If you do need individual assistance then you should
consider searching locally for assistance first to see what
resources are available before launching a full
internet search.
To help you find the answers
you need we would recommend you complete this free anonymous
questionnaire so you will be able to obtain the most accurate
list of benefit programs for which you may be eligible.
Click here to start!
Many people look to the government hoping to find out how to apply
for a grant or to get "free money." However, grants usually go to state
and local governments or nonprofit organizations, who then use
the money to operate assistance programs locally. USA.gov has information
about grants and loans.
Individuals looking
for government grants and loans should visit
GovBenefits.gov. States
and organizations looking for grants should visit Grants.gov.
Another source of
information is the Catalog
of Federal Domestic Assistance, which is a directory of over 15
types of federal assistance, including grants and loans. There are
about 1,500 programs listed in the CFDA. Each program has a summary
which explains program eligibility requirements, agency contact
information, and application instructions. A
printed copy can also be ordered.
For further
information about grants and loans by category, please visit the
following links:
Business
Housing
Education
Medical needs
Rural
residents
Personal needs
We also suggest researching
the Catalog
of Federal Domestic Assistance, which is a directory of over
15 types of federal assistance, including grants and loans.
There are about 1,500 programs listed in the CFDA. Each program
has a summary which explains program eligibility requirements,
agency contact information, and application instructions.
To access the CFDA website
please visit:
http://12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.html
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If you are looking for
grants then we suggest you try the FREE tool offered by the
Foundation Center below:
Foundation
Finder is a lookup tool provided to the public free of
charge by the
Foundation Center. It provides basic facts on private
foundations, community foundations, grantmaking public
charities, and corporate giving programs in the U.S.
Foundation Finder has been redesigned to allow you to:
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Search by grantmaker
name—including former, partial, and common names
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Search by geography to
identify grantmakers in a given city, state, or zip code
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Search by EIN number
Tips for Using Foundation Finder
Need more detailed information on grantmakers than what's
provided in Foundation Finder? Consider subscribing to
The Foundation Directory
Online, with subscription plans starting as low as
$19.95 a month.
Bangor Fuel Society
Contact: Calvin E. True, Pres.
c/o Eaton Peabody
P.O. Box 1210
Bangor, ME 04402-1210
Grants to residents of Bangor, Maine and adjoining communities for the purchase
and delivery of home heating fuel.
Robert W. Belknap, M.D. Free Bed Fund
Contact: David J. Belknap, Pres.
P.O. Box 7
Damariscotta, ME 04543-0007
Telephone: (207) 563-5864
Grant awards to needy individuals for health care expenses.
Boothbay Region Land Trust, Inc.
Contact: Julie Lamy, Exec. Dir.
1 Oak St., 2nd Fl.
P.O. Box 183
Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538
Telephone: (207) 633-4818 Fax: (207) 633-7828
E-mail: brlt@bbrlt.org
URL: www.bbrlt.org
The trust works to preserve the special beauty and natural resources of the
region while providing appropriate public access and recreational opportunities;
and to provide and promote education about wildlife, ecology, conservation and
local history.
Camden Home for Senior Citizens
Contact: Adele Hopkins, Secy.-Treas.
66 Washington St.
Camden, ME 04843-1522
Telephone: (207) 236-2087
Giving for heating, food, prescription drugs, rent, real estate taxes, and
medical
needs of senior citizens in Camden, Hope, Lincolnville, and Rockport, Maine.
Down East AIDS Network, Inc.
(aka DEAN)
25A Pine St.
Ellsworth, ME 04605
Telephone: (207) 667-3506 Fax: (207) 664-0574
URL: www.downeastaidsnetwork.org
The network seeks to provide assistance to people living with HIV and AIDS.
Friends of Acadia
43 Cottage St.
P.O. Box 45
Bar Harbor, ME 04609-0045
Telephone: (207) 288-3340 Fax: (207) 288-8938
E-mail: info@friendsofacadia.org
URL: www.friendsofacadia.org
The organization works to preserve and protect Acadia National Park by making
conservation grants to the park and communities; recruiting and leading a corps
of
dedicated volunteers; defending the area against threats; and advocating for
Acadia
before Congress and the Maine legislature.
Alice G. Gadd & F. Frederick Romanow, Jr. Charitable Foundation
Contact: Sharon Romanow, Tr.
P.O. Box 211
Belfast, ME 04915-1712
Grants to people with diabetes, especially children, for treatment.
John Anson Kittredge Educational Fund
Contact: Ernest R. May
c/o KeyBank N.A.
P.O. Box 1054
Augusta, ME 04330-1054
Application address:
P.O. Box 382203
Cambridge, MA 02238-2203
Travel grant application address:
c/o Prof. Ernest R. May
P.O. Box 2883
Cambridge, MA 02138
Grants awarded to artists and scholars in very special circumstances.
