Most people are confused about personal grants in Maine. If you live in the state of Maine and are looking for personal financial assistance such as supplemental security income, Medicaid, or state social services, you should look into government benefits instead. Personal grants are financial aid from the local government of Maine for its residents under certain circumstances - the use of the financial funding must have a meaningful purpose to the economy of Maine.
Personal Grants for Work At Home Residents of Maine
With the aid from the federal government, the department of finance & economic growth in Maine is able to provide financial support to residents who work at home. According to the latest research, in Maine, there are over 21,029 business identities have 0 to 4 employees. This number includes people who work at home with sole proprietorship. To be eligible, you must be a resident of Maine and have a registered business in Maine. If your business is in one of the following areas: medicine, education, scientific research, and technology development, you have a higher chance of getting your grant application approved.
Personal Grants for Education for Residents of Maine
Not all students or teachers are eligible to apply for personal education grants in Maine. According to US Census,
In Maine:
- 90.20% have high school diplomas
- 26.90% have at least one post secondary degree
- 9.60% have at least one graduate school degree
As you do not have to pay back the amount of grants given to you, Maine's office of education ensures that personal grants are only given to individuals who need financial assistance for their education related to medicine, education, scientific research, or technology development. And recipients must use their new knowledge and skill set to improve the economy of Maine.
Personal Grants for Veterans in Maine
There are more than 101,400 veterans (both active and retired) in Maine. If you have enrolled, or currently participating in the military, naval force, or air force, you are eligible to apply for veteran personal grants as long as the funds are being used to stimulate the economy of Maine.
You can look at personal grants as "government grants for individuals". Therefore, there are many other types of personal grants such as personal housing grants. If an individual receives grants from the government, he or she has received a type of "personal grants". It is much harder for individuals to receive grants than it is for businesses to receive grants. Maine residents apply for different types of state government grants by contacting Maine financial aid agencies, or
Current online applicants in Maine are browsing from the following cities: Bingham, Hebron, South Paris, Bowdoin Center, Lisbon Falls, Rumford, Manchester, Castine, Poland, Port Clyde
Recent State Funding Opportunities
Below is a list of opportunities recently published in the local state:
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AT-24-04: Collecting Fisheries Ecological Knowledge (FEK) for Use in Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind (Apply for M24AS00302)
Funding Number: M24AS00302 Agency: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Category: Environment Funding Amount: $400,000 |
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NT-23-X13: Zooplankton Ecology of the western Gulf of Maine: trends in abundance and diversity (Apply for M23AS00425)
Funding Number: M23AS00425 Agency: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Category: Environment Funding Amount: $200,000 |
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AT-23-04: Baseline Tourism and Recreation Along the Gulf of Maine (Apply for M23AS00359)
Funding Number: M23AS00359 Agency: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Category: Environment Funding Amount: $800,000 |
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FY17 Maine Conservation Corps - Trail Rehab (Apply for NPS 17 NERO 0152)
Funding Number: NPS 17 NERO 0152 Agency: National Park Service Category: Employment, Labor and Training Funding Amount: $36,000 |
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Tracking the effects on vegetation and fuels of the 1947 Bar Harbor, Maine fire through time: 1948-2016 (Apply for NPS 17 NERO 0112)
Funding Number: NPS 17 NERO 0112 Agency: National Park Service Category: Natural Resources Funding Amount: $25,000 |
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Award Competitions for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers in the States of Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina and Wyoming (Apply for 2016 NIST MEP 02)
Funding Number: 2016 NIST MEP 02 Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology Category: Other Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
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Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee - York County, Maine (Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R01 1017)
Funding Number: HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R01 1017 Agency: Administration for Children and Families - OHS Category: Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $2,502,975 |
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Maine Natural Resources Conservation Service General Agreements for Assistance (Apply for USDA NRCS ME TAA 24 NOFO0001362)
Funding Number: USDA NRCS ME TAA 24 NOFO0001362 Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources Funding Amount: $250,000 |
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Maine - Conservation Innovation Grant (Apply for USDA NRCS ME CIG 17 01)
Funding Number: USDA NRCS ME CIG 17 01 Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources Funding Amount: $75,000 |
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Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Maine (Apply for HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R1 0101)
Funding Number: HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R1 0101 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS Category: Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $3,465,303 |
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