Federal grants to Department of Marine Resources Maine
Department of Marine Resources Maine in Augusta, Maine received $87.8 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 57 awards. Its largest program was Habitat Conservation, with $31.3 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $19.1 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$87.8 million
- Awards57
- Awarded in FY 2025$19.1 million
- Largest award$14.8 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 14 | $6.1 million |
| FY 2022 | 15 | $8.5 million |
| FY 2023 | 15 | $10.7 million |
| FY 2024 | 16 | $43.4 million |
| FY 2025 | 18 | $19.1 million |
Programs that fund Department of Marine Resources Maine
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Habitat Conservation | 3 | $31.3 million |
| Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards | 5 | $15.1 million |
| Cooperative Research Program | 6 | $8.4 million |
| Office for Coastal Management | 5 | $8.1 million |
| Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance | 1 | $7.8 million |
| Sport Fish Restoration | 19 | $5.1 million |
| National Fish Passage | 2 | $4.5 million |
| Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act | 7 | $2.5 million |
| Sea Grant Support | 3 | $1.2 million |
| National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements | 1 | $1.1 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Commerce | 32 | $68.4 million |
| Department of the Interior | 23 | $18.4 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 2 | $1.0 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Maine department of marine resources will be awarded up to $14,826,500 over three years to design and build a fish lift at woodland dam on the st. Croix river in Maine. The project will provide access to 600 miles for all migratory fish species and 60,000 acres of habitat for alewife. This is a | Habitat Conservation | February 16, 2023 | $14.8 million |
| Purpose: the Maine department of marine resources will undertake initial planning and design steps to restore more than 400 acres of salt marsh on the west branch of the pleasant river. The project will replace and enlarge a culvert along addison road, as part of a larger effort to replace six tidal | Habitat Conservation | August 15, 2024 | $9.0 million |
| Maine department of marine resources (MDMR) was awarded $7785000 of 2024 congressional authorized funds submitted by maines senator collins through an interior and environment appropriations bill. Mdmr seeks to build a new state of the art fish lift at the woodland project (Maine stream habitat view | Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance | November 25, 2024 | $7.8 million |
| The Maine department of marine resources will continue construction of structures to improve fish passage at woodland dam on the st. Croix river. When complete, this effort will provide access to significant habitat for migratory fish, including 60,000 acres of habitat for alewife. By benefitting sp | Habitat Conservation | July 19, 2024 | $7.5 million |
| The national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) is providing ongoing funding through the national coastal zone management program to the state of Maine to help administer the state's federally approved coastal management program. The national coastal zone management program, under the coa | Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards | July 2, 2022 | $6.0 million |
| Protected species assessments and research of mutual interest to Maine department of marine resources and NOAA national marine fisheries services for atlantic salmon and north atlantic right whales | Cooperative Research Program | June 14, 2021 | $5.1 million |
| Purpose: using restored tidal flow to combat migratory fish decline and increase climate resilience the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) is providing $4,490,000 in federal funding to Maine department of marine resources through FY2023 bipartisan infrastructure law coastal zone | Office for Coastal Management | August 28, 2024 | $4.5 million |
| The national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) is providing ongoing funding through the national coastal zone management program to the state of Maine to help administer the states federally approved coastal management program. The national coastal zone management program, under the coas | Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards | September 10, 2025 | $3.0 million |
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| The national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) is providing ongoing funding through the national coastal zone management program to the state of Maine to help administer the state's federally approved coastal management program. The national coastal zone management program, under the coa | Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards | June 30, 2021 | $2.9 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Department of Marine Resources Maine get?
$87.8 million in 57 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Department of Marine Resources Maine the most?
The Department of Commerce, with $68.4 million in 32 awards. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture follow.
What is Department of Marine Resources Maine's largest federal grant?
$14.8 million under Habitat Conservation, with its first action in the period on February 16, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Department of Marine Resources Maine?
Its largest are Habitat Conservation, Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards and Cooperative Research Program.
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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