variety of adaptation and mitigation projects
- Catalyze innovative investment into climate positive technologies and projects
- Develop economic development strategies for communities
Climate finance is focused on providing communities in the private and public sector with the financial expertise needed to make climate friendly projects a reality.
Working with our climate finance team, climate conscious projects are supported by being connected with grants and initiatives designed to secure funding which will help your community, municipality, or business step towards the future.
Learn more about climate financing, and how your community, business, or municipality can benefit from it with the resources below!
General Resources:
Homeowner and Business Resources:
- Incentives for Maine Residents
- CEI Solar Loans
- SEA Maine (Seafood Economic Accelerator)
- HUD Climate Resilience Implementation Guide
Emergency Management Resources:
Learn more about climate finance:
Project Team
Project Sponser
This project is supported by our partner: New England Environmental Finance Center.
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APR23
Celebrating Community Science in the Kennebec Estuary Region!
In honor of global citizen science month, come learn about community science and how to get involved in projects collecting data near you!
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APR25
Seaweed Saturday
Join us for this free, one-day expo of seaweed food, art, and fun on the Portland waterfront!
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APR25
Panel 1: From the Gulf of Maine to Global Seas: Kelp Restoration in Action
Maine’s kelp forests are changing—and the work to understand and restore them is happening right here on our coast, and around the world.
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Findings from the Field Symposium Highlights the Power of Student Science
On March 30, more than 100 students from across Maine and New Hampshire, gathered at Unum for the annual Findings from the Field Symposium — …
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Anadromous Fish 101
Every year, millions of fish make a journey that defines one of nature’s most remarkable life cycles. Read on to learn more about anadromous fish.
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Starting a Climate Committee: A Personal Guide
In 2024, while living in Woolwich, Dave Berndtson launched the town’s first climate resilience committee. He’s now a resident of Arrowsic (and a member of …
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What does climate readiness look like for Maine’s towns?
Climate readiness looks different in every community, with each facing its own unique risks, priorities, and visions for the future. Through sustained relationships, place-based data, …
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