The United States government has set aside $4,084.00 in government grants and $3,399.00 in other form of governmental financial funding across all the states to eligible applicants. Veterans who are currently residing in the state of Maine may be eligible to apply for various types of veteran grants and benefits. According to the local military office in Maine, to be eligible for veteran grants:

  • You must be an veteran who were enlisted in the military, naval force, or air force, before September 7, 1980. Or:
  • You must be an veteran who were enlisted in the military, naval force, or air force, after September 7, 1980 with at least 24 months of active duty.

Veteran Health Care Benefits

All veterans in Maine are eligible to apply for additional health care benefits provided by the federal government. There are currently 138,600 veterans in the state of Maine - 128,200 male veterans and 10,300 female veterans. They will be able to receive veteran health care grants as long as they are eligible for veteran grants.

Veteran Grants for Disabled in Maine

There are currently more than 101,400 veterans in Maine who are "war time" veterans, which means they have been involved in one of the following wars:

  • More than 30,300 of 101,400 soldiers entered and survived the Gulf War
  • More than 49,800 of 101,400 soldiers entered and survived the Vietnam Era
  • More than 15,000 of 101,400 soldiers entered and survived the Korean Conflict
  • More than 11,200 of 101,400 soldiers entered and survived the World War II

For veterans who have suffered permanent injuries during historical or active wars are eligible to apply and receive Veteran Grants for Disabled offer by the military office in Maine.

Veteran Education Grants, Veteran Small Business Grants, and Veteran Housing Grants in Maine

The office of finance in Maine has set aside governmental funding in education grants, small business grants, and housing grants only to qualified veterans in the state of Maine. It doesn't matter if you are a "war time" veteran or a "peace time" veteran, there are veteran grants available for everyone who has participated or is currently enrolling in the military, naval force, and/or air force.

For example, veterans in Maine are not only eligible to apply for small business grants that are available to all residents of Maine, they are also eligible to apply for small business grants for veterans as well. And vice versa with housing and education grants.

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

Access Applicant Portal

Current online applicants in Maine are browsing from the following cities: Cutler, Brookton, Port Clyde, Phippsburg, Buxton, Minot, Auburn, Lewiston, Jefferson, Falmouth

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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