Federal grants to Maine Department of Public Safety
Maine Department of Public Safety in Augusta, Maine received $87.5 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 113 awards. Its largest program was National Priority Safety Programs, with $18.7 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $23.4 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$87.5 million
- Awards113
- Awarded in FY 2025$23.4 million
- Largest award$11.7 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 19 | $12.7 million |
| FY 2022 | 28 | $23.5 million |
| FY 2023 | 23 | $15.7 million |
| FY 2024 | 29 | $12.2 million |
| FY 2025 | 24 | $23.4 million |
Programs that fund Maine Department of Public Safety
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Priority Safety Programs | 50 | $18.7 million |
| State and Community Highway Safety | 9 | $14.2 million |
| National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Discretionary Safety Grants and Cooperative Agreements | 3 | $11.9 million |
| Motor Carrier Safety Assistance | 5 | $10.5 million |
| Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program | 1 | $6.0 million |
| Violence Against Women Formula Grants | 5 | $5.6 million |
| Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | 5 | $4.8 million |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | 1 | $2.3 million |
| Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements | 3 | $1.8 million |
| DNA Backlog Reduction Program | 4 | $1.8 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 72 | $57.9 million |
| Department of Justice | 38 | $26.3 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2 | $3.1 million |
| Department of Homeland Security | 1 | $81,851 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Issue a new state electronic data collection grant obligating bil funds in the amount of $11,705,000.00TO me,to modernize of their state crash data collection system, enable electronic data collection | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Discretionary Safety Grants and Cooperative Agreements | January 16, 2025 | $11.7 million |
| The state of Maine continues to experience the horrific effects of a burgeoning crisis of persons experiencing substance use disorder throughout the state. In 2020, there was a 33% increase in the number of deaths associated with drugs and overdoses. Maine department of public safety (hereafter depa | Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program | December 22, 2021 | $6.0 million |
| Section 405(e) distracted driving grant (23 c.f.r. & 1300.24; 23 u.s.c. & 405(e)) - grant to support enforcement of the state's distracted driving laws through educational advertising, placement of traffic signs, and law enforcement activities with flexibilities to use funds for any eligible use und | National Priority Safety Programs | November 30, 2022 | $2.9 million |
| Section 402 state and community highway safety grant (23 c.f.r. Subpart b to part 1300; 23 u.s.c. & 402) - grant to conduct highway safety programs under the state's approved highway safety plan. | State and Community Highway Safety | November 30, 2022 | $2.9 million |
| Section 402 state and community highway safety grant (23 c.f.r. Subpart b to part 1300; 23 u.s.c. § 402) ― grant to conduct highway safety programs under the state’s approved highway safety plan.section 402 funding facilitates a coordinated national highway safety program to reduce traffic crashes, | State and Community Highway Safety | November 25, 2024 | $2.9 million |
| Section 402 state and community highway safety grant | State and Community Highway Safety | December 15, 2021 | $2.8 million |
| Section 405(e) distracted driving grant | National Priority Safety Programs | December 15, 2021 | $2.8 million |
| Section 402 state and community highway safety grant (23 c.f.r. Subpart b to part 1300; 23 u.s.c. & 402) - grant to conduct highway safety programs under the state's approved triennial highway safety plan. Section 402 funding facilitates a coordinated national highway safety program to reduce traffi | State and Community Highway Safety | November 27, 2023 | $2.8 million |
| Award purpose: the purpose of the motor carrier safety assistance program (MCSAP) is to ensure the federal motor carrier safety administration (FMCSA) and states work in partnership to establish programs to improve motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle (CMV), and driver safety to support a safe and | Motor Carrier Safety Assistance | April 25, 2025 | $2.5 million |
| The purpose of the motor carrier safety assistance program (MCSAP) is to ensure the federal motor carrier safety administration (FMCSA) and states work in partnership to establish programs to improve motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle (CMV), and driver safety to support a safe and efficient tra | Motor Carrier Safety Assistance | June 5, 2024 | $2.5 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Maine Department of Public Safety get?
$87.5 million in 113 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Maine Department of Public Safety the most?
The Department of Transportation, with $57.9 million in 72 awards. The Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is Maine Department of Public Safety's largest federal grant?
$11.7 million under National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Discretionary Safety Grants and Cooperative Agreements, with its first action in the period on January 16, 2025. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Maine Department of Public Safety?
Its largest are National Priority Safety Programs, State and Community Highway Safety and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Discretionary Safety Grants and Cooperative Agreements.
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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