Federal grants to University of Maine System
University of Maine System in Portland, Maine received $83.0 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 74 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $24.0 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $15.6 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$83.0 million
- Awards74
- Awarded in FY 2025$15.6 million
- Largest award$13.7 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 19 | $30.9 million |
| FY 2022 | 20 | $8.0 million |
| FY 2023 | 24 | $14.6 million |
| FY 2024 | 23 | $14.0 million |
| FY 2025 | 19 | $15.6 million |
Programs that fund University of Maine System
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $24.0 million |
| Environmental Finance Center Grants | 3 | $8.4 million |
| National Estuary Program | 8 | $7.6 million |
| Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program | 3 | $7.2 million |
| TRIO Upward Bound | 6 | $4.9 million |
| Adoption Opportunities | 1 | $4.2 million |
| Small Business Development Centers | 5 | $3.8 million |
| Foster Care Title IV-E | 1 | $3.5 million |
| TRIO Student Support Services | 4 | $2.7 million |
| OVW Research and Evaluation Program | 1 | $2.6 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 16 | $33.8 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 18 | $24.4 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 7 | $12.3 million |
| Department of Justice | 8 | $4.0 million |
| Small Business Administration | 5 | $3.8 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of southern Maine CARES act higher ed emergency relief fund - institution | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $13.7 million |
| University of southern Maine CARES act higher ed emergency relief fund - students | Education Stabilization Fund | January 17, 2021 | $10.0 million |
| Description: this agreement provides funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act to support the environmental finance center (EFC) at the university of southern Maine (USM). The efcs provide finance-related training, education, and analytical studies to help regulated parties develop sol | Environmental Finance Center Grants | April 12, 2023 | $7.2 million |
| Description: the new england environmental finance center (NEEFC) seeks funds from snep to continue the technical assistance network (network) in the snep region. Neefc is the awardee in the current version of the network grant (SE-00A00655) that started in 2019. Neefc seeks to continue the network a | Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program | July 24, 2024 | $4.3 million |
| National tribal child welfare center for innovation and advancement | Adoption Opportunities | September 12, 2024 | $4.2 million |
| National tribal child welfare center for innovation and advancement | Foster Care Title IV-E | September 12, 2024 | $3.5 million |
| The southeast new england program (SNEP) stormwater technical assistance network (STAN) brings together regional experts in stormwater management, financing, water quality and habitat restoration, green infrastructure, low impact development, and environmental restoration. The new england environmen | Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program | October 15, 2020 | $2.8 million |
| The violence against women act (VAWA) of 2005 requires that grantees report on the effectiveness of their vawa-funded programs to the attorney general, who, in turn, must report to congress every two years on the effectiveness of grant-funded activities (p.l. No. 106-386, section 1003, codified at 3 | OVW Research and Evaluation Program | March 10, 2023 | $2.6 million |
| Rural health research grant program cooperative agreement | Rural Health Research Centers | October 15, 2020 | $2.1 million |
| Description: this cooperative agreement is provided to university of southern Maine through the university of Maine system to support implementation of the bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL) through the casco bay estuary partnership (CBEP) casco bay plan, i.e., their comprehensive conservation and m | National Estuary Program | August 15, 2024 | $1.8 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does University of Maine System get?
$83.0 million in 74 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives University of Maine System the most?
The Department of Education, with $33.8 million in 16 awards. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is University of Maine System's largest federal grant?
$13.7 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 University of Maine System?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Environmental Finance Center Grants and National Estuary Program.
Other grant recipients in Portland
- Maine Guaranteed Access Reinsurance Association
- Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority
- Mainehealth
- City of Portland
- Greater Portland Transit District
- Preble Street
- Portland Housing Development Corporation
- Casco Bay Island Transit District
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