Federal grants in Hancock County, Maine
Federal grants for work carried out in Hancock County, Maine totaled $529 million across 694 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was State Maritime Schools, with $58.4 million. Jackson Laboratory received the most, $274 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$529 million
- Awards694
- Awarded in FY 2025$115 million
- Share of Maine's total1.8%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The Maine page and recipient pages count by the recipient's address instead. A university based in one county that runs a project in another shows up here under the county where the project runs.
Grants for statewide or multi-county work name no county. In Maine that came to $21 billion of $30 billion, so county totals add up to less than the state total.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 192 | $75.0 million |
| FY 2022 | 193 | $72.1 million |
| FY 2023 | 231 | $95.3 million |
| FY 2024 | 220 | $171 million |
| FY 2025 | 210 | $115 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Laboratory | Nonprofits | 143 | $274 million |
| Maine Maritime Academy | Other | 6 | $69.3 million |
| Maine Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 71 | $50.7 million |
| The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory | Businesses | 10 | $28.5 million |
| Bucksport Regional Health Center | Other | 6 | $13.6 million |
| Downeast Community Partners | Nonprofits | 2 | $13.1 million |
| Downeast Transportation, Inc. | Nonprofits | 1 | $12.0 million |
| County of Hancock | State and local governments | 15 | $9.9 million |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital | Other | 2 | $5.7 million |
| Southwest Harbor Water & Sewer District | State and local governments | 1 | $4.3 million |
| Town of Bucksport | Other | 1 | $4.1 million |
| Town of Bar Harbor Housing Authority | Other | 11 | $3.6 million |
| Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park | Nonprofits | 8 | $3.2 million |
| City of Ellsworth | State and local governments | 2 | $3.0 million |
| Healthy Acadia | Other | 6 | $2.8 million |
| Town of Southwest Harbor Town Hall | Other | 7 | $2.5 million |
| Town of Blue Hill | State and local governments | 2 | $2.3 million |
| Town of Bar Harbor | State and local governments | 3 | $2.1 million |
| Town of Southwest Harbor Housing Authority | Other | 12 | $1.8 million |
| Ellsworth Housing Authority | Other | 13 | $1.8 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Hancock County, Maine?
$529 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 694 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Hancock County, Maine?
State Maritime Schools, with $58.4 million in 1 award.
Why is this different from the Maine total?
The Maine page counts grants by where the recipient is based. This page counts where the work is done, and grants for statewide or multi-county work count in no single county.