STATE  — Preservation of 22 historic buildings across the state will proceed with more than $290,000 in grants from the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF).

The Belvedere Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency grant program awarded the projects a total of $290,438. A donor with an advised fund at MaineCF awarded an additional $2,500 grant.

Projects include repair to the Holden Town Meeting House and the First Congregational Church of East Machias, which was listed on Maine Preservation’s list of endangered buildings in 2021. Energy efficiency improvements will be made to Foss Mansion in Auburn, home of the Woman’s Literary Union of Androscoggin County.

For a complete list of grants to preservation projects, visit www.mainecf.org/recentgrants. The Belvedere Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency Grant Program invests in the preservation, restoration, and retrofitting of historic buildings in Maine. Grants from this fund focus on capital investments in historic buildings that serve as civic, cultural, or economic hubs for communities.

The Maine Community Foundation brings people and resources together to build a better Maine through strategic giving, community leadership, personalized service, local expertise, and strong investments. To learn more about the foundation, visit www.mainecf.org.

• Poland Spring Preservation Society, for critical repairs of the slate roof and copper flashing
  system of the chapel: $10,968
• Town of Greenwood, for an energy audit and roof replacement of Greenwood Town Hall:
  $15,000