Federal grants to Maine Department of Education
Maine Department of Education in Augusta, Maine received $1.9 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 166 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $601 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $224 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.9 billion
- Awards166
- Awarded in FY 2025$224 million
- Largest award$411 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 49 | $884 million |
| FY 2022 | 37 | $273 million |
| FY 2023 | 44 | $267 million |
| FY 2024 | 38 | $247 million |
| FY 2025 | 43 | $224 million |
Programs that fund Maine Department of Education
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 5 | $601 million |
| National School Lunch Program | 11 | $393 million |
| Special Education Grants to States | 7 | $329 million |
| Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | 6 | $299 million |
| Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants) | 6 | $53.4 million |
| Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program | 6 | $37.0 million |
| Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States | 8 | $34.2 million |
| Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers | 5 | $32.3 million |
| Grants for State Assessments and Related Activities | 5 | $18.6 million |
| Special Education Preschool Grants | 6 | $14.6 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 99 | $1.5 billion |
| Department of Agriculture | 54 | $420 million |
| Department of Labor | 4 | $6.8 million |
| Department of Justice | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 8 | $231,265 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| American rescue plan - elementary and secondary schools emergency relief fund (arp-esser) | Education Stabilization Fund | March 24, 2021 | $411 million |
| Elementary and secondary school emergency relief fund | Education Stabilization Fund | January 6, 2021 | $183 million |
| Cnp cn block prog | National School Lunch Program | October 7, 2021 | $109 million |
| Cnp cn block prog | National School Lunch Program | October 26, 2022 | $66.2 million |
| State grant - b (611) | Special Education Grants to States | July 1, 2023 | $65.5 million |
| State grant - b (611) | Special Education Grants to States | July 1, 2024 | $65.5 million |
| Title i part a basic grants to leas | Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | July 1, 2023 | $62.3 million |
| State grant - b (611) | Special Education Grants to States | July 1, 2022 | $61.9 million |
| Title i part a basic grants to leas | Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | July 1, 2024 | $60.9 million |
| State grant - b (611) | Special Education Grants to States | July 1, 2021 | $60.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Maine Department of Education get?
$1.9 billion in 166 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Maine Department of Education the most?
The Department of Education, with $1.5 billion in 99 awards. The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Labor follow.
What is Maine Department of Education's largest federal grant?
$411 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on March 24, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Maine Department of Education?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, National School Lunch Program and Special Education Grants to States.
Other grant recipients in Augusta
- Maine Department of Health and Human Services
- Maine Department of Transportation
- Emergency Management Agency Maine
- Maine Connectivity Authority
- Maine State Housing Authority
- Department of Energy Resources
- Maine Department of Labor
- State of Maine
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