Threshold To Maine Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Area

2009 Results Summary

 

      The Threshold To Maine Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Area works in partnership with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service to improve the ability of communities in York, Cumberland, Oxford, and Franklin counties to balance natural resource use with conservation.  This is accomplished by focusing on social, economic, and environmental activities identified, designed, and implemented by local people.  This year the Council worked more directly with sponsors on identifying issues and projects in the region and provided assistance on those projects where a role for RC&D was identified.  New initiatives were also identified as a result of work on agriculture development in the region including selection as a pilot site for a NASA solutions network project. 

 

            In FY 2009, the Council worked on the following projects: Fairbanks School Neighborhood Association Commercial Kitchen funding, Strong “Harness the Wealth” project, Alternative Energy workshops, assistance to individual farms and organizations on development and resource identification, Parson Smith Agriculture Development, Town of Rumford Agriculture Commission and Shared Use Commercial Kitchen, and Agro forestry Workshops in the region.  Threshold To Maine maintains its own web site where additional information can be obtained.  That information can be reached at www.thresholdtomaine.org

 

The following table illustrates the leverage that federal resources, supporting Threshold To Maine, have for the counties and communities served.

2009 Completed Project Summary

Threshold To Maine RC&D Area, Inc.

PROJECT NAME

DOLLAR VALUE

VOLUNTEER DAYS

Kitchen Incubator Project

23,050.00

5

Parson Smith Agriculture Development Project

84,600.00

100

River Valley Expo

725.00

3

Little Sebago Lake Association Project

250.00

1

Strong/Phillips/Avon Agriculture Commission

1,126.00

2

IRIS Network Shared Use Commercial Kitchen

102,500.00

2

MMHN Mountain Made Product Promotion

18,626.00

10

Northern Forest Community Capacity Building Project

760.00

4

Business Development Assistance

450.00

2

Total

 $         232,087.00

129

 

 

 

Value of USDA Assistance to RC&D Area (Approximate)

$137,960.80

 

Value of Sponsor Contributions to RC&D Area

$3,534.00

 

 

 

 

Ratio of Project Value to Federal Assistance

 

 $                          1.68

Ratio of Project Value to Sponsor Contributions

 

 $                         65.67

 

 

 

Explanation:  For every federal dollar allocated to Threshold To Maine, $1.68 is generated through

project implementation that includes grants, in-kind contributions, dues, and donations. 

For every sponsor dollar contribution, $65.67 is generated through project implementation that includes federal appropriations, grants, in-kind contributions, dues, and donations.

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