Federal grants to Sunrise County Economic Council
Sunrise County Economic Council in Machias, Maine received $2.8 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 16 awards. Its largest program was Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements, with $1.5 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $910,266.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$2.8 million
- Awards16
- Awarded in FY 2025$910,266
- Largest award$1.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 2 | $110,425 |
| FY 2022 | 1 | $11,335 |
| FY 2023 | 7 | $1.1 million |
| FY 2024 | 4 | $669,140 |
| FY 2025 | 3 | $910,266 |
Programs that fund Sunrise County Economic Council
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Congressional Grants | 1 | $541,000 |
| Rural Business Development Grant | 2 | $174,792 |
| Rural Energy for America Program | 1 | $151,000 |
| Heritage Partnership | 3 | $146,787 |
| NOAA Mission-Related Education Awards | 1 | $145,382 |
| Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program | 5 | $60,759 |
| Affordable Connectivity Outreach Grant Program | 1 | $46,128 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Protection Agency | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Small Business Administration | 1 | $541,000 |
| Department of Agriculture | 8 | $386,551 |
| Department of the Interior | 3 | $146,787 |
| Department of Commerce | 1 | $145,382 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Description: brownfields are real property, the expansion, development or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. This agreement will provide funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act to sunrise county | Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements | August 13, 2025 | $1.0 million |
| FY24 congressional community project funding | Congressional Grants | July 31, 2024 | $541,000 |
| Description: brownfields are real property, the expansion, development or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. This agreement will provide funding for sunrise county economic council to conduct eligible assessment | Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements | August 16, 2023 | $500,000 |
| Rbcs reap ira tech assist grants | Rural Energy for America Program | September 28, 2023 | $151,000 |
| This project will provide the area's students with experiential environmental learning opportunities, preparing them to be thoughtful and informed environmental stewards. This project will focus on building understanding and appreciation for how fish passage obstacles limit the ecosystem's form, fun | NOAA Mission-Related Education Awards | August 8, 2023 | $145,382 |
| Rbdg rural business coop rural enterprise grant | Rural Business Development Grant | July 20, 2021 | $99,900 |
| Rbdg rural business coop rural enterprise grant | Rural Business Development Grant | July 27, 2023 | $74,892 |
| Heritage partnership programs promote the conservation of local natural, historic, scenic, and cultural resources through national heritage areas, national heritage corridors, national historic districts, and other designations (NHAS). This agreement implements the national heritage area management | Heritage Partnership | September 4, 2025 | $48,929 |
| The purpose of the heritage partnership program funding is to engage national heritage area recipients partners communities and or visitors in shared environmental stewardship. This is done by promoting greater public and private participation in preservation conservation education and outdoor recre | Heritage Partnership | August 14, 2024 | $48,929 |
| The goal of this task agreement is to provide funding and technical support for national heritage areas, specifically the sunrise county economic council, coordinating management entity for the downeast Maine national heritage area through the heritage partnership program fund. Summary of project-sp | Heritage Partnership | September 11, 2023 | $48,929 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Sunrise County Economic Council get?
$2.8 million in 16 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Sunrise County Economic Council the most?
The Environmental Protection Agency, with $1.5 million in 2 awards. The Small Business Administration and the Department of Agriculture follow.
What is Sunrise County Economic Council's largest federal grant?
$1.0 million under Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements, with its first action in the period on August 13, 2025. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Sunrise County Economic Council?
Its largest are Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements, Congressional Grants and Rural Business Development Grant.
Other grant recipients in Machias
- Washington County
- The Next Step Domestic Violence Project Inc
- Maine Veterans Homes
- Town of Machias Town Office
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