The Rockland-based organization received a $86,988 grant from the USDA and plans to use the money to support small businesses located on Maine's island or coastal towns.
The Rockland-based organization received a $86,988 grant from the USDA and plans to use the money to support small businesses located on Maine's island or coastal towns.
ROCKLAND Island Institute, in Rockland, has been awarded a Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) in the amount of $86,988 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Island Institute is a community development organization focused on island.
The money will be used as part of the Island Institute's Tom Glenn Community Impact Fund, founded in 2012 providing direct financial assistance to small businesses.