Federal grants to Conservation & Forestry, Maine Department of Agriculture
Conservation & Forestry, Maine Department of Agriculture in Augusta, Maine received $106 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 252 awards. Its largest program was Forest Legacy Program, with $22.3 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $29.9 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$106 million
- Awards252
- Awarded in FY 2025$29.9 million
- Largest award$12.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 54 | $10.1 million |
| FY 2022 | 65 | $29.9 million |
| FY 2023 | 60 | $23.9 million |
| FY 2024 | 57 | $11.9 million |
| FY 2025 | 45 | $29.9 million |
Programs that fund Conservation & Forestry, Maine Department of Agriculture
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Forest Legacy Program | 8 | $22.3 million |
| Forest Health Protection | 4 | $12.2 million |
| Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning | 39 | $10.1 million |
| Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration | 3 | $9.5 million |
| Cooperative Forestry Assistance | 7 | $8.6 million |
| Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program | 11 | $5.2 million |
| Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill | 6 | $4.0 million |
| Resilient Food System Infrastructure Program | 1 | $4.0 million |
| Emergency Food Assistance Program (Administrative Costs) | 17 | $3.5 million |
| Commodity Supplemental Food Program | 7 | $3.3 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Agriculture | 170 | $86.2 million |
| Department of the Interior | 67 | $14.5 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 8 | $2.2 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Department of Homeland Security | 5 | $927,413 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine eastern spruce budworm early intervention | Forest Health Protection | March 15, 2025 | $12.0 million |
| Forest legacy acquisition quill hill to perham stream | Forest Legacy Program | September 21, 2022 | $8.0 million |
| Forest legacy acquisition chadbourne tree farm | Forest Legacy Program | September 21, 2022 | $8.0 million |
| Stewardship of maines forests | Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration | January 17, 2025 | $5.0 million |
| Forest legacy acquisition - east grand weston forest | Forest Legacy Program | August 1, 2021 | $5.0 million |
| Incentivizing the climate resilience of Maine forests | Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration | December 23, 2024 | $4.0 million |
| The Maine resilient food systems infrastructure program | Resilient Food System Infrastructure Program | August 31, 2023 | $4.0 million |
| Maine forest legacy program south bog stream and beaver mountain | Forest Legacy Program | September 25, 2023 | $3.7 million |
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| Inflation reduction act urban and community forestry in Maine | Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program | September 12, 2023 | $3.1 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Conservation & Forestry, Maine Department of Agriculture get?
$106 million in 252 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Conservation & Forestry, Maine Department of Agriculture the most?
The Department of Agriculture, with $86.2 million in 170 awards. The Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency follow.
What is Conservation & Forestry, Maine Department of Agriculture's largest federal grant?
$12.0 million under Forest Health Protection, with its first action in the period on March 15, 2025. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Conservation & Forestry, Maine Department of Agriculture?
Its largest are Forest Legacy Program, Forest Health Protection and Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning.
Other grant recipients in Augusta
- Maine Department of Health and Human Services
- Maine Department of Transportation
- Maine Department of Education
- Emergency Management Agency Maine
- Maine Connectivity Authority
- Maine State Housing Authority
- Department of Energy Resources
- Maine Department of Labor
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