Project Grant 97151701

The Somali Bantu Community Association of Maine (SBCA) will provide technical assistance, training, and support services to limited-resource and socially disadvantaged beginning farmers and ranchers through a $520,815 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP). Over three years, SBCA aims to assist at least 250 refugee growers and aspiring youth who have...

This $468,970 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the Consolidated Pesticide Enforcement Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.700), supports the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry's implementation of its pesticide regulatory and enforcement programs. The key activities funded include: training and certifying pesticide applicators, conducting worker protection initiatives, protecting water quality and endangered species,...

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services received a $298,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. The grant funds implementation of a voluntary lead testing and remediation program for Maine's K-12 schools and child care centers. Primary deliverables include establishing a reimbursement program for...

Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry received $434,271 in federal funding under the Consolidated Pesticide Enforcement Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.700) from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This formula grant funds the continuation of Maine's comprehensive pesticide regulatory and enforcement program, including pesticide applicator training and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency awarded a $243,658.20 Cooperative Agreement under the Risk Management Education Partnerships program (CFDA 10.460) to the University of Maine System. The project period runs from September 1, 2024 to February 28, 2026. The University of Maine System, through its Research & Sponsored Program division, will partner with the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) to deliver a comprehensive program of risk management...

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Maine Department of Health and Human Services a $4.192 million Formula Grant under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) State Administrative Expenses (CFDA 10.561) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The grant funding will support the state's costs to administer SNAP, including SNAP Employment and Training programs and obesity prevention initiatives. The Maine Department of Health and...

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry will receive $610,638.42 under a Specialty Crop Block Grant from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service. The grant period is from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2024. Funding will support efforts to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in Maine through activities such as marketing and promotion, research and development assistance, expanding availability and access, and addressing challenges facing specialty...

The University of Maine System received a $5.21 million formula grant award from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Smith-Lever Extension Funding program (CFDA 10.511) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension delivers research-based educational programming and extension services across all Maine counties through a partnership of county, state, and federal government funding. The extension program employs...

The Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $243,406.12 Cooperative Agreement to Cultivating Community, a woman-owned non-profit organization in Portland, Maine, to provide administrative oversight and management of a community garden program. The grant, funded through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (CFDA 10.912), will support Cultivating Community's responsibilities from September 2024 to September 2026, including managing gardener...

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (Maine DHHS) has been awarded a $256,854 Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the State Indoor Radon Grants program (CFDA 66.032). This grant will support the implementation of a state radon program to increase radon testing, mitigation, and radon-resistant new construction in Maine. Specific activities under the grant include: designing public outreach and education programs on radon control in homes, schools, and...