University of Maine System — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

University of Maine System has received 42 federal grant awards totaling $138.4M across 28 assistance programs and 8 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

42awards

$138.4Mtotal funding

$23.6Mlargest award

$3.3Mavg award

28programs

🏆 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.

Food Safety Outreach Program-Community Outreach Projects
National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA CFDA 10.328

up to $300K Deadline: Jul 20, 2026 Closing soon
Food Safety Outreach Program Technical Assistance-Grant Writing Skills Projects
National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA CFDA 10.328

up to $300K Deadline: Jul 20, 2026 Closing soon
Food Safety Outreach Program-Collaborative Education and Training Projects
National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA CFDA 10.328

up to $550K Deadline: Jul 20, 2026 Closing soon
Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (FASLP)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA CFDA 10.522

up to $230K Deadline: Jul 20, 2026 Closing soon
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.083

Deadline: Jul 21, 2026 Closing soon
University Centers for Developmental Disabilities in Education, Research, and Service
Administration for Community Living CFDA 93.632

up to $629K Deadline: Jul 22, 2026 Closing soon
Unleashing Tribal Energy Development
Golden Field Office CFDA 81.087

up to $7.5M Deadline: Jul 24, 2026 Closing soon
Biological Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards
U.S. National Science Foundation CFDA 47.075

Deadline: Jul 30, 2026 Open

Federal programs University of Maine System has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received (28 programs in total).

Education Stabilization FundCFDA 84.425 $23.6M
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)CFDA 10.310 $16.5M
Renewable Energy Research and DevelopmentCFDA 81.087 $13.6M
Advanced Research Projects Agency – EnergyCFDA 81.135 $12.6M
Integrative ActivitiesCFDA 47.083 $12.6M
Sea Grant SupportCFDA 11.417 $11.8M
Adoption OpportunitiesCFDA 93.652 $9.3M
Basic and Applied Scientific ResearchCFDA 12.300 $7.2M
Rural Health Research CentersCFDA 93.155 $3.8M
Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research GrantsCFDA 10.200 $3.5M
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
Nursing Workforce DevelopmentCFDA 93.178 $1.7M

Top awarding agencies

Department of Education$33.1M
Department of Energy$26.2M
Department of Agriculture$24.2M
Department of Health and Human Services$17.6M
Department of Commerce$14.1M
National Science Foundation$14M
Department of Defense$7.2M
Department of the Interior$1.9M

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 41 awards · $156.5M University of Oregon 32 awards · $103.1M University of Hawaii 132 awards · $822M University of Missouri System 84 awards · $489M Oklahoma State University 39 awards · $142.6M Oregon State University 103 awards · $897.9M

Frequently asked questions

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

University of Maine System has received 42 federal grant awards totaling $138.4M, 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 Energy, Department of Agriculture 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.