Cooperative Agreement SKZ10024CA0069

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs supports the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation's FY 2025 Mansfield Fellowship Program. The $1,143,250 award, with a performance period from Sep 30, 2025 to Jun 30, 2028, will fund the foundation's two-year professional exchange program that places U.S. federal officials in Japan to study and build relationships. The Mansfield Fellowship Program is part of the Department of...

This federal Project Grant award of $272,364 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education supports the TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program at Eastern Maine Community College (EMCC) in Bangor, Maine. The grant provides comprehensive student support services to enhance the academic potential, financial literacy, and postsecondary success of disadvantaged students, including low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at EMCC....

World Learning, Inc. will receive $943,420 under a FY 2022 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to support the Professional Fellows Congress Program through December 31, 2024. The funding will support World Learning's delivery of citizen exchange programs consistent with the objectives of the Department of State's Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) program. Specifically, the award will...

The University of Southern Maine received a $272,364 Project Grant award on September 1, 2025 from the U.S. Department of Education's TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042). The grant will fund the "TRIO Student Support Services STEM" initiative over a 12-month period through August 31, 2026. The TRIO SSS Program aims to increase retention, graduation, and transfer rates for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities in postsecondary education by...

The Project Grant award of $272,364.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education, under the TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program, will support disadvantaged students at Southern Maine Community College (SMCC). The grant period runs from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026. The TRIO Student Support Services program aims to increase retention, graduation, and transfer rates for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities in...

The University of Maine at Fort Kent received a $356,773 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program. The grant, which runs from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026, will support comprehensive services to enhance the academic potential, financial literacy, and overall success of disadvantaged college students at the university, including low-income, first-generation, and students with...

This federal Project Grant award of $348,515.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education was provided to Central Maine Community College (CMCC) under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042). The purpose of the SSS Program is to support disadvantaged college students and increase their retention, graduation, and transfer rates to 4-year institutions. The grant funds will enable CMCC to provide comprehensive student support services, such as...

The Maureen And Mike Mansfield Foundation will receive $135,585 to implement a women's empowerment program through the U.S. Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs' Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant award. Fifteen university students from Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United States will participate in virtual and in-person meetings from September 16, 2022 through November 30, 2023. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to support U.S. foreign policy...

The University of Southern Maine received a $272,364 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program. The grant will support the university's efforts to increase retention, graduation, and transfer rates for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities in postsecondary education. The funding will be used to provide comprehensive support services that enhance students'...

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...