With more than $4,084.00 million dollars in grants and additional local government funding sources of $3,399.00 million dollars, the majority of the federal budget in government grants is put into the business sector every year as small businesses and large corporations are the foundation of the economic growth in Maine. There are 33,795 business establishments in the state of Maine, and they break down to the following:
Maine Business Sector Breakdown by Size:
- 21,029 registered businesses in Maine have 0 to 4 employees. People who work at home with sole proprietorship are included in this breakdown.
- 5,460 registered businesses in Maine have 5 to 9 employees.
- 3,214 registered businesses in Maine have 10-19 employees.
- 2,460 registered businesses in Maine have 20-99 employees.
- 649 registered businesses in Maine have 100 to 499 employees.
- Over 983 registered businesses in Maine have over 500 employees.
Maine Business Sector Breakdown in Service Industries:
- 3,497 registered businesses in Maine are in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services sector.
- 1,949 registered businesses in Maine are in the Administrative, Support, Waste Management, and Remediation Services sector.
- 3,934 registered businesses in Maine are in the Accommodation and Food Services sector.
- More than 3,681 registered businesses in Maine are also service orientated businesses but are not categorized to the above sectors.
If you are in the farming industry, you may be eligible to apply for small business grants as well. There are more than 8,000 farms in the state of Maine.
Starting and managing a small business in Maine is not an easy task. Over $17,167,557,000.00 US dollars are paid to employee salaries/payroll alone in the state of Maine and more than 4,131 businesses declare bankruptcy every single year. Although the federal government does not publically provide grants for starting and expanding a business, in Maine, some small business grants are given to business owners to start and grow their ventures, and grant recipients do not have to pay back the funding from government. Therefore, it makes sense to look into small business grants as one of your sources to fund your business.
To apply for business grants in Maine, contact Maine financial aid agencies, or
Current online applicants in Maine are browsing from the following cities: Perry, Peru, Vassalboro, Phippsburg, Winthrop, Skowhegan, Pittsfield, Solon, Exeter Center, Columbia Falls
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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