PUBLIC SAFETY, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF

Total received in grants · trailing 12 months
$2.2M
vs. GOVERNOR'S AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE ($39.0B), largest tracked grant recipient
$0for every U.S. household÷ 131M U.S. households
In perspective
0.0%of all $162.9B in tracked grants
2separate grants, trailing 12 months

PUBLIC SAFETY, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF has received $2.2M across 2 federal grants of $1M or more on record.

Data as of July 24, 2026. Source: USAspending.gov, prime contract awards $1M+. Federal spending data lags and has known gaps. This is not a real-time or complete record.

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THE STOP (SERVICES, TRAINING, OFFICERS, PROSECUTORS) VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM (STOP FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM) WAS AUTHORIZED BY THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT (VAWA) OF 1994 AND REAUTHORIZED BY SUBSEQUENT LEGISLATION. THE STOP FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM ENCOURAGES PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTION, COURTS, AND VICTIM SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS TO ENHANCE VICTIM SAFETY AND HOLD OFFENDERS ACCOUNTABLE IN CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. THE GOAL OF THE GRANT PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COURT STRATEGIES TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN AND TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN VICTIM SERVICES, INCLUDING COMMUNITY-BASED, CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES, IN CASES INVOLVING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING.
$1,158,371
THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY IS REQUESTING FUNDING UNDER THE FY 2025 CONSOLIDATED NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY, COMPLETENESS, ACCESSIBILITY, AND SECURITY OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS AND RELATED PUBLIC SAFETY INFORMATION SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF MAINE. THE PROPOSED PROJECTS SUPPORT CRITICAL STATEWIDE CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFRASTRUCTURE USED BY MORE THAN 240 CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES AND IMPROVE THE AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS USED FOR CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECKS, FIREARM ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS, AND INFORMATION SHARING WITH NATIONAL SYSTEMS INCLUDING NCIC, NICS, III, NLETS, AND NGI. AS PART OF THIS EFFORT, THE MAINE STATE POLICE BUREAU OF IDENTIFICATION WILL REPLACE SIX AGING LIVESCAN FINGERPRINT DEVICES LOCATED AT HIGH VOLUME LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED ELECTRONIC CAPTURE AND TRANSMISSION OF FINGERPRINT SUPPORTED ARREST RECORDS. THE STATE WILL ALSO CONTINUE IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS CJIS AUDIT TOOL, WHICH STREAMLINES COMPLIANCE AUDITS, IMPROVES ACCOUNTABILITY, AND ENHANCES DATA QUALITY ACROSS CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES STATEWIDE. IN ADDITION, MAINE WILL ENHANCE ITS COMPUTERIZED CRIMINAL HISTORY DATA QUALITY DASHBOARD TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY TO IDENTIFY MISSING ARRESTS, DISPOSITIONS, FINGERPRINTS, AND RECORDS RELATED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND FIREARM PROHIBITIONS. THE UPGRADED ANALYTICS TOOLS WILL STRENGTHEN DATA SHARING BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTORS, COURTS, AND CRIMINAL HISTORY SYSTEMS WHILE IMPROVING SUPPORT FOR NICS BACKGROUND CHECK DECISIONS. MAINE WILL ALSO MODERNIZE ITS METRO MESSAGE SWITCH BY IMPLEMENTING NIEM XML ENHANCEMENTS REQUIRED FOR FBI CJIS AND NCIC THIRD GENERATION MESSAGING STANDARDS. THIS UPGRADE WILL IMPROVE INTEROPERABILITY, STRENGTHEN SECURE INFORMATION SHARING NATIONWIDE, AND ENSURE CONTINUED COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION EXCHANGE REQUIREMENTS.
$1,007,456