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Competitive Application Action Plans & Funding Allocations for Tranche 1
2022 Application Tiers
Cumberland County has committed more than $11 million toward regional projects and non-profits.
Cumberland County has begun to announce plans to invest funds dedicated to the region under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) toward significant projects that will have a lasting effect on challenges facing our region, and empower the agencies, non-profits and businesses in the region who are working to improve equity, fairness and opportunity for people across Cumberland County. Investments are listed below, by category.
| HOUSING PROJECT | FUNDED AMOUNT | PROJECT DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
Habitat For |
$ 2,600,000 |
New Home Build Program - funding will support the construction of twenty, energy-efficient, single-family homes, for low-income first-time homebuyers. The homes will be located in South Portland and Standish.
|
Westbrook Housing |
$565,000 |
Stacey M. Symbol Apartments - Funding will support the development of 60 newly constructed affordable apartments reserved for seniors earning at or below 50% and 60% of Area Median Income (AMI). The goal of the project is to help alleviate rising costs of housing within the local market that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Westbrook Housing |
$535,000 |
The Stroudwater Apartments- Funds will support the creation of 55 newly constructed affordable apartments reserved for seniors earning at or below 50% and 60% of Area Median Income (AMI). Creating more long-term affordable housing options for seniors will relieve both short-term and long-term strains on the system to allow people to live stably and safely for years to come. |
Avesta Housing |
$350,000 |
Seavey Street - Funds will help acquire a 2.5+ acre parcel in Westbrook, ME. The parcel is located on Seavey Street, on the site of an old rail line, and is within a qualified census tract (QCT). Avesta will develop 60+ units of affordable housing on the site with all units restricted to 60% of AMI or below. The units will be all one-bedroom units; the target population will be older-adults 55+. This development is part of a larger effort to reinvigorate an infill site in the heart of Downtown. |
Avesta Housing |
$350,000 |
Village Commons - funds will to help acquire a .44+ acre parcel in Scarborough, ME. Avesta will develop 31 units of affordable senior housing on the site. There will be 30 one-bedroom units and one efficiency in a three-story elevator building. The units will be restricted to older adults, 55+ and all units will be affordable, reserved for individuals or couples earning less than or equal to 60% of AMI. A further 19 of these units will be set aside for individuals or couples earning less than or equal to 50% of AMI. All utilities are included in the rent helping to ensure affordability by reducing the burden of housing expenses. |
Youth and Family |
$300,000 |
Building a Brighter Future - funding will support an expansion of the existing childcare facility, that will include affordable housing above to support the overhead of the daycare. The funds will be used for the construction portion of the development. |
Avesta Housing |
$250,000 |
Meadowview II - funds will help acquire a 7+ acre parcel in Gray, ME. Avesta
will develop 27 units of affordable housing on the site, with all units restricted to
60% of AMI or below. This development is part of a larger effort to reinvigorate
an existing affordable housing site and create a campus atmosphere in the Village
Center of Gray. The addition of these 27 units to the existing campus of 20 senior
units will also allow Avesta to bring more scale to this site and will make community
services more comprehensive and readily available. |
Quality Housing Coalition |
$30,000 |
Growing Project HOME - the Project HOME model relies on a damage guarantee for each unit rented. Funds will support a pilot rental insurance approach that would eliminate the need for QHC to back each rental with cash. Funds would support 100 rental insurance policies per year, for three years.
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| SERVICE PROJECT | FUNDED AMOUNT | PROJECT DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
Preble Street |
$1,500,000 |
Food Security Hub - funds will help to refurbish and to convert the existing Food Security Hub space to a commercial production and processing kitchen, which will involve both construction build-out and foodservice equipment purchases. The move from the former office building cafeteria kitchen only supported 40-60 meals a day, the current space allows for an increase in production to 1,400 meals per day out of the space. |
Portland Recovery |
$515,152 |
Building Hope and Creating Community - Funding will support a building renovation that makes existing space COVID-19 friendly and thereby allows for expanded services. The building renovation will allow more people affected by addiction to receive effective in-person recovery support despite COVID-19. |
The Maine Recovery |
$100,000 |
A ride to work - The program supports employment and integrative services for people in Cumberland County recovering from substance use disorder, reentering from jail and prison, new Americans, and returning veterans facing reentry obstacles. ARPA funds will pay for transportation costs, such as bus passes, Uber, or taxi services.
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| HOUSING SECURITY PROJECT | FUNDED AMOUNT | PROJECT DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
City of Portland, Maine |
$3,000,000 |
Portland has committed to a new $25 million Homeless Services Center with on‐site food, medical, counseling and transit services on the Westbrook/Portland line, which will continue to serve people experiencing homelessness. The project is an expansion of the city’s existing program, with a new approach to provide complete wraparound on‐site food, medical, counseling and transit services. |
Tedford Housing |
$1,600,000 |
The organization is planning to construct a new sixty four-bed emergency housing building in Brunswick that will serve individual adults and families experiencing homelessness. The new building will include twenty four adult shelter beds and ten family apartment‐style units. |
Tedford Housing |
$106,642 |
The second Tedford Housing project will conduct a significant study of people experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity in the Lakes Region of Cumberland County, including the towns of Baldwin, Casco, Bridgton, Harrison, Naples, Raymond, and Sebago.
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