The Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future (GOPIF) was created by Governor Janet Mills to collaborate across State agencies, stakeholders, and public to recommend innovative policy solutions for critical issues facing Maine. Our areas of focus include climate change, workforce development, housing, issues facing youth and older Maine people, the opioid crisis, and Maine's long-term economic prosperity.
Latest Updates
- New! CRP Announces Round 4 Grantees
- New! 52 new EV chargers opening in the next year
- New! 2024 Draft Climate Strategies & Survey
- New! 2024 Scientific Assessment of Climate Change and Its Effects in Maine (Executive Summary) (Full PDF)
- Infrastructure Rebuilding and Resilience Commission Established
Climate Planning & Community Partnerships
Maine Won't Wait & Maine Climate Council
![MWW logo](/future/sites/maine.gov.future/files/inline-images/MEWontWait_WebCover.jpg)
The Maine Climate Council's award-winning climate plan, Maine Won't Wait, offers ambitious strategies to reduce emissions, increase clean energy, and improve climate resilience in Maine.
Community Resilience Partnership
![Photo of officials in Rockland for community resilience partnership](/future/sites/maine.gov.future/files/inline-images/culvert%20Image3.jpeg)
The Community Resilience Partnership offers grants and assistance to Maine communities to reduce carbon emissions, transition to clean energy, and improve resilience to climate change.
Lead-By-Example in State Government
![Photo of an electric F150](/future/sites/maine.gov.future/files/inline-images/F150.jpg)
The “Lead By Example” initiative leverages the state’s purchasing power to deliver taxpayer savings, increase climate resilience, reduce State carbon emissions, and increase renewable energy.
Economy, Workforce, and Infrastructure
The Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan
![Lewiston Adult Ed](/future/sites/maine.gov.future/files/inline-images/06-03-22%20Gov.%20Mills%20Announces%20Jobs%20Plan%20Funding%20for%20Apprenticeships%20at%20Lewiston%20Adult%20Education.jpg)
Follow Governor Mills’ plan to invest $1 billion in federal funds to improve the lives of Maine people and families, help businesses, create good-paying jobs, and build an economy poised for future prosperity.
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
![Building a Bridge](/future/sites/maine.gov.future/files/inline-images/hampden-grist-mill-bridge_5068_first-ait-girder_110520-50.jpg)
See how Maine is implementing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's historic investments in Maine’s infrastructure, climate resilience, clean energy future, and economy.
Forest Bioproducts Tech Hub
![3D Printed House Orono](/future/sites/maine.gov.future/files/inline-images/Blaze%20Partners%20Photos%203-21-2024-3.png)
Designated by the federal government as a prestigious “Tech Hub,” Maine is bringing to the world innovative climate solutions that use wood to decarbonize and detoxify consumer and industrial products.
Housing & Community Development
GOPIF leads policy coordination on initiatives to address Maine's chronic housing shortage, collaborate on solutions to homelessness, and support communities in local land use and planning decisions.
Public Health and Human Services
Cabinet on Aging
![Mills hug Aging](/future/sites/maine.gov.future/files/inline-images/Mills%20aging_2_0.jpg)
The Cabinet on Aging helps design and advance policies to help Maine people age safely, affordably, and in ways and settings that best serve their needs.
Opioid Response
![Photo of women arm-in-arm](/future/sites/maine.gov.future/files/inline-images/OpioidResponse_Homepage-600.jpg)
A robust cross-agency effort toward addressing the causes and impacts of Maine's opioid crisis to help Maine people enter recovery, address causes of substance use disorder, and support community efforts.
Children’s Cabinet
![Governor Mills & kids cabinet](/future/sites/maine.gov.future/files/inline-images/childrens-cabinet-hero_0.jpg)
The Children’s Cabinet coordinates policy efforts across State agencies to improve and promote the healthy development of children and youth in Maine.