by GrowSmart Maine | Jun 30, 2025
Dear Secretary Lutnick and Acting Administrator Cassady, On behalf of the 156 individuals leading 140 organizations serving communities from 39 states, we, the undersigned, urge you to reinstate the Digital Equity Act (DEA) Programs that were cancelled on May 9,...
by GrowSmart Maine | Aug 16, 2024
July 22, 2024 To: Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Department of Transportation CC: Shailen Bhatt, Federal Highway Administration Christopher Coes, Department of Transportation Subject: Reconnecting Communities as a principle for ALL USDOT discretionary grant programs ...
by GrowSmart Maine | Jul 23, 2024
July 22, 2024 Administrator Shailen Bhatt Federal Highway Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Gabriel “Gabe” Klein Joint Office of Energy and Transportation 1000 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20585 Dear...
by GrowSmart Maine | Mar 22, 2024
March 14, 2024 Delivered by Nancy Smith Maine’s communities are stepping up to the current challenges of climate change and the opportunities that come with the recent influx of people who, once realizing they can live anywhere, are choosing to come live in...
by GrowSmart Maine | Mar 9, 2022
On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (PL 117-58). That law, passed by Congress, incorporated historic levels of investment towards our transportation system and infrastructure, including an additional...