University of Maine System — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

University of Maine System has received 60 federal grant awards totaling $159.9M across 40 assistance programs and 12 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

60awards

$159.9Mtotal funding

$23.6Mlargest award

$2.7Mavg award

40programs

🏆 Top 25% by total funding · Top 3% by number of awards among U.S. federal grant recipients tracked by Grantoria.

Open grants University of Maine System could apply for now

Live opportunities in the federal programs University of Maine System has previously been funded under — sorted by upcoming deadline.

BJS FY 2026 State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers
Bureau of Justice Statistics CFDA 16.550

up to $225K Deadline: Oct 13, 2026 Closing soon
Higher Education Challenge Grants Program
National Institute of Food and Agriculture CFDA 10.217

up to $750K Deadline: Oct 15, 2026 Closing soon
Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowships
National Institute of Food and Agriculture CFDA 10.210

up to $705K Deadline: Oct 15, 2026 Closing soon
Climate Program Office (CPO) FY2026 Earth System Science and Services Partnership
DOC NOAA - ERA Production CFDA 11.431

up to $10M Deadline: Oct 26, 2026 Open
ONR FY27 NOFO for Young Investigator Program
Office of Naval Research CFDA 12.300

Deadline: Oct 30, 2026 Open
SSBCI Technical Assistance Grant Program
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity CFDA 21.031

Deadline: Oct 30, 2026 Open
SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.075

up to $170K Deadline: Nov 4, 2026 Open
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War (DoW) Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)
Office of Naval Research CFDA 12.300

up to $3M Deadline: Nov 6, 2026 Open

Federal programs University of Maine System has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received (40 programs in total).

Education Stabilization FundCFDA 84.425 $23.6M
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)CFDA 10.310 $16.5M
Sea Grant SupportCFDA 11.417 $15.4M
MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families ProgramCFDA 93.556 $14.4M
Renewable Energy Research and DevelopmentCFDA 81.087 $13.6M
Advanced Research Projects Agency – EnergyCFDA 81.135 $12.6M
Integrative ActivitiesCFDA 47.083 $12.6M
Basic and Applied Scientific ResearchCFDA 12.300 $7.2M
Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research GrantsCFDA 10.200 $4.6M
Rural Health Research CentersCFDA 93.155 $3.8M
Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community ProjectsCFDA 84.215 $3.3M
TRIO Talent SearchCFDA 84.044 $3.2M
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary EducationCFDA 84.116 $3.1M
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and ServiceCFDA 93.632 $2.7M
Wildlife ServicesCFDA 10.028 $2.5M

Top awarding agencies

Department of Education$33.1M
Department of Agriculture$32.4M
Department of Energy$26.2M
Department of Health and Human Services$22.6M
Department of Commerce$17.9M
National Science Foundation$14M
Department of Defense$7.2M
Department of Transportation$2M
Department of the Interior$1.9M
Small Business Administration$1.3M
Department of the Treasury$807K
Department of Justice$358K

Private foundation funding

Grants from private foundations (IRS Form 990-PF) — $13.1M total:

Harold Alfond Foundation $13M
John T Gorman Foundation $120K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: ME.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

University System of New Hampshire 51 awards · $184.4M University of Missouri System 114 awards · $559.6M Oklahoma State University 57 awards · $156.6M University of Delaware 72 awards · $804.7M University of Oregon 40 awards · $141.5M University of Oklahoma 58 awards · $664.4M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has University of Maine System received?

University of Maine System has received 60 federal grant awards totaling $159.9M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund University of Maine System?

Its largest federal funders are Department of Education, Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy and others.

Is University of Maine System a nonprofit, and what is its EIN?

University of Maine System is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 010220348), headquartered in Farmington, ME. See its IRS filings on ProPublica.

Can University of Maine System apply for grants that are open now?

Yes — there are federal grants open today in the same programs University of Maine System has previously been funded under. See the open grants section above.

Source: USAspending.gov assistance awards, aggregated by Grantoria. Historical record of awards received; not an endorsement or a guarantee of future funding.