Helpful Links

Renewable Energy

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2007 Farm Bill

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National Rural Development Resources
Center for Rural Entrepreneurship
Heartland Center for Leadership Development
Center for Rural Affairs
National Rural Development Partnership
Rural Assistance Center

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Northeast Regional Resources
UNH - Carsey Institute
Northern Forest Center
Cornell - Community and Rural Development Institute
The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
 

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State Government Resources
Maine State Planning Office
The Maine Department of Economic and Community Development
Maine Forest Service
Maine Department of Agriculture
Maine Department of Transportation
Maine Business Works
Maine Technology Institute
Public Utilities Commission
Maine Public Advocate
 

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State Non-Profit Resources
GrowSmart Maine
Coastal Enterprises Inc.
Maine Coast Heritage Trust
Maine Farmland Trust
Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine
Maine Tree Foundation
Maine Association of Non-Profits
Maine Association of Conservation Districts
Maine Community Action Association
Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
   

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Statewide Community Networks
Community Kitchen Coalition
Eat Local Foods Coalition of Maine
League of Maine Neighborhoods
Maine Network of Healthy Communities
Realize!Maine
Island Institute - Working Waterfront Coalition

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  Resource Conservation and Development Areas
Threshold to Maine Resource and Conservation Development
Time & Tide Resource and Conservation Development
Heart of Maine Resource and Conservation Development
St John-Aroostook Resource and Conservation Development
Downeast Resource and Conservation Development

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Economic Development Districts
Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments
Eastern Maine Development Corporation
Kennebec Valley Council of Governments
Midcoast Economic Development District
Northern Maine Development Commission
Southern Maine Economic Development District
 

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Regional Economic Development Organizations
Greater Franklin Development Corporation
Somerset Economic Development Corporation
Piscataquis County Economic Development Council
Washington County Council on Economic Development
Lincoln County Economic Development Office
Aroostook Partners for Progress
 

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Regional Councils
Northern Maine Development Commission
Kennebec Valley Council of Governments
Hancock County Planning Commission
Washington County Council of Governments
Penobscot Valley Council of Governments
Mid-Coast Regional Planning Commission
Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments
Midcoast Council for Business Development and Planning
Greater Portland Council of Governments
Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission
 

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Other Regional Organizations
Maine Highlands Guild
Millinocket Area Growth and Investment Council
Realize the Energy of Maine
Western Mountains Alliance