Bowdoinham is a town of great resilience, of neighbors helping neighbors, and of coming together through the best and the worst of times. BCDI's Board of Directors met (via ZOOM) this past weekend to discuss what BCDI can do to help address the current needs of our community. Through this discussion and the quick work of BCDI's volunteer Board members, a project was created with the goal of helping to shoulder some of the financial burdens our small businesses are facing during this challenging time.

With that, BCDI is inviting applications for our Community Response Grants due to the unprecedented disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. These cash grants of up to $1000 are intended for businesses, organizations, and individuals whose work supports BCDI’s core mission with a focus in providing access to food and/or other basic needs to the Bowdoinham community. The Community Response Grant application is available here. We've addressed some of the foreseen questions you may have here, but please don't hesitate to reach out should you have additional questions.

Applications for the first round of BCDI Community Response Grants are due April 8, 2020 with the intention to award and distribute funds for the first round of grants on or about April 15, 2020. While funds for the first round of grants are limited, BCDI endeavors to offer additional rounds of community response grants during the Covid-19 crisis.