Maine PFAS Farm Testing Reimbursement Payment Program

As part of Maine's response to PFAS contamination, DACF reimburses farms for third-party PFAS sampling and laboratory fees — covering soil, farm water, milk, and feed tested at DEP-approved laboratories.

• Farms located in Maine.

• Applicant must be a commercial farm.

• The farm must have a verified PFAS exposure history: DEP records of sludge, septage or Class A material spreading on the farm, use of off-farm manure, feed or other inputs from a farm with such a record, or location near a DEP-identified spreading site.

• The farm must have arranged the testing itself, before DACF became involved and sampled at the farm.

• Test results must come from a Maine DEP-approved laboratory certified to perform PFAS analysis.

• Complete test results must be shared with DACF.

• If the farm collected its own water samples rather than using a third-party sampler, it must have followed DEP's water sampling guidance.

Reimbursement of eligible third-party sampling and laboratory fees for soil, farm water, milk, and feed from DEP-approved labs. Subject to change and to funding availability.

Apply through the Farm Testing Reimbursement Application (separate from the PFAS Master Application). Contact pfas.dacf@maine.gov.