Grant Funding Opportunities (RFAs)

The solicitations below are grant funding opportunities made available by various State agencies, most commonly in the form of Requests for Applications (RFAs).  

Archive
The table below lists all active RFAs. For archived RFAs, please see here. 

Appeals
To access appeal guidelines, rules, current appeal details, and past appeal hearing decisions, please see here.

Freedom of Access Act (FOAA)
Following announcement of an award decision, all submissions in response to a Request for Applications will be considered public records available for public inspection pursuant to the State of Maine Freedom of Access Act (FOAA) (1 M.R.S. §§ 401 et seq.).

For FOAA requests related to Request for Applications, please submit requests to FOAArequest.DAFS@Maine.gov.

 

Introduction to RFAs for Vendors

 

NOTICE
Beginning October 2025, all solicitations will be posted through
Vendor Self Service (VSS)!

What is VSS?
Vendor Self Service is the public-facing portal of the State’s CGI Advantage ERP system, which:

  • Is already in use for Request for Quotations (RFQ) solicitations and contract management
  • Will now be used to manage all other solicitations: Request for Proposals (RFP), Request for Applications (RFA), Request for Information (RFI), and Pre-Qualified Vendor Lists (PQVLs)

    What Vendors Can do on VSS:

    • Register for notifications
    • View active solicitations
    • Submit questions
    • Respond directly to solicitations

    This means:

    • No more OSPS website postings for these documents
    • No more proposal submissions to proposals@maine.gov

    Training and Support:

    • The Office of State Procurement Services will publish a guide and training video for responding to these solicitations ahead of this transition.
    • Vendors are encouraged to Register in VSS now to streamline the response process following the transition.

    IMPORTANT: All solicitations posted to Maine.gov prior to the October transition date will continue with the current process. New solicitations posted after the October transition date will be available in VSS only.

     

    The table below lists all current RFAs and may be sorted by clicking on the arrows next to the column headers. A copy of the RFA and any related documents (Q&A Summary, Amendments, Selection Packages) may be obtained by clicking on the links associated with the RFA.  

    RFA Title RFA # Issuing Department Date Posted Q/A Summary and Amendments Application Due Date RFA Status Award Documents Next Anticipated RFA Release
    Maine BlueTech Innovation: Offshore Wind Monitoring and Testing 202507101 GOV Open N/A
    Clean Energy Partnership: Residential Energy Efficiency Workforce Training Grants 202506092 GOV Open N/A
    STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant 202506089 DPS Closed - Evaluation of Proposals
    2022-2023 Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program Weapon Storage 202505079 DPS Closed - Evaluation of Proposals N/A
    Focused In-Stream Habitat RCPP Instream Habitat #3137- Design Phase Fiscal Year 2026 202504061 DMR Awarded Multiple N/A
    Nonpoint Source Grant for Pollution Control Projects Watershed-based Plan Implementation 202503047 DEP Awarded Multiple N/A
    Coastal Sand Dune Restoration and Protection Grants 202412211 DEP Awarded Multiple N/A
    Comprehensive Electronic Health Record Pilot 202309208 DOE Open N/A