Letters of support
CURRENT FEDERAL ADVOCACY
GrowSmart Maine Letter In Support of NBRC and USDA Rural Development
Nancy Smith Chief Executive Officer GrowSmart Maine 227 Water Street, Suite 208 Augusta, ME 04330 August 28, 2025 The Honorable Susan Collins United States Senator 413 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Subject: The Critical Value...
Partners for Rural America To Secretary Rollins Regarding Department of Agriculture Reorganization Plan
Dear Secretary Rollins, Partners for Rural America (PRA) was founded in 1998 to support the efforts of its member State Rural Development Councils (SRDCs), which are uniquely positioned to expand economic and social opportunities for America's rural communities and...
In Support of Strengthening Section 4
Dear Chair Hyde-Smith, Ranking Member Gillibrand, Chair Womack, and Ranking Member Clyburn: We, the undersigned 1,426 state and local community development and housing organizations, thank you for your support of affordable housing and economic development. We are...
Rural Network Joint Letter Regarding USDA-RD Funding
Rural Network Joint Letter Regarding USDA-RD Funding
NONPROFIT MEMORANDUM or An Open Letter to Members of the 119th Congress
NONPROFIT MEMORANDUM or An Open Letter to Members of the 119th Congress
PAST FEDERAL ADVOCACY
Reinstate DEA – Letter to Secretary Lutnick From NDIA
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,...
Reconnecting Communities as a principle for ALL USDOT discretionary grant programs
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 ...
Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Grant Program Thank-You Letter
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...
White House Communities in Action. GrowSmart Maine Statement of Impact.
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...
Letter of Support for Transportation for America
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...
Letter of Support for Federal Infrastructure Plan
The Honorable Susan Collins The Honorable Angus K. King 413 Dirksen Senate Office Building 133 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Chellie Pingree The Honorable Jared Golden 2162 Rayburn House Office Building 1222...
Rural Network Reconciliation Rescue Package Letter-RD Programs
The Power of Home Rule and the Potential for Regional Solutions WEAVING COMMON THREADS
The Power of Home Rule and the Potential for Regional Solutions WEAVING COMMON THREADS POST-SUMMIT FORUM EXECUTIVE SUMMARY What: GrowSmart Maine hosted a forum one week after its Summit 2020, inviting participants to delve further into the summit theme: the power...