Federal grants to Maine Community College System
Maine Community College System in South Portland, Maine received $28.6 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 18 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $18.7 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $549,221.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$28.6 million
- Awards18
- Awarded in FY 2025$549,221
- Largest award$10.7 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 7 | $19.4 million |
| FY 2022 | 4 | $648,959 |
| FY 2023 | 5 | $2.6 million |
| FY 2024 | 5 | $5.4 million |
| FY 2025 | 3 | $549,221 |
Programs that fund Maine Community College System
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $18.7 million |
| Congressional Directives | 1 | $4.1 million |
| TRIO Student Support Services | 4 | $2.7 million |
| Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Congressional Grants | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Conservation Research and Development | 1 | $750,000 |
| Assistance to Firefighters Grant | 2 | $317,725 |
| State Fire Training Systems Grants | 5 | $74,692 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 7 | $21.4 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 1 | $4.1 million |
| Department of Labor | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Small Business Administration | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Department of Energy | 1 | $750,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Institutional portion of the higher education emergency relief fund formula grants authorized by section 18004(a)(1) of the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security (CARES) act | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $10.7 million |
| Emergency financial aid grants to students under the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security (CARES) act | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $7.3 million |
| Community project funding/congressionally directed spending - construction - to meet the growing demand for advanced learning technology smcc seeks to renovate a floor of our health science building to bring together our array of health programs in a simulation center that more closely resembles the | Congressional Directives | September 13, 2024 | $4.1 million |
| Trio sss special population (student with disabilities) | TRIO Student Support Services | August 17, 2021 | $1.1 million |
| Regular trio sss project proposing to serve 140 students at southern Maine community college. | TRIO Student Support Services | August 17, 2021 | $1.1 million |
| Southern Maine community college - FY23 congressional community project funding | Congressional Grants | September 7, 2023 | $1.0 million |
| Project purpose and goals: establish mobile welding and robotics labs to be utilized in training Maine workers as well as middle school, high school and community college students in all counties of Maine.activities to be performed: develop short-term, credentialed training programs in virtual welding | Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending | June 15, 2023 | $1.0 million |
| CARES act section 18004(a)(2) higher education emergency relief fund-strengthening institutions program | Education Stabilization Fund | October 30, 2020 | $772,112 |
| Electric vehicle automotive certification expansion the objective of the project is to increase the instructor training and the number of certifications in the annual electric vehicle automotive certification technician trainee program (at Maine community college) by renovating the current training | Conservation Research and Development | May 3, 2024 | $750,000 |
| Trio student support services/classic | TRIO Student Support Services | July 4, 2025 | $272,364 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Maine Community College System get?
$28.6 million in 18 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Maine Community College System the most?
The Department of Education, with $21.4 million in 7 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor follow.
What is Maine Community College System's largest federal grant?
$10.7 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on January 17, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Maine Community College System?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Congressional Directives and TRIO Student Support Services.
Other grant recipients in South Portland
- The Opportunity Alliance
- National Partnership for Environmental Technology Education, Inc.
- City of South Portland
- Council on International Educational Exchange, Inc
- City of South Portland Housing Authority
- Alpha One
- Unar Labs LLC
- Vna Home Health & Hospice
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