LEWISTON — Community Dental has been awarded a $6,000 Community Building grant from the Maine Community Foundation. It will be used to implement new methods of overcoming language barriers for limited English proficiency patients in Community Dental’s Lewiston dental center. The National Institutes of Health reports limited English proficiency patients who use interpreter services are […]
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Scholarship available for Androscoggin students
The Annette M. Brown Scholarship Fund provides support to residents of Androscoggin County pursuing a post-secondary degree at a two- or four-year college. The application deadline is June 1. Eligible applicants must demonstrate a level of academic achievement suitable for predicting success in college; strong character and family values; and financial need as shown by […]
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Grants available for traditional Maine handcrafts
The Maine Community Foundation seeks proposals to its Belvedere Traditional Handcrafts Fund for projects and organizations that promote traditional handcrafts in Maine. An anonymous donor established the Belvedere Traditional Handcrafts Fund in 2007. Grant funding supports fiber arts, ceramics, basketry, jewelry, glass arts, woodwork, leather and metal crafts. It also includes traditional Native American handcrafts. […]
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Steeple Assessment Grant awarded to Chesterville meeting house
CHESTERVILLE — Structural work to stabilize the steeple of the 167-year-old Chesterville Center Meeting House may soon be underway, due to assistance from the Maine Community Foundation. The nonprofit foundation provides funding and incentives for community-building programs throughout the state, with the aim of ensuring a strong future for all Maine residents. In this case, […]
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Perloff Family Fund offers grants to Maine public schools
ELLSWORTH — The Perloff Family Fund of the Maine Community Foundation will accept applications for four grant programs that benefit public schools in Maine. One-year Fast Track Grants of up to $3,000 are available for all areas of pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Applications for the 2018-2019 school year are available and close June 30. STEM4ME […]
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Rockefeller Scholarship seeks applications from students taking 'road less traveled'
ELLSWORTH — Maine residents over the age of 18 who are on a “road less traveled” and are seeking educational experiences that will change their life and the lives of people around them are invited to apply for a James and Marilyn Rockefeller Transition Scholarship. The next application deadline for the scholarship is Friday, June […]
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Western Mountain musicians invited to apply for Uncle Al grant
ELLSWORTH — Musicians between the ages of 12 and 30 who reside in Franklin or Somerset counties and wish to pursue instruction or musical development on their chosen instrument(s) are invited to apply to the Uncle Al Fund at the Maine Community Foundation. The Uncle Al Fund supports eligible musicians seeking to expand their understanding […]
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Grant program for historic buildings now includes energy efficiency
PORTLAND — Grants of up to $20,000 are available through the Maine Community Foundation to help nonprofits implement energy efficiency measures in historic buildings they own. The community foundation’s Belvedere Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency Fund typically awards approximately $250,000 a year for the restoration of historic buildings. The program will expand in 2018 to […]
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MaineCF grants available for nonprofits statewide
ELLSWORTH — Nonprofit and public organizations seeking funding for projects that strengthen communities are encouraged to apply to the Maine Community Foundation’s Community Building Grant Program. The statewide fund supports organizations pursuing multi-county projects and organizations in Kennebec and Sagadahoc counties, which currently do not have their own county or regional fund. The community foundation’s […]
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Maine foundation fund awards grants to support theater
PORTLAND — The Maine Theater Fund of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded 19 grants totaling $73,400 to support professional and community theaters in the production and presentation of live theater. An anonymous couple who recognized the connection between vibrant communities and support for the arts established the Maine Theater Fund in 2005 to strengthen […]