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The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the Maine Department of Education $25,012,566 on July 1, 2026, under Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies (CFDA 84.010), a formula grant program designed to improve teaching and learning in high-poverty schools for children failing or most at risk of failing to meet challenging state academic standards.

As the state educational agency, MDOE receives this grant and distributes the vast majority of funds to local educational agencies, school districts, charter schools, and community-based providers across Maine's 16 counties to deliver direct educational services to students. The award covers the period from July 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Augusta, Maine.

The Department of Education distributes Title I funds to state educational agencies through four statutory formulas based primarily on Census Bureau estimates of low-income children in each LEA and state per-pupil expenditures. State educational agencies and local educational agencies must maintain program records for three years. Recipients expending $750,000 or more in federal awards in a fiscal year are subject to single or program-specific audits under 2 CFR 200, Subpart F. Funds remain available to SEAs and LEAs for an additional fiscal year for obligation and expenditure subject to carryover limitations.