Welcome to Maine’s Pathways to Partnerships (P2P) Grant Website! We’re glad you’re here! On this site you can learn about resources for preparing for college, careers, and independent living. Whether you are a student, family member, educator or service provider, we can help with the pathway to adult living.
What's New
- 5/1/2025: Grant enrollment underway in Houlton and Belfast school districts!
- 9/29/2023: Maine Awarded $7.6 Million Pathways to Partnership Grant
Interested in applying for enrollment in the Pathways to Partnerships Grant?
Interested in having your school join P2P?
Maine’s Pathways to Partnerships Grant will be enrolling additional school districts during the life of the grant. If you are interested in learning more about how your district can become a P2P school and access innovative services and strategies for your students with disabilities ages 10-22, we invite you to complete this form to set up a time to talk with our team.
If you have any questions please email p2pgrant@maine.gov.
Maine was awarded a Disability Innovation Fund Grant “Pathways to Partnerships” from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office Special Education and Rehabilitative Services – Rehabilitation Services Administration in the amount of $7.6 million to begin October 1, 2023. The grant required partnership from the state’s Vocational Rehabilitation agency, along with the state’s Education Agency, and the state’s Center for Independent Living (Alpha One). The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) is the lead agency. The grant’s targeted population is children and youth ages 10-24 with disabilities. Maine was one of 20 grantees across the country. Among the grant’s goals are improving outcomes for young people in post-secondary education and Competitive Integrated Employment.
P2P Initiatives & Timelines
Meet the P2P Core Team
- Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Maine Department of Labor
- Office of Special Services and Inclusive Education, Maine
- Alpha One, Maine’s Center for Independent Living
- Pilot Schools: RSU 29 & RSU 71
- Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Maine Department of Labor
- Maine Parent Federation
- Northwestern University - Evaluation
- National Technical Assistance Center on Transition: the Collaborative (NTACT:C) – Technical Assistance
Meet the P2P Advisory Team
In addition to Core Partners:
- Diverse Youth Members (2-3)
- Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
- Maine Department of Education (MDOE) – Career and Technical Education
- Maine Health’s Department of Vocational Services - Benefits Counseling Services Team
- Maine Parent Federation
- State Workforce Board
- Bureau of Rehabilitation Services (BRS) Apprenticeship Navigator
- MADSEC
- With support from the Maine’s Children’s Cabinet
The contents of this website were developed under a grant number H421E230028 from the Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. § § 1221e-3 and 3474).