Maine Sea Grant Awarded $500,000 from NOAA, AP Reports
The Associated Press reported that Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is giving nearly $500,000 to the Maine Sea Grant Program at the University of Maine. The money will be used to help coastal communities protect themselves against the challenges caused by climate change, according to the article. The funding is part of a larger $15.9 million announcement that will support more than 300 projects nationwide, the article states. Designated as a Sea Grant College, the University of Maine is one of 33 NOAA Sea Grant Programs throughout the coastal and Great Lakes states. Maine Public Broadcasting Network, WABI (Channel 5), The Republic, WLBZ (Channel 2) and Portland Press Herald carried the AP report.