Maine Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future

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Our office has three openings, including two NOAA fellowships. Find more information on our website and apply today https://lnkd.in/e54sKUDt #Maine #MaineWontWait #GOPIF #climatechange #Climatesolutions #jobs #greenjobs #hiring #stateofMaine #fellowship #climate #environment #policy #climatepolicy #NOAA #floodrisk #coastal #inland #publicservice

Governor Janet Mills just announced that the Community Resilience Partnership has surpassed a significant milestone! Join us in congratulating our participating communities for working towards a more resilient future. Our new goal is enrolling 80 percent of all Maine cities and towns by 2030. #Maine #Resilience #ClimateResilience #Community #Infrastructure #Grants #Awardees #Mainecommunities #GovernorMills #CommunityResiliencePartnership #partnership #community #governor #learnmore #communityresilience #resiliencepartnership #communityaction #grantawards #stateofthestate

⌛ Community Action Grants provide funding and assistance to communities to reduce carbon emissions and become more resilient. Apply by December 17! Visit the website, or contact Ashley Krulik at ashley.krulik (at) Maine (dot) gov for more information. Read more at: https://loom.ly/nnTU4FY (Photo credit: @ClimateInitiative)

The Governor's Cabinet on Aging Awards Community Connections Grants to 40 Age-Friendly Communities. Read more here: https://loom.ly/vSVNk0c #Maine #UniversityofMaine #Aging #OlderAdults #agingwell #agingpopulation #pilotprogram #agencyonaging #longevity #caregivers #cabinetonaging #eldercare #healthylongevity

The state’s updated four-year action plan, Maine Won’t Wait, is out! It recommends commonsense strategies to advance the state’s work in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, achieving carbon neutrality, strengthening resilience to the impacts of climate change, and growing Maine’s economy through new good-paying, green jobs. https://loom.ly/3KPjzZ8

Applications are now being accepted for the position of policy analyst with the Office of New Americans, under the Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future. See below for the job description and how to apply. https://loom.ly/Ildy1xk

On October 4th, Governor Janet Mills and Maine Governor's Energy Office announced that the share of Maine households reliant on oil as their primary heat source fell by more than six percent between 2022 and 2023, the largest year over year decrease since at least 2010, according to new federal data. Since Governor Mills took office, the state's heating oil reliance has dropped by nearly 16 percent. This trend is strongly correlated with an increase in the use of high-efficiency heat pumps for home heating, a direct result of the Mills Administration's efforts to expand access to energy-efficient technology in Maine. Currently, Maine has installed over 115,000 heat pumps since 2019, and has nearly 700 registered installers across the state helping residents transition to heat pumps.

Earlier this week, Governor Janet Mills attended the “We Own It” celebration to mark the purchase of the Linnhaven Mobile Home Park in Brunswick by its residents. It's the first deal of its kind under a new law signed last year by the Governor. The landmark Opportunity to Purchase Law requires mobile home park owners to provide advance notice to residents of their intent to sell, and provides a pathway for residents to make a good-faith offer and secure financing. The Mills Administration also contributed a $3.2 million grant in support of the purchase from the Mobile Home Community Preservation Fund, recently created in partnership with the Legislature. "May the example you have set be replicated across our state, and across the country, until every person has the same lasting foundation and safe and affordable place to live as you do.“

Last day to enter! Climate&Me, our youth-focused climate action initiative, has extended the deadline to October 15th for artwork submissions from Maine children and youth between the ages of 9 and 22. Selected artists will be included in the updated Maine Won't Wait climate action plan's printed and online versions and featured on the Maine Won't Wait website and social media channels. Create work using one of these three themes: 🌎Climate solutions 🌎Resilient Maine 🌎Envisioning Maine's Climate Future For more information and guidelines and to enter submissions, visit: https://loom.ly/f42Uyg8