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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 7 M AY 1 8 , 2 0 2 0 Administration to support substance treatment use and mental illness care efforts within the Aroostook Band of Micmac, Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, Passamaquoddy, Pleasant Point and Indian Township, and Penobscot Nation tribes. The Senators also announced that that 121 Maine rural health care providers — includ- ing hospitals, clinics, and community health centers — received $131.5 mil- lion through the CARES Act. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public Housing Operating Fund awarded a total of $2.5 million to 19 Maine housing authorities to help prevent, pre- pare and respond to COVID-19 in public housing. Recipients includ- ed Portland Housing Authority, $737,368; Bangor Housing Authority, $437,364; Lewiston Housing Authority, $219,538; Waterville Housing Authority, $131,226; Brewer Housing Authority, $121,346; Presque Isle Housing Authority, $116,767; South Portland Housing Authority, $109,169; Van Buren Housing Authority, $100,437; Brunswick Housing Authority, $97,118; Auburn Housing Authority, $96,119; Sanford Housing Authority, $79,302; Fort Fairfield Housing Authority, $46,480; Bar Harbor Housing Authority, $44,537; Old Town Housing Authority, $40,733; Bath Housing Authority, $26,847; Southwest Harbor Housing Authority, $19,916; Ellsworth Housing Authority, $16,544; Tremont Housing Authority, $10,641; and Mount Desert Housing Authority, $7,332. The Department, through the supplemen- tal appropriations bill as part of the CARES Act, also awarded a total of $4.3 million to the state of Maine in the second installment of funding to support affordable housing, reduce homelessness and bolster COVID-19 prevention and response efforts. The Maine College of Health Professions in Lewiston received $337,554 of the $2.9 million that Maine institutions of higher educa- tion recently received in funding through the CARES Act. Additional recipients included: University of Southern Maine, $228,184; University of Maine at Machias, $206,444; College of the Atlantic, $196,615; Washington County Community College, $158,551; Southern Maine Community College, $142,778; Husson University, $131,132; University of Maine at Farmington, $105,125; Central Maine Community College, $91,544; Eastern Maine Community College, $69,965; University of Maine at Augusta, $65,921; Kennebec Valley Community College, $48,170; Unity College, $40,007; Thomas College, $37,929; Northern Maine Community College, $31,932; University of Maine at Fort Kent, $31,095; University of Maine at Presque Isle, $30,140; York County Community College, $27,422; and Maine College of Art, $24,901. MaineSpark awarded grants totaling $20,000 to Oxford Hills Community Education Exchange, Project Launch, Rural Aspirations and the University of Maine at Machias to support initiatives promoting post- secondary success for underrep- resented student populations. The grants were made possible with sup- port from the MELMAC Education Foundation and Educate Maine. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded a total of $4.7 million to 18 health cen- ters throughout Maine to purchase, administer and expand capacity for COVID-19 testing. Recipients included: Penobscot Community Health Center, $1.1 million; Healthreach Community Health Centers, $513,739; Katahdin Valley Health Center, $336,769; Pines Health Services, $326,134; Health Access Network Inc., $265,624; Portland Community Health Center, $232,339; Fish River Rural Health, $205,429; D.F.D. Russell Medical Center Inc., $202,789; Bucksport Regional Health Center, $197,449; Sebasticook Family Doctors, $184,624; Sacopee Valley Health Center, $182,794; York County Community Action Corp., $179,104; Eastport Health Care Inc., $158,014; Saint Croix Regional Family Health Center, $146,974; Regional Medical Center at Lubec, $145,024; Harrington Family Health Center, $143,914; Islands Community Medical Services Inc., $120,994; and Maine Mobile Health Program Inc., $116,224. The Department also awarded $3 million to the state of Maine through the CARES Act for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which provides funding to help low-income households pay their energy bills. Everything your small business needs. In one place. 207-854-6000 • infinityfcu.com Westbrook • Portland • Scarborough • Bangor • Arundel Leading Credit Union Lender 2018 - 2019 Maine lawyers working for Maine businesses. Por tland / Kennebunk • 207-775-7271 • 1-800-756-1166 • jbgh.com At Jensen Baird, our commitment is to you. Launching a new business in Maine calls for innovative legal strategies. At Jensen Baird we help emerging small businesses achieve their goals cost effectively. Let us help you find the right strategies for your business.