Helpful Links
National Rural Development Resources
- Center for Rural Entrepreneurship
- Heartland Center for Leadership Development
- Center for Rural Affairs
- National Rural Development Partnership
- Rural Assistance Center
Northeast Regional Resources
- UNH - Carsey Institute
- Northern Forest Center
- Cornell - Community and Rural Development Institute
- The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
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
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
Statewide Community Networks
- Eat Local Foods Coalition of Maine
- Maine Network of Healthy Communities
- Realize!Maine
- Island Institute - Working Waterfront Access
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
- Downeast Resource and Conservation Development
Economic Development Districts
- Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments
- Eastern Maine Development Corporation
- Kennebec Valley Council of Governments
- Northern Maine Development Commission
- Southern Maine Economic Development District
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 Partnership for Progress
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