October 31, 2024
Island Institute Welcomes Jessica Reilly-Moman as Director of Climate and Community
Island Institute is pleased to announce that Jessica Reilly-Moman, Ph.D., will be joining the organization as the Director of the Center for Climate and Community. A dedicated social scientist, ecologist, and writer, Dr. Reilly-Moman brings over twenty-five years of experience and a deep passion for accelerating climate action for coastal communities.
September 12, 2024
Island Institute Launches New Initiative to Support Maine’s Lobster Industry
Island Institute is proud to announce a $1.4 million award from the Small Business Administration to support Maine's lobster industry and enhance the economic resilience of the coastal communities dependent on this vital fishery.
August 22, 2024
Island Institute's Fellows Program Celebrates 25 Years of Community Impact
Rockland, ME, August 13, 2024 – Island Institute proudly celebrated the 25th anniversary of its Fellows Program on August 8th at the Rockport Opera House. The event brought together a vibrant assembly of past, current, and incoming Fellows, advisors, community members, and supporters, all gathered to honor a program that has profoundly shaped both Maine’s coastal communities and the careers of its participants.
July 31, 2024
Island Institute Announces Four New Board Members
Rockland, ME – Island Institute recently appointed four new members to its board of trustees. Each member will support and guide the Institute’s mission to boldly navigate climate and economic change with island and coastal communities to expand opportunities and deliver solutions.
April 1, 2024
$250,000 to Jumpstart Rebuilding of Maine’s Working Waterfront
Island Institute Delivers Grants to 52 Businesses in Island and Coastal Communities
Rockland, ME – Island Institute, a community development nonprofit serving Maine’s island and coastal communities, announced today that it has completed Business Resilience Storm Response Grants, totaling $250,000, delivered to 52 waterfront businesses in the wake of the back-to-back January storms.
November 9, 2023
Island Institute Fellows Ramp Up Impact in Downeast Maine
USDA Rural Development Grant Provides Funding Boost in Three Communities
MEDIA CONTACTS: Richard Knox, Senior Marketing Officer, Island Institute 207-242-5578; rknox@islandinstitute.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rockland, ME – Island Institute, a Rockland-based community development organization focused on island and coastal communities,…
October 17, 2023
Island Institute Receives $87,000 from USDA Rural Development
Funds Will be Used for Revolving Loans to Rural Coastal Businesses
MEDIA CONTACTS: Richard Knox, Senior Marketing Officer, Island Institute 207-242-5578; rknox@islandinstitute.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rockland, ME – Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) in…
August 4, 2023
40HP Electric Boat Demonstration “Launched” in Rockland
Island Institute/Pendleton Yacht Yard partnership part of a larger effort to electrify Maine’s working waterfront
MEDIA CONTACTS: Richard Knox, Senior Marketing Officer, Island Institute 207-242-5578; rknox@islandinstitute.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rockland, ME – At a gathering in Rockland Maine yesterday, Pendleton Yacht Yard (PYY) of Islesboro unveiled its…
July 19, 2023
Island Institute Welcomes Jennifer Seavey as Chief Programs Officer
MEDIA CONTACTS: Richard Knox, Senior Marketing Officer, Island Institute 207-242-5578; rknox@islandinstitute.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ROCKLAND, ME (July 19, 2023) Island Institute is pleased to announce that Jennifer Seavey, Ph.D., has…
May 16, 2023
New Law Expands Opportunities to Protect Maine’s Working Waterfront
Maine’s Land Trusts Now Eligible to Hold Working Waterfront Protection Covenants
MEDIA CONTACTS: Richard Knox, Senior Marketing Officer, Island Institute 207-242-5578; rknox@islandinstitute.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Augusta, ME – A bill sponsored by Representative Morgan Rielly of Westbrook (LD574: An Act to…
