DEPARTMENT OF $5,000,000

Provide funds to the Natural Resources Applied Research Fund at the Maine Technology Institute in anticipation of $5,000,000 in federal or private funding. Eligible research includes applied forest bio-products, marine fisheries and agricultural research. Eligible institutions include the State's nonprofit institutions and state governmental and quasi- governmental agencies.

SMALL ENTERPRISE GROWTH BOARD $2,000,000

Provide funds for the Small Enterprise Growth Fund to make equity investments in small companies in the State with the potential for high growth and public benefit.

MAINE STATE CULTURAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL $1,000,000

Provide funds for the New Century Community Program in anticipation of $1,000,000 in matching funds to invest in capital improvements of cultural assets, including libraries, museums, historical buildings, theaters and other arts facilities in designated Pine Tree Development Zone communities.

MAINE STATE HOUSING AUTHORITY $2,000,000

Provide funds for weatherization of single and multifamily homes occupied by low-income persons.

MAINE STATE HOUSING AUTHORITY $2,000,000

Provide funds in anticipation of $2,000,000 in matching federal funds for family and elderly housing options for Native American tribes through the Four Directions Development Corporation.

EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF $6,000,000