The State of Maine has announced a competitive grant opportunity for the Fund for Efficient Delivery of Educational Services (FEDES) to assist in financing the cost of local and regional initiatives to improve educational opportunity and student achievement through more efficient delivery of education programs and services. The FEDES grant opportunity is part of the Maine DOE’s ongoing opportunities for regionalization.
$5 million in funding is available in 2017. An additional $5 million will be available in 2018– at this time a separate application will be available.
Important information about FEDES:
- RFP # 201708145 – Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services can be downloaded from the Division of Purchases website.
- An online/telephone Information Session will be held on September 26, 2017 at 3:00pm – connection details are listed in the RFP.
For further questions contact Maine DOE Regionalization Project Manager, Jennifer Pooler Jennifer.G.Pooler@maine.gov.