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FAME Education Loan and Loan Repayment Program Applications Open for 2025 

Applications are now being accepted for state education loan and loan repayment programs administered by the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME).  FAME helps to create the workforce of the future by increasing the number of Maine residents with credentials of value. We do so in a variety of ways, including by providing various student financial […]

FAME’s “Invest in ME Reads” Program Marks Five Years of Empowering Families with Financial Education

FAME is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its Invest in ME Reads Program, which will impact 84,000 students in over 300 schools across Maine by providing free books and financial wellness resources. To kick off the anniversary celebration, FAME hosted a special event for second graders at Sylvio J. Gilbert Elementary School in Augusta on January 28th, bringing together well-known Portland Sea Dogs Director of Broadcasting Emma Tiedemann and Portland Sea Dogs mascot, Slugger.

EME Biofuel Bond Public Hearing

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Pursuant to Title 10, §1043 of the Maine Revised Statutes and 26 USCA §147(f), the Finance Authority of Maine (the “Authority”) will hold a public hearing at 10:30 AM on December 4, 2024, at 5 Community Drive, Augusta, Maine on an application for a Certificate of Approval for issuance of Revenue […]

Fame Approves Financing for Vertical Harvest, L3C

AUGUSTA — At their October 17, 2024 meeting held in Bangor, the board of directors of the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) approved financing for Vertical Harvest, L3C, a company planning to operate a vertical hydroponic greenhouse in downtown Westbrook.  FAME approved a $500,000 FAME Direct Loan to help finalize the construction of the company’s nearly complete facility in […]

Casella Waste Systems- Notice of Intent

Notice is hereby given that the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) intends to issue Revenue Obligation Securities (the “Securities”) pursuant to the Finance Authority of Maine Act (Chapter 110 of Title 10 of the Maine Revised Statutes, as amended) and has issued its Certificate of Approval for the Project to be financed with proceeds of […]

FAME’s College Access Team Honored by Maine Development Foundation

AUGUSTA — At their annual meeting and awards celebration held at Lewiston’s Franco Center on September 13, 2024, the Maine Development Foundation (MDF) presented the Finance Authority of Maine’s (FAME’s) College Access and Financial Education (CAFE) Team with their Champion of Education and Workforce Development Award. MDF’s awards this year recognize individuals, businesses, and community groups […]

FAME Financing to Assist Sawyer Enterprises, LLC

AUGUSTA — At their monthly meeting held on September 19, 2024, the board of directors of the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) approved $1 million in financing for Sawyer Enterprises, LLC d/b/a FISBA North America, a Portland-based precision manufacturer of microphotonics. Microphotonics is a branch of technology that deals with directing light on a microscopic […]

FAME’s Mary Dyer Selected to Serve on National JumpStart Board of Directors

The Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) is pleased to announce that Mary Dyer, FAME’s Financial Education Programs Manager, has been selected to serve on the National Jump$tart Board of Directors. Dyer currently serves in the role as President of the Maine Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy, an all-volunteer nonprofit Coalition whose mission is to […]

Eva Hoyt Zippel Elementary School Receives Boost of Financial Education from FAME

Book collection and book reading awarded by agency to Zippel Elementary School Augusta — Zippel Elementary School, located in Presque Isle, was recently awarded the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) Invest in ME Reads Giveaway, which includes the complete Money on the Bookshelf collection, a variety of family resources, and a special visit from Maribeth […]