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Nearly $130 Million in Recovery Funds Now Available for Maine to Save Jobs and Drive Reform
Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Application for Part 1 of Maine's State Stabilization Funds Approved Today

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that nearly $130 million is now available for Maine under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. This funding will lay the foundation for a generation of education reform and help save hundreds of thousands of teaching jobs at risk of state and local budget cuts. Maine will be eligible to apply for another $63.8 million this fall. Today's funding is being made available per Maine's successful completion of Part 1 of the State Stabilization Application, which was made available April 1.

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