Eligible uses for funds from the Maine Seafood Dealer and Processors COVID-19 Response and Resilience Program include payroll costs and expenses and rent or mortgage payments.
Program commits nearly $16 million in Federal funds to help seafood dealers and processors in Maine recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, invest in technology and infrastructure, and increase resiliency to future market disruptions
Governor Janet Mills announced today the opening of a nearly $16 million grant program through her Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan to help Maine’s wholesale seafood dealers and processors recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and invest in infrastructure improvements that will make their businesses more resilient to potential future market disruptions.
At $724,949,426, the landed value increased by 75 percent over 2020, by far the single largest increase in value from one year to the next, according to the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR).