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Affordable Coast Campaign
As the appeal of Maine’s coast continues to attract increasing numbers of seasonal residents, many year-round residents have found that the coast that generations of their families have called home and from which they made a living, is no longer an affordable place to live or work. The Affordable Coast Campaign, inaugurated in 2007, focuses on various initiatives to help year-round residents and workers remain a vital part of the Maine coast.
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The Affordable Coast Fund is a grant program established in 2007 that addresses two critical issues facing Maine’s year-round island and coastal communities: the lack of affordable housing and diminishing saltwater access for those who depend on fishing for their livelihoods. Two grant streams—Affordable Housing Grants and Working Waterfront Grants—have provided more than $150,000 to date to help Maine communities, families, and fishermen acquire property and technical assistance, and to promote community sustainability. Click here to find out more about this program’s recipients and future opportunities.