Cooperative Agreement 83421501

The Maine Department of Labor received a $16.0 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants program (CFDA 17.280), effective October 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029. This grant supports pilot and demonstration projects designed to develop and implement innovative workforce training models and employment services for dislocated workers, incumbent workers, and new entrants to...

This $370,523 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) supports the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries' (MCCF) Eastern Maine Skippers Program (EMSP). The EMSP aims to provide career development opportunities in commercial fisheries and increase the number of skilled individuals entering maritime professions, addressing recruitment and retirement challenges in Maine's fishing industry. Over a 2-year...

This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.815) program will provide funding for Pathstone Corporation, a Rochester, NY-based non-profit organization, to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of Puerto Rico in environmental careers. The core training program will include 80 hours of instruction in hazardous waste operations, emergency response,...

This $2,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grant Program (CFDA 66.921) will fund a targeted recycling education and outreach initiative led by Ecomaine, a non-profit organization. The goal is to enhance recycling participation and divert more recyclable materials from landfills in southern, coastal, and central Maine, with a focus on multi-family dwelling units where recycling access has...

The Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) was awarded a $130,923 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 to implement an environmental education program under the agency's Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). The two-year project will design and demonstrate practices to increase environmental literacy and stewardship among approximately 800-1200 middle school students across Maine. GMRI will partner with eight Title 1 school districts to incorporate...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444) provides $374,000.00 to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (Maine DHHS) to implement a program of voluntary testing for lead in drinking water at local schools and child care centers in Maine. The key activities funded through this grant include: (1) providing reimbursement to schools for the purchase of...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2, under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815), provides $500,000 in funding to ST. Nicks Alliance Corp., a non-profit organization and community development corporation, to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of Brooklyn, New York in environmental careers. The project aims to equip 120 trainees with skills and certifications needed to...

This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Job Training Program (CFDA 66.815) will fund Alaska Forum Inc. to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of Alaska in careers addressing emergency and disaster response capacity. The project will implement a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training program to educate volunteers on disaster preparedness and basic response skills, and will also...

This $80,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will fund a comprehensive environmental education initiative led by Learning Endeavors, a woman-owned non-profit organization. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and promote pro-environmental behaviors in the Hawaiian Islands and...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education awarded a $5.0 million Cooperative Agreement to the University of Maine System, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The National STEM Teacher Corps Pilot Program: Rural Advancement of Students in STEM via Excellent Teacher Support delivers professional development, recognition, and mentorship services to outstanding high...