Project Grant P17AP00243

FY 2025 MIPPA Formula Grant Award Summary The Maine Department of Health and Human Services received a $182,345 Formula Grant from the Administration for Community Living (Center for Integrated Programs) under the Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program (CFDA 93.071), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2027. This award supports enhanced outreach and enrollment assistance to eligible Medicare beneficiaries, with emphasis on individuals with limited incomes and assets. The program funds...

The Maine Organic Milk Company LLC (MOM Co.) received a $808,663 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to develop a Maine-branded organic dairy product line. MOM Co. will source organic milk from Cropp Cooperative/Organic Valley, Maine's largest organic dairy processor, which will transport the raw milk via M.A. Haskell Trucking to Pineland Farms Dairy Company for...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Administration on Aging awarded Maine Department of Health and Human Services a formula grant totaling $102,787 under the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program (CFDA 93.071). The award, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027, funds enhanced outreach and enrollment assistance services for eligible Medicare beneficiaries. The program provides one-on-one counseling and application...

The Maine Department of Public Safety, Maine State Police was awarded $850,000 through the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation. The funding supports the modernization and upgrade of Maine's International Registration Plan and International Fuel Tax Agreement credentialing system to allow for greater online control of customer accounts,...

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry will enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in the state through $613,572.55 in funding from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Through the award period of September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2025, the Department will leverage efforts to market and promote specialty crops, assist producers with research and development relevant to specialty crops, and enhance the competitiveness...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Maine Department of Health and Human Services received a $201,996 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Health Professionals, effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, under the Grants to States for Loan Repayment program (CFDA 93.165). This funding supports Maine's establishment and operation of an educational loan repayment program designed to increase the availability of primary healthcare clinicians in Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs)....

Federal Grant Award Summary The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) awarded $270,660 to the Emergency Management Agency Maine (EMAM) under the Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants program (CFDA 20.703), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This formula grant funds the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) component, which provides financial and technical assistance to enhance Maine's capacity to safely...

Summary: Maine's Rural Health Transformation Cooperative Agreement The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded Maine Department of Health and Human Services a $570.0 million Cooperative Agreement on December 29, 2025, under the Rural Health Transformation Program (CFDA 93.798) to support the state's comprehensive rural healthcare system transformation through October 30, 2030. The award funds Maine's Rural Health Transformation Plan, which proposes a new approach to delivering...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Maine Department of Health and Human Services received a $15.4M Project Grant from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau under the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant Program (CFDA 93.870) on September 30, 2025, for a two-year performance period concluding September 29, 2027. Maine's MIECHV Program delivers evidence-based home visiting services to pregnant women and families with young children in at-risk communities through the Parents as...

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services received a $5,045,188 Project Grant award from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau under the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States program (CFDA 93.994). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, supports the development and coordination of comprehensive systems of care designed to improve health outcomes for mothers, children, and families across Maine, with particular emphasis on vulnerable and...