January 2, 2024 The Retail Association of Maine and the Maine Grocers and Food Producers Association have partnered to offer grants of up to $10,000. These associations are also encouraging businesses that were not affected to consider making a donation to the Maine Business Relief Fund, which will be matched by up to $250,000 from an anonymous private donor. “Maine’s […]
January 2, 2024
The Retail Association of Maine and the Maine Grocers and Food Producers Association have partnered to offer grants of up to $10,000. These associations are also encouraging businesses that were not affected to consider making a donation to the Maine Business Relief Fund, which will be matched by up to $250,000 from an anonymous private donor.
“Maine’s retailers and small businesses have been through a lot for a few years now, but a storm like this during the final week of holiday sales was an incredible blow to many of our small businesses,” said Curtis Picard, president and CEO of the Retail Association of Maine. “It is our hope that the Maine Business Relief Fund will help provide some necessary support to help clean up, replenish lost inventory, and help get them back on track in 2024.”
Christine Cummings, executive director of the grocers association, said many businesses lost perishable food and equipment because of flooding or prolonged power outages from the December, 18 , 2023 storm that brought heavy rain and high winds to much of the state. At the height of the storm, over 430 thousand customers were without power and many of those outages lasted several days.
Applications for grants open January 4, 2024 and will be accepted through January 31. Businesses interested in applying can visit: mainebusinessrelieffund.com.
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