STATE FUNDING GUIDE

Maine

Maine has no science-of-reading statute; its current effort is the Maine State Reading and Math Action Plans (October 2025), which promote evidence-based reading instruction, K-5 literacy screening goals, and expanded educator training. The most recent direct literacy money was a one-time $10 million formula-based literacy grant round announced in January 2024, funded with federal emergency relief and usable for evidence-based literacy materials, professional learning, and coaching. No dedicated recurring state literacy fund identified; districts typically use federal Title I/IDEA plus general state aid.

Maine State Literacy Action Plan / Maine State Reading and Math Action Plans (launched October 2025)

How schools fund reading intervention in Maine

The state-level programs below are the streams Maine districts most often use for evidence-based reading intervention purchases, alongside the federal streams available everywhere.

Maine DOE literacy grants (2024, one-time)

$10 million allocated by formula to school administrative units for core literacy instruction and targeted interventions, including purchase of evidence-based literacy materials, professional learning, and coach training; federal-relief funded, so districts should confirm remaining balances rather than expect a new round.

State master agreements for evidence-based literacy professional learning

Maine DOE holds master agreements with vetted providers giving SAUs free or discounted evidence-based literacy PD, which can support implementation training alongside a locally purchased intervention.

Approved-list note: Maine has no state-mandated approved-curriculum list for reading interventions; the DOE promotes evidence-based materials and screening but leaves curriculum selection local.

Official state resource →