Education grants are government grants for students or teachers who are looking to complete or expand their level of education. The department of education in Maine has a budget of $2,516,597,127.00 a year in just elementary and secondary education. Students enrolled in Maine schools can look into education grants in addition to scholarships. In fact, students can look at education grants as scholarships government from their local government.

Of all the people in Maine, over 90.20% have high school diplomas, over 26.90% have post secondary degrees, and over 9.60 have at least 1 graduate school degree. Education expense in Maine is not cheap. Although there are student loans available, students should look into education grants first. Unlike loans, students do not have to pay back the amount they receive in grants.

Teachers in Maine need to constantly stay on top of new materials. Most teachers need to study part-time while teaching full-time at their regular day jobs in schools. The cost to study part-time can be expensive in Maine. For example, for elementary school teachers, with an average salary of $44,730.00, it can be hard for them to come up with the tuition fees to study part-time. Vice versa with Maine's secondary school teachers, who have an average salary of $44,730.00.

Applying for Education Grants

Whether if you are a college or graduate student, or a teacher or professor who is looking to pursue higher education, you can apply for Maine Education Grants by submitting a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The Office of FAFSA in Maine ensures all eligible residents in Maine can benefit from federally funded financial aid for education.

To apply for education grants in Maine, contact Maine financial aid agencies, or

Access Applicant Portal

Current online applicants in Maine are browsing from the following cities: Bath, Cornish, Bradley, Palermo, Holden, Turner, Smithfield, Madawaska, Gray, Harpswell

Recent State Funding Opportunities

Below is a list of opportunities recently published in the local state:

Funding Opportunity
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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