Community Resilience Partnership
Helping communities adapt while
meeting Maine's climate goals
Updates for the 2026-2027 Cohorts
Community Vulnerability Assessments
Strong
Attention, Strong community members! Click here to take the Vulnerability Assessment Survey and join us for community forums to be entered into a raffle for a $100 Hannaford gift card!
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Strong Town Office (14 South Main Street) & on Zoom (register using links above to receive the Zoom link)
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Free snacks provided!
Otisfield
Attention, Otisfield community members! Click here to take the Vulnerability Assessment Survey and join us for community forums to be entered into a raffle for a $100 Hannaford gift card!
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Otisfield Community Hall, 292 Oxford Road & on Zoom (register using links above to receive the Zoom link)
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Free snacks provided!
Canton
We’re excited to partner with the Town of Canton through the Community Resilience Partnership!
Stay tuned for upcoming community engagement opportunities.
West Paris
Attention, West Paris community members! Click here to take the Vulnerability Assessment Survey and join us for community forums to be entered into a raffle for a $100 Hannaford gift card!
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West Paris Town Office (25 Kingsbury Street) & on Zoom (register using links above to receive the Zoom link)
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Free snacks provided!
Temple
Attention, Temple community members! Click here to take the Vulnerability Assessment Survey and join us for community forums to be entered into a raffle for a $100 Hannaford gift card!
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Temple Town Office, 258 Temple Road & on Zoom (register using links above to receive the Zoom link)
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Free snacks provided!
Community Resilience Partnership Enrollment
Dallas Plantation
Dallas Plantation is enrolled in the Partnership and applied for their first Community Action Grant in June of 2026! Stay tuned for updates.
Salem Township
Salem is enrolled in the Partnership and applied for their first Community Action Grant in June of 2026! Stay tuned for updates.
Albany Township
Albany Township is enrolled in the Partnership and applied for their first Community Action Grant in June of 2026! Stay tuned for updates.
Freeman Township
Freeman is enrolled in the Partnership and applied for their first Community Action Grant in June of 2026! Stay tuned for updates.
Madrid Township
Madrid is enrolled in the Partnership and applied for their first Community Action Grant in June of 2026! Stay tuned for updates.
CEBE continues to be contracted by Maine's Office of Community Affairs as a Service Provider for Maine’s Community Resilience Partnership. This program helps Maine communities reduce emissions and prepare for the effects of climate change through direct support, Community Vulnerability Assessments, and Community Action Grants of up to $75,000.
Since 2022, we've worked with up to five communities at a time to help them enroll in the Partnership and apply for their first Community Action Grant. Thanks to a new grant opportunity, we are also able to assist two to five enrolled/enrolling communities at a time to complete community vulnerability assessments that identify vulnerable community members, infrastructure, and assets, and then utilize that data to further prioritize climate action projects and apply for grant funds.
We are currently conducting Vulnerability Assessments for the towns of Canton, Otisfield, Strong, Temple, and West Paris, and we want to hear from you! We welcome community members to share ideas for building local climate resilience through the community surveys and forums (more information above).
Since 2022, we have brought over $1,300,000 into our region for climate resilience projects through our work with the towns of Bethel, Casco, Hanover, Hartford, Lovell, Norway, Otisfield, Paris, Stoneham, Sumner, West Paris, Woodstock, Harrison, Temple, Naples, Canton, Sweden, Brownfield, Greenwood, and Waterford. Keep scrolling to learn more about our previous cohorts, or click here for the full list of towns enrolled in the Partnership.
If you live in a Maine town not listed above and would like to learn about helping your town enroll for future grant opportunities, please reach out to us!
Past Community Resilience Partnership Cohorts
CEBE has now enrolled and sought funding for six cohorts: Bethel, Otisfield, Paris, and Woodstock in 2022; Casco, Hartford, Lovell, and Sumner in 2023; Hanover, Stoneham, and West Paris in spring 2024; Canton, Harrison, Naples, and Temple in fall 2024; Brownfield and Sweden in 2025; Dallas Plantation, Madrid, Salem, Freeman, and Albany Township in 2026. We also helped the town of Norway to apply for the first round of funding in early 2022.
In addition to Community Resilience Partnership enrollment, CEBE has been conducting Vulnerability Assessments to assess the strengths, needs, and vulnerable infrastructure and populations in our communities and make data-driven recommendations for increased community resilience against extreme weather and other climate impacts. We recently finished up assessments for our first cohort: Waterford, Greenwood, Lovell, and Stoneham and will link these assessments here once they have been reviewed by the towns.
We could not do this alone. Hundreds of community members have joined us to discuss their ideas for a more resilient community. We appreciate everyone who has supported their town's enrollment in the Community Resilience Partnership!
Harrison is enrolled in the Partnership and received their first Community Action Grant! The town received $75,000 in 2025 for Stream Smart Crossings for flood resilient roads. Congratulations!