Immigrant-Led Organizations (ILO) Fund Grant

The Immigrant-Led Organizations (ILO) Fund offers support to immigrant-led organizations in Maine, promoting the flourishing of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. With grants of $45,000 over three years, recipients will engage in peer learning and capacity-building activities from August 2025 to August 2028. This initiative encourages diverse immigrant leaders and organizations to collaborate in answering essential questions about welcoming new Mainers and fostering their success in the community.

The ILO Fund supports immigrant-led organizations whose work advances immigrant, refugee, and asylum seeker flourishing in Maine, unceded Wabanaki Territory. All immigrant, refugee, and migrant-led organizations are encouraged to apply and will be eligible for grant awards.
Purpose
The work of the Immigrant-Led Organizations (ILO) Fund is rooted in a vision of immigrant flourishing in Maine and seeks to ask and answer these questions, in community:
What does it mean for Maine to be welcoming to new Mainers?What does immigrant flourishing require?How can we support the dynamic and diverse ecosystem of immigrant leaders and immigrant-led organizations that are doing that work?
Grant Amount & Funding Levels
The ten (10) organizations selected for the 2025 ILO Fund cohort will receive unrestricted, general operating grants of $45,000 paid out over three (3) years, $15,000 per year.
In addition, these organizations are invited to participate in a series of peer learning, training, capacity-building, and community outreach activities over the course of their 3-year grant period, from August 2025 through August 2028.