Community Project Funding - 2027 Requests

Rep. Golden has submitted funding requests for important community projects in Maine's Second Congressional District to the House Appropriations Committee.

Under guidelines issued by the Appropriations Committee, each Representative may request funding for up to 20 projects in their community for fiscal year 2027 — although only a handful may actually be funded. Projects are restricted to a limited number of federal funding streams and only state and local governments and eligible nonprofit entities can receive funding.

In compliance with House Rules and Committee requirements, Rep. Golden has certified that he, his spouse, and his immediate family have no financial interest in any of the projects he has requested.

The requests made by Congressman Golden can be found below: 

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies

Castine Fire Station

Address: 67 Court Street, Castine, Maine 04421
Description: The funding would be used to build a new Fire and Rescue Department station house. This would replace the 65-year-old facility which is inadequate to house essential equipment and activities.
Financial Disclosure: Here.

Liberty Community Building

Address: 7 Water Street, Liberty, Maine 04949
Description: The funding would be used for essential improvements to the former Walker Elementary School and property to transform this shutters community asset into a town hall and multi-purpose community center.
Financial Disclosure: Here.

Orland Fire Department

Address: 25 School House Road, Orland, Maine 04472
Description: The funding would be used to acquire a modern fire tanker truck for the Orland Fire Department.
Financial Disclosure: Here.

Passamaquody Public Safety Judicial Center

Address: 8 Kennebasis Street, Princeton, Maine 04668
Description: Funding would be used to construct a Public Safety Judicial Center that will centralize and strengthen the Tribe’s judicial and public safety infrastructure. This project addresses a critical gap in the facilities necessary to ensure the fair, efficient, and secure administration of justice for Tribal members.
Financial Disclosure: Here.

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

Maine State Police Crime Lab

Address: 45 Commerce Drive, Suite 1, Augusta, Maine 04333
Description: Funding would be used to modernize the State Police Crime Laboratory to enhance forensic capacity, improve accuracy, and increase timeliness.
Financial Disclosure: Here

Lewiston Police Department Special Response Team

Address: 141 Mill Street, Lewiston, Maine 04240
Description: Funding would be used to establish a local, readily available and purchase equipment for a Special Response Team
Financial Disclosure: Here

Somersest County Law Enforcement Communications Upgrade

Address: 51 East Madison Road, Skowhegan, Maine 04976
Description: Funding would be used to purchase new radio equipment for Somerset County law enforcement agencies
Financial Disclosure: Here

Maine Coastal Lobster Early Life-Stage Research and Community Hatchery 

Address: 168 College Avenue, Orono, Maine 04469
Description: Funding would be used to establish a coastal research and monitoring platform focused on the earliest life stages of the American lobster, providing new scientific information needed to support sustainable fisheries management and coastal ecosystem stewardship. 
Financial Disclosure: Here

Orono Police Department Modernization

Address: 59 Main St, Orono, ME 04473
Description: The funding would be used to modernize the technology and equipment within the new police station to improve response times, increase operational efficiency, enhance officer safety, and strengthen communication capabilities.
Financial Disclosure: Here

Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies

East Grand Lake Health Care Center Expansion

Address: 201 Houlton Road, Danforth, ME, 04424
Description: Funding would be used for a 3,252 square foot addition, providing increased capacity for patient rooms, physician offices, and expanded community services.
Financial Disclosure: Here

Jackman Regional EMS Training & Rural Healthcare Innovation Center

Address: 369 Main St., Jackman, ME 04945
Description: Funding would be used to construct the Jackman Regional EMS Training & Rural Healthcare Innovation Center by building a 3,600-square-foot addition to the existing Jackman ambulance station, creating a multi-functional facility that integrates workforce housing, regional training capacity, and telehealth-enabled clinical care.
Financial Disclosure: Here

Transportation, Housing, Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Calais Working Waterfront Pier

Address: 11 Church Street, Calais, ME 04619
Description: Funding would be used to replace and extend the waterfront pier which is on the tidal section of the river because high tides have caused much damage.
Financial Disclosure: Here

Maine Maritime Academy Waterfront

Address: 129 SHS Augusta, ME, 04333
Description: Funding would be used to transform a brownfield site into a mix of housing, commercial activity, light industrial spaces, and riverfront community gathering & recreation amenities.
Financial Disclosure: Here

Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority

Address: 1 Pleasant Street, Castine, ME 04420
Description: Funding would be used to utilize the waterfront as an applied classroom for students, faculty, and community stakeholders.
Financial Disclosure: Here

Maliseet Roots to Produce Project

Address: 88 Bell Road, Littleton, Maine 04730.
Description: Funding would be used for infrastructure, such as greenhouse or climate-controlled environments, allowing for production outside typical seasonal constraints. The Maliseet Roots to Produce Project would bypass Northern Maine's short growing window by implementing a season-extension system that protects crops from early and late-season frosts.
Financial Disclosure: Here

Passamaquoddy Housing

Address: 11 Back Road, Perry, ME 04667
Description: Funding would be used to support housing development and critical infrastructure necessary to expand safe and stable housing on the Pleasant Point Reservation in Perry, Maine.
Financial Disclosure: Here

Penobscot Youth Center

Address: 12 Wabanaki Way, Indian Island, ME 04468
Description: Funding would be used for comprehensive capital improvement projects to enhance the safety, functionality, and long-term sustainability of the Penobscot Nation’s FEMA and Youth Department Center and associated youth centers on Indian Island, Maine.
Financial Disclosure: Here

Roque Bluffs Working Waterfront

Address: P.O. Box 277, Machias, ME 04654
Description: Funding would be used for a steep paved boat ramp to service the working waterfront harbor.
Financial Disclosure: Here

Stonington Fish Pier Improvement Project

Address: P.O. Box 9, 32 Main Street, Stonington, ME, 04681
Description: Funding would be used for the completion of the second phase of the pier project to raise its height to support pier improvements and increased elevation of three feet for flood mitigation and to address climate-related sea level rise and storm surge at the Stonington fish pier.
Financial Disclosure: Here

Southwest Harbor Pier

Address: 26 Village Green Way, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679
Description: Funding would be used to build a new pier to supplement the Manset Town Dock in Southwest Harbor.
Financial Disclosure: Here