Aspirations Incubator Seed Grant
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Other requirements
- Organizations with developed Aspirations Incubator program models ready for implementation; programs should serve middle and high school youth (grades 7-12)
- Rural Maine communities
Overview
Program Type: Seed Grant
Geographic Scope: Maine, United States
Focus Areas: Youth development, mentoring, experiential learning, Aspirations Incubator model implementation
Overview:
Provides financial support to organizations implementing their Aspirations Incubator model, ensuring consistent stability throughout the implementation process.
What the Grant Supports:
- Implementation of Aspirations Incubator youth development model
- Youth mentoring programs (grades 7-12 focus)
- Program stability and continuation
- Expansion of programming into new school systems and communities
Eligibility:
Organizations with developed Aspirations Incubator program models ready for implementation; programs should serve middle and high school youth (grades 7-12)
Background:
Part of the Rural Youth Institute's Aspirations Incubator Request for Proposals (RFP) announced in December 2025. Recipients in 2026 included Lubec Community Outreach Center and NorthStar 4-H Youth Mentoring Program.
What Rural Youth Institute actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 3
- Total given
- $39K
- Median grant
- $8,000
- Range
- $8,000–$23K
- By dollars: Maine 100%. Top recipient cities: Knox, ME; Bangor, ME; Belfast, ME.
Example grants
Dory Learning Center · Knox, ME
Waldo Alliance for Mentoring (pass-through grant)
$23K
University of Maine · Bangor, ME
UMaine 4-H Learning Center at Tanglewood
$8,000
Belfast Communtiy Radio Inc · Belfast, ME
Waldo Alliance for Mentoring pass-through grant
$8,000
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Youth programs
- Youth leadership
- Mentoring
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