Problem Gambling Mini Grants
With support from Maine CDC, and funds from Maine’s Gambling Addiction Prevention and Treatment Fund, ADEPT Educational Institute of Maine is seeking proposals for mini grants to improve community level strategies advancing problem gambling awareness, prevention and recovery. Proposals may request up to $5,000 for projects to be completed March 1 – August 31, 2026.
A total of $30,000 will be awarded to serve Mainers.
Additionally, grant recipients will be eligible for training and technical assistance from ADEPT Educational Institute of Maine staff at no cost.
Examples of qualifying projects could be, but are not limited to:
- Sharing information about the harms of problem gambling and available resources in Maine at a local health fair, or civic event. A request for funds could pay for registration costs, printed materials, etc.
- Capacity building by having staff attend a training, conference, or event to enhance problem gambling awareness in your organization.
- Increasing the scope of an existing community coalition strategy to also address problem gambling.
- Promoting recovery supports in your community, or screening for problem gambling issues in existing recovery communities.
Important Dates:
| RFP Announced | Tuesday, December 9th at 9:00am |
| Q&A Session #1 | Friday, December 12th at 10:00am |
| Q&A Session #2 | Tuesday, December 17th at 2:00pm |
| Q&A Session #3 | Monday, December 29th at 10:00am |
| Rescheduled Q&A Session | Friday, January 16th at 10:00am |
| Application Deadline | Friday, January 30th at 4:00pm |
| Notifications Made | Monday, February 16th by 4:00pm |
| Recipient Webinar & Presentation | Monday, March 2nd at 11:00am |
| Technical Assistance & Check-in | Monday, June 15th at 11:00am |
| Outcomes Reported | Thursday, September 10th by 4:00pm |
For complete details please download the RFP, attend one of the upcoming Q&A sessions, or send questions to problemgambling@adeptme.org.