Federal grants to Maine Space Grant Consortium
Maine Space Grant Consortium in Augusta, Maine received $8.8 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 9 awards. Its largest program was Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM), with $6.8 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $2.5 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$8.8 million
- Awards9
- Awarded in FY 2025$2.5 million
- Largest award$3.5 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 2 | $975,000 |
| FY 2022 | 5 | $3.1 million |
| FY 2023 | 2 | $1.1 million |
| FY 2024 | 2 | $1.1 million |
| FY 2025 | 4 | $2.5 million |
Programs that fund Maine Space Grant Consortium
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) | 7 | $6.8 million |
| Economic Adjustment Assistance | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Science | 1 | $749,640 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 8 | $7.6 million |
| Department of Commerce | 1 | $1.2 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Maine space grant consortium proposes four programmatic goals over the next four years to support the expansion and diversification of Maine s space exploration research and education capacity along the k-graduate continuum that aligns. | Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) | December 14, 2020 | $3.5 million |
| This eda investment supports the Maine space grant consortium with developing the Maine spaceport complex by adding workforce development, business development and external engagement elements to the Maine spaceport complex strategic plan completed in february 2022, which focuses on site and facilit | Economic Adjustment Assistance | July 27, 2022 | $1.2 million |
| Maine FY2025-2028 stem engagement | Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) | May 30, 2025 | $800,000 |
| Our goal for the next five years is to contribute to the development of a new space economy in Maine as envisioned by the proposed Maine spaceport complex. Our strategy is to build upon the core research and workforce development strengths of our aff | Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) | December 8, 2021 | $800,000 |
| Metastable oxygen nanobubbles to advanced life support systems in space exploration | Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) | June 30, 2022 | $750,000 |
| Research and development of cold spray metallized composites for use as lightweight rocket oxidizer tanks | Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) | July 16, 2025 | $749,640 |
| Research and development of cold spray metallized composites for use as lightweight rocket oxidizer tanks | Science | July 16, 2025 | $749,640 |
| Since 2006 the Maine NASA epscor program has funded individual researchers using rid funds to seed research projects that align with Maine and NASA interests. Figure 1 shows research themes we supported since 2006 using both NASA epscor research and rid funds. The figure also demonstrates how these | Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) | February 8, 2021 | $161,850 |
| 22-2022 R3-0017 appendix j: improving estimates of land-to-ocean carbon flux through characterization of colloidal inherent optical properties | Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) | August 29, 2022 | $95,941 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Maine Space Grant Consortium get?
$8.8 million in 9 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Maine Space Grant Consortium the most?
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, with $7.6 million in 8 awards. The Department of Commerce follow.
What is Maine Space Grant Consortium's largest federal grant?
$3.5 million under Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM), with its first action in the period on December 14, 2020. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Maine Space Grant Consortium?
Its largest are Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM), Economic Adjustment Assistance and Science.
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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