PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s congressional delegation says the federal Department of Education has refused to review a pair of grant applications due to a line-spacing issue. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King and Reps. Chellie Pingree and Bruce Poliquin have sent a letter to education secretary Betsy Devos about the error, urging the department to […]
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CVA raises $536,000 for Alfond Challenge Grant
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Carrabassett Valley Academy announced it recently met a challenge grant from the Harold Alfond Foundation to pay its construction debt for the new academic center. Later this spring, the facility will be formally named to honor Peter and Martha Webber, whose vision and hard work on behalf of CVA laid the foundation […]
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Perloff Family Foundation offers grants to public schools
PORTLAND — The Perloff Family Foundation, in conjunction with the Maine Community Foundation, will accept applications for grants that benefit public schools in Maine. One-year Fast Track Grants of up to $3,000 are available for all areas of pre-K through 12th grade. Applications for the 2017-18 school year are available April 1 and close June […]
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Auburn library receives ‘Great Stories Club’ book club programming grant
AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library has been selected to receive a competitive grant from the American Library Association to host a reading and discussion program for at-risk youth about teen violence and suicide. As one of 75 Great Stories Club grant recipients selected from across the country, the Auburn Public Library will work with […]
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Lewiston Auburn Children's Foundation awards $1,000 to Safe Voices
Safe Voices recently received a $1,000 grant from the Lewiston Auburn Children’s Foundation to finance a group curriculum for children ages 3 to 5 and provide child advocacy services to children residing in its emergency shelter. Melanie LaMore Gagnon, left, director of shelter services, and Liza Dimitri, vice president of the Lewiston Auburn Children’s Foundation, […]
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Franklin County awards $17,750 for trail mapping project
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to give $17,750 as a grant from the county’s tax-increment financing funds to the Maine High Peaks Alliance, for a trail mapping project. The Tax-Increment Financing Application Review Committee gave the project 61 out of 65 points, said Alison Hagerstrom who, along with County Clerk Julie Magoon, facilitates […]
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Supporting library technology
Norway Savings Bank awards the Auburn Public Library a $500 grant to support the its efforts to upgrade technology. The library has more than 55 computers for use by the public, including iPads and Android tablets, to assist with job searches, genealogical research, online coursework, and other activities. Library Director Mamie Anthoine Ney, center, receives […]
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Norway Arts Festival receives $2,500 grant for 2017 event
NORWAY — The Norway Arts Festival received a $2,500 grant from the Maine Community Foundation to support its 2017 event, scheduled for Saturday, July 8. Judy West Schneider, heading into her second year as the director of the festival, said the money will help pay for advertising, setting up workshops and some volunteers. She said […]
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Lisbon receives money for downtown revitalization
LISBON — Councilors’ faces brightened and applause broke out Tuesday night when the town economic director announced receipt of a $320,000 Community Development Block Grant for the Lisbon Streetscape Project. “We applied for the downtown grant in 2015 and were not successful,” Director of Economic and Community Development Tracey Steuber said. “But we were very persistent and successful […]