Federal funding restored to University of Maine System
In a Wednesday night news release, March 12, Maine Senator Collins announced USDA funding to the University of Maine had been restored.
On Monday, the University received notice from the USDA that its funding had been paused. Funding for these important programs has resumed.
“This USDA funding is critically important not only to the University of Maine, but to our farmers and loggers, as well as to the many people who work in Maine’s agriculture, aquaculture, and forestry industries. Now that funding has been restored, the work that the University does in partnership with the many people and communities who depend on these programs can continue,” said Senator Collins, in a news release.
The USDA funding at the University of Maine supports a wide range of activities including research into PFAS contamination, potatoes, blueberries, apples, building materials, 4-H, and UMaine’s Tick Lab.
