Project Grant H79SM062137

This $624,669 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (CFDA 93.324), provides funding to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to deliver outreach, education, and counseling services to Medicare beneficiaries in Maine. The program aims to empower Medicare-eligible individuals by offering objective guidance on health insurance options, ultimately optimizing...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded Disability Rights Maine (DRM), also known as Maine Advocacy Services, a $131,917 Formula Grant under the Rehabilitation Services Client Assistance Program (CFDA 84.161). The grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will enable DRM to establish and operate a client assistance program that advises and informs individuals with disabilities about available benefits under the...

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (Maine DHHS) has been awarded a $111,375 federal block grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Elder Justice Act - Adult Protective Services (CFDA 93.698) program. This grant funding will be used to enhance and improve coordinated systems of adult protective services provided by Maine DHHS and its local community partners for older adults and adults with disabilities. Key...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,064,915 Formula Grant to Disability Rights Maine (DRM), also known as Maine Advocacy Services, under the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) program (CFDA 93.138). The grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, enables DRM to deliver comprehensive legal advocacy, rights protection, information referral, and support services to enhance the...

The Maine Connectivity Authority received a $53.3 million Project Grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Middle Mile (Broadband) Grant Program (CFDA 11.033) to construct the 531-mile MOOSE fiber optic backbone network. The Authority will design, build, and operate this new middle mile infrastructure extending open access fiber to 131 rural communities across the state. Nine carrier-neutral colocations will be established along the network to enable...

The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded a $3,049,853.92 Formula Grant to the Department of Attorney General Maine under the State Medicaid Fraud Control Units federal grant program (CFDA 93.775). The grant will support the Department of Attorney General Maine's efforts to investigate and prosecute Medicaid provider fraud as well as patient abuse or neglect in health facilities and board and care facilities and of Medicaid beneficiaries in...

The Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Maine MEP) received a $400,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program (CFDA 11.611). The funding will support Maine MEP's delivery of supply chain optimization and intelligence network services to small and medium-sized manufacturers in Maine through May 2025. Specifically, Maine MEP will establish expertise in...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $482,960 Formula Grant under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CFDA 10.565) to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry. This one-year grant, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will fund the agency's efforts to improve the health of low-income elderly persons by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA Foods. As the primary state-level recipient, the Maine Department of...

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services was awarded a $5,279,920 Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a program under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2026, will enable Maine DHHS to deliver a range of behavioral health services and interventions, including outpatient counseling, substance abuse treatment,...

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (Maine DHHS) was awarded a $5 million Cooperative Agreement by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Section 206 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024: State Planning Grants to Promote Continuity of Care for Medicaid & CHIP Beneficiaries (CFDA 93.694) program. The funding will enable Maine DHHS to: Support carceral facilities' processes for Medicaid eligibility, enrollment, and suspension; Enhance information...