Federal grants in Maine's 1st congressional district (ME-01)
Federal grants for work carried out in Maine's 1st congressional district totaled $1.7 billion across 2,480 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $432 million. Maine Department of Transportation received the most, $458 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.7 billion
- Awards2,480
- Awarded in FY 2025$295 million
- Share of Maine's total5.8%
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 district that runs a project in another shows up here under the district where the project runs.
Grants recorded for several districts or the whole state count in no district, so district totals add up to less than the Maine total of $30 billion by place of performance. Districts are the current ones as USAspending maps them.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 621 | $394 million |
| FY 2022 | 608 | $306 million |
| FY 2023 | 623 | $351 million |
| FY 2024 | 628 | $388 million |
| FY 2025 | 597 | $295 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 681 | $458 million |
| Mainehealth | Nonprofits | 59 | $102 million |
| City of Portland | State and local governments | 23 | $79.4 million |
| University of Maine System | Other | 52 | $60.3 million |
| University of New England | Colleges and universities | 40 | $50.7 million |
| Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences | Nonprofits | 56 | $42.8 million |
| Maine Veterans Home Scarboroug | State and local governments | 2 | $40.4 million |
| Portland Housing Development Corporation | Other | 31 | $36.6 million |
| City of Portland | Other | 32 | $31.7 million |
| York County Community Action Corporation | Other | 10 | $31.5 million |
| Portland Community Health Center | Other | 15 | $30.3 million |
| State of Maine | State and local governments | 2 | $29.8 million |
| Health Reach Community Health Centers | Other | 4 | $26.8 million |
| Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority | State and local governments | 2 | $26.6 million |
| Maine Community College System | Colleges and universities | 17 | $24.5 million |
| The Opportunity Alliance | Other | 5 | $23.6 million |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute | Nonprofits | 32 | $23.2 million |
| Knox County Regional Airport | State and local governments | 15 | $22.3 million |
| Kennebec Valley Community Act | Nonprofits | 3 | $20.4 million |
| The President and Trustees of Colby College | Colleges and universities | 25 | $20.4 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Maine's 1st congressional district?
$1.7 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 2,480 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Maine's 1st congressional district?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $432 million in 660 awards.
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-district work count in no single district.