The Maine Community Foundation, Inc.
Contact: Peter Taylor, Dir., Grantmaking Svcs.
Scholarships: Jean Warren, Scholarship Funds Mgr.
245 Main St.
Ellsworth, ME 04605-1613
Telephone: (207) 667-9735 Fax: (207) 667-0447
Additional Telephone: (877) 700-6800
URL: www.mainecf.org
Portland Mailing Address:
1 Monument Way, Ste. 200
P.O. Box 7380, Portland, ME 04101
Telephone: (207) 761-2440 Fax: (207) 773-8832
The foundation promotes active philanthropy by stewarding charitable funds and
making effective grants. Primary areas of interest include the arts, child
welfare and
youth, the disadvantaged, education, health, community development, and
sustainable
development.
Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance
219 Capitol St., Ste. 3
P.O. Box 5359
Augusta, ME 04332-5359
Telephone: (207) 287-5881 Fax: (207) 287-5885
URL: www.mmsa.org
The alliance works to provide and conduct research, development, and
implementation
strategies, and form active partnerships to support excellence in Science,
Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum, instruction, and assessment in
schools and districts for educators at all stages of their careers.
Maine Women's Policy Center
P.O. Box 85
Hallowell, ME 04347
Telephone: (207) 622-0851 Fax: (207) 621-2551
E-mail: info@mainewomen.org
URL:
www.mainewomen.org/homeMWPC.htm
The center works to improve the economic, social, and political status of women
and
girls in Maine through public policy and leadership development.
Anita Card Montgomery Foundation
c/o Fran Moore
P.O. Box 815
Camden, ME 04843-0815
Application address:
c/o Julia L. Libby
P.O. Box 190
Camden, ME 04843
Telephone: (207) 763-4220
Provides financial assistance to needy individuals of Camden, Rockport,
Lincolnville,
and Hope, ME, including medical and dental payments.
National Kidney Foundation of Maine
Contact: Tammy Atwood, Exec. Dir.
630 Congress St.
P.O. Box 1134
Portland, ME 04101-3304
Telephone: (207) 772-7270 Fax: (207) 772-4202
Toll-free Telephone: (800) 639-7220
E-mail: info@kidneyme.org
URL: www.kidneyme.org
The foundation seeks to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the
health
and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and
increase the
availability of all organs for transplant.
Penquis Community Action Program
(dba Penquis)
262 Harlow St.
P.O. Box 1162
Bangor, ME 04402-1162
Telephone: (207) 973-3500 Fax: (207) 973-3699
Toll-free Telephone: (800) 215-4942
URL: www.penquis.org
The organization works to assist individuals and families in preventing,
reducing, and
eliminating poverty in their lives, and, through partnerships, to engage the
community
in addressing economic and social needs.
People's Regional Opportunity Program
Contact: Suzanne McCormick, Pres. and C.E.O.
510 Cumberland Ave.
Portland, ME 04101-2220
Telephone: (207) 874-1140 Fax: (207) 874-1155
TTY: (207) 874-1013 Toll-free Telephone: (800) 698-4959
E-mail: admin@propeople.org
URL: www.propeople.org
The program seeks to help families and individuals build better lives for
themselves
through affordable housing, youth leadership, senior volunteer opportunities,
substance abuse support, heat assistance, healthy initiatives, and affordable
health
care programs.
Portland Seamen's Friend Society
Contact: Lewis G. Emery, Treas.
14 Lewis St.
Westbrook, ME 04092-2614
Telephone: (207) 854-4308
Grants only to indigent seamen of ME.
Ross Powers Foundation
c/o Peter Carlisle
2 Union St.
Portland, ME 04101
Telephone: (207) 775-1500
E-mail:
info@rosspowersfoundation.org
URL:
www.rosspowersfoundation.org/
Application Address:
P.O. Box 277
Londonderry, VT 05148
The foundation assists athletes who have athletic potential and are in financial
need.
The Dean and Roberta Smith Foundation
c/o Bradford Smith
90 N. Shore Ln.
Winthrop, ME 04364-3016
Grants awards for genealogical research.
Spruce Run Association
P.O. Box 653
Bangor, ME 04402
Telephone: (207) 945-5102
URL: www.sprucerun.net
The association works to serve people affected by domestic abuse and to work to
end personal, institutional, and cultural violence.
Worcester Institute for Student Exchange
Contact: Charles D. Hanson, Dir.
52 Park St.
Orono, ME 04473-4406
Grant awards for living expenses for individuals from eastern Europe to study in
the
U.S. colleges or medical schools.
