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GrantMaine 2026 Project Canopy Assistance — Planning and Education Grants (Up to $20,000; December 17, 2026)

Atlas Opportunity ScoreUnder review

FundingIndividual award up to $20,000. Planning and Education track pool approximately $125,000; all Project Canopy Assistance tracks combined $250,000; 2026 Project Canopy and EAB Mitigation overall $390,000. These aggregate amounts are not individual grants. 50% nonfederal cash or eligible in-kind match; reimbursement after approved work and expenses.

DeadlineDecember 17, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. (Maine Forest Service official notice and 2026 Planning and Education Guidelines; time zone not specified). Required online workshop October 29, 2026, 1-3 p.m., for applicants not attended since 2024.

Required next actionRead current official 2026 Planning and Education Guidelines and six-page application. Attend grant workshop October 29 if not attended since 2024, and obtain SAM.gov UEI for recipient. Complete common Project Canopy online grant overview; email full application package to PROJECTCANOPYGRANTS.DACF@maine.gov by December 17, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Include designated and official representative signatures, up to five-page proposal outside budget tables, up to three-page project narrative, detailed eligible project/match budget, community-capacity checklist, partner letters and three-year maintenance plan where planting is proposed. Submission inbox limit 10 MB per message. Project expenditures cannot start before executed agreement.

Current statusOpen — 2026 Project Canopy Planning and Education grant. Competitive applications accepted through December 17, 2026; 2027-2028 project performance period. Not publisher-approved.Source verificationOctober 29, 2026 (Maine Forest Service 2026 Planning and Education 8-page Guidelines AND 6-page fillable grant application, official announcement and application index independently reviewed)Tracked applicant typesEducational Institution, Governmental Entity, Nonprofit Organization, Tribal Government or Organization

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Funding Potential

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