EMCI General Grants Program
Funding Amount
$500 - $14,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Eligible organizations
- Washington County
- Hancock County
Other requirements
- Machias Bay area
- Maine Islands
- Coastal Maine communities
Overview
Geographic Scope: Downeast Region of Maine (primarily Washington and Hancock Counties)
Focus Areas:
- Ecological research and conservation
- Historical preservation
- Ecological education
- Wildlife monitoring and research
- Marine and coastal conservation
- Fisheries research and conservation
- Environmental research projects
Funding History: EMCI has awarded over $350,000 in grants since 1996.
Award Range: $500 - $14,000 (based on historical awards; most recent awards $600 - $3,570)
Eligibility: Projects and organizations supporting:
- Professional research and conservation efforts
- Ecological education initiatives
- Historical preservation projects
- Academic research (university students and faculty)
- Non-profit organizations
- Individual researchers
Types of Projects Funded (Historical Examples):
- Wildlife and bird monitoring studies
- Aquatic habitat restoration
- Marine research and surveys
- Historical society projects and preservation
- Museum and archival work
- Environmental education lectures and programs
- Species and population surveys
- Coastal erosion and sediment monitoring
- Fisheries conservation facilities
Geographic Focus Areas:
- Washington County
- Hancock County
- Machias Bay area
- Maine Islands
- Coastal Maine communities
Contact Information:
- Email: grantinfo@emcimaine.org
- Phone: 207-775-7200
- Mailing Address: 14 York Street, Ste 301, Portland, ME 04101
What Eastern Maine Conservation Initiative actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990 filing, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 1
- Total given
- $6,400
- Median grant
- $6,400
- By dollars: Maine 100%. Top recipient cities: Gouldsboro, ME.
Example grants
Maine Natural History Observatory · Gouldsboro, ME
Protect Downeast Project
$6,400
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Environment
- Environmental conservation
- Science research
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