The University of Maine System has been awarded a $3,300,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). This federal grant, titled "STRENGTHENING MAINE'S RURAL EDUCATION WORKFORCE," will support efforts to enhance...
The University of Maine System received a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant award, dated May 1, 2024, will fund workforce training and education initiatives focused on areas such as STEM education, student support services, and research in disciplines like agriculture, healthcare, and environmental studies. The University of Maine...
This federal Project Grant award of $450,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). The funding supports RSU #13, a local school district in Rockland, Maine, in delivering a range of educational services and...
The Maine Department of Education received a $1,120,117 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Rural Education (CFDA 84.358) federal grant program. The grant period runs from July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. Through sub-awards to 14 school districts and charter schools across the state, the funding supports activities to improve the quality of teaching and learning in rural schools. Sub-awardees include the...
The U.S. Department of Education awarded a $1,786,566 Formula Grant to the Maine Department of Education on July 1, 2024 under the Adult Education - Basic Grants to States program (CFDA 84.002). This program provides funding to state and territorial education agencies to support local adult education and literacy services, including workplace literacy, family literacy, English language acquisition, and integrated English literacy-civics education. The grant funds will be used to distribute...
The Maine Department of Education received a $3.8 million Adult Education and Family Literacy Act State Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career Technical and Adult Education under the Adult Education - Basic Grants to States program (CFDA 84.002). The grant funds local programs of adult education and literacy services from July 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. Services include workplace literacy, family literacy, and English literacy and integrated English literacy-civics...
The Maine Department of Education was awarded a $12,353,920 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The grant period runs from July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The grant aims to improve student academic achievement by increasing access to well-rounded education, improving school conditions for learning, and enhancing technology use under the Student Support and Academic Enrichment...
This Adult Education and Family Literacy Act State Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career Technical and Adult Education, authorized under the Adult Education - Basic Grants to States program (CFDA 84.002), provides $1,884,393 to the Maine Department of Education to fund local adult education and literacy services from July 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. These services include workplace literacy, family literacy, and English and civics education programs targeting adults...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $277,000 Project Grant to Side X Side Inc., a non-profit organization, for the Maine Arts Integration Network of Excellence (Project M.A.I.N.E.) program. The grant, which runs from Aug 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2024, will fund a year-long comprehensive professional development series on standards-based arts integration for educators across the state of Maine. This grant is provided under the Innovative...
The Maine Department of Education received a $6,172,398 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers federal grant program (CFDA #84.287). The grant period runs from July 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. Through 27 sub-awards, the funding supports afterschool community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities for children, particularly those attending...