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Grants paid by Maine Technology Institute, tax year 2021
EIN 01-0529871 · Portland, ME · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE B29
In tax year 2021, Maine Technology Institute (EIN 01-0529871) reported 111 grants paid totaling $7,619,460. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2021
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | University of Maine Office of Research Administration Orono, ME | U | $538,946 | paid | Various | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Global Secure Shipping Orono, ME | A | $500,000 | paid | Establishing a Secure Composite Shipping Conatiner Manufacturing Facility in Maine | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Immucell Corporation Portland, ME | A | $400,000 | paid | Revolutionize the way that mastitis is treated in the dairy industry, by offering the first alternative to traditional antibiotics that may be used without a milk discard or meat withhold requirement | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Biofine Developments Northeast Inc Brookline, MA | A | $370,770 | paid | Emerging Technologies Challenge for Maine's Forest Resources: Financing a Commercial Scale Wood Biomass Biorefinery | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Atx Advisory LLC Biddeford, ME | A | $280,000 | paid | Caliper - Business Analytics as a Service | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Governor's Energy Office Augusta, ME | A | $250,000 | paid | Maine Floating Offshore Wind Roadmap Charting a Path to 2030 | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Blushift Aerospace Inc Brunswick, ME | A | $249,981 | paid | Launch of Stardust 1.0: A Prototype Launch Vehicle | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Junora Ltd Biddeford, ME | A | $175,000 | paid | Continuing fabrication of equipment for our breakthrough Continuous Micro Casting process | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Eastport Port Authority Eastport, ME | A | $170,000 | paid | Shipboard Phytosanitation System to Capture European Export Opportunities | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Gulf of Maine Research Institute Portland, ME | A | $160,000 | paid | GRMI Ventures EDA Build To Scale Application: Matching funds required | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Highbyte Inc Portland, ME | A | $160,000 | paid | Off-the-shelf software solution that solves data integration and security problems for industrial businesses | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Maine Shellfish Technologies LLC Scarborough, ME | A | $157,000 | paid | Automatic Deshelling Machine | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Maine Space Grant Consortium Augusta, ME | A | $155,607 | paid | Development of Strategic, Business, Financial and Investment Plans for the Maine SpacePort Complex | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Literacy Tech Inc Lewiston, ME | A | $119,000 | paid | A supplemental web-based application for independent reading in grades 4-12 for students and educators | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Nearpeer Inc Portland, ME | A | $100,000 | paid | Investment raise for 2021+ growth | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Reconnect Inc Portland, ME | A | $100,000 | paid | Electronic Monitoring for the justice system. | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Central Maine Growth Council Waterville, ME | A | $100,000 | paid | Dirigo Labs: Fostering Innovation & Collaboratively Supporting Maine-based Entrepreneurs | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Optimum Imaging Diagnostics Scarborough, ME | A | $100,000 | paid | Rapid Diagnostic for identifying fungal pneumonia | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Maine Center for Entrepreneurs (v) Portland, ME | A | $100,000 | paid | Maine Bioscience Cluster Initiative | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Nd Evergreen LLC Old Town, ME | A | $100,000 | paid | Utilize recovered paper to produce an unbleached baled pulp | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Farmhand Automation Inc Biddeford, ME | A | $100,000 | paid | Autonomous Electric Rover for Automated Carbon Free Farming | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Manufacturers Association of Maine Portland, ME | A | $100,000 | paid | MAME C-19 Countermeasures Program in order to counter the onset of the Covid-19 and the associated shutdown of major portions of the economy | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Bookclubz Inc Camden, ME | A | $100,000 | paid | Web and mobile app for book club management. | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Harvesting Good Yarmouth, ME | A | $96,600 | paid | Create the only at scale green vegetable processing facility in Maine | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Prapela Inc Biddeford, ME | A | $95,000 | paid | Support for FDA clearance of Prapela's Breakthrough Device to Treat Opioid-Exposed Newborns | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | North Spore LLC Westbrook, ME | A | $90,000 | paid | Conduct R&D and commercialization of a proprietary mushroom spawn blend and sterilization process | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Amro Systems LLC Westbrook, ME | A | $76,000 | paid | CARES Act Funding | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Downeast Institute for Applied Research Research and Education Beals, ME | A | $75,000 | paid | Diversifying Shellfish Aquaculture in Maine & Downeast | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Grover Gundilling LLC Oxford, ME | A | $75,000 | paid | Advanced High Speed Machining | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Xylogen Medical LLC Cape Elizabeth, ME | A | $75,000 | paid | Nanocellulose Based Foams for Low-cost Disposable Medical Support and Positioning Applications | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Dermarus Inc South Portland, ME | A | $75,000 | paid | Marin Soothing Hydration Cream Business Growth Stage 2 | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Standard Biocarbon Corporation Portland, ME | A | $75,000 | paid | Building a production facility for biocarbon (aka biochar) which will create Maine forest products using proven, sophisticated technology | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Senscio Systems Inc Boxborough, MA | A | $75,000 | paid | Optimized self-management of complex health using artificial intelligence to integrate medical, non-medical and self-care | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | City of Ellsworth Ellsworth, ME | U | $72,000 | paid | Union River Center for Innovation Implementation | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Maine Farmers Association LLC Portland, ME | A | $70,000 | paid | CARES Act Funding | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Tjh Management Freeport, ME | A | $67,000 | paid | CARES Act Funding | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Three Girls Fishing LLC South Portland, ME | A | $66,000 | paid | CARES Act Funding | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Peregrine Turbine Technologies LLC Wiscasset, ME | A | $64,327 | paid | An innovative thermodynamic cycle for energy conversion using supercritical carbon dioxide and unique heat exchanger design | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Maine Manufacturing Partners LLC Biddeford, ME | A | $63,921 | paid | Development of Joi Scientific Hydrogen 2.0 | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Amplify Inc Yarmouth, ME | A | $60,000 | paid | Additive Manufacturing service provider where we 3D print Titanium Orthopedic implants in Titanium. | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | School Square LLC South Portland, ME | A | $56,000 | paid | Connecting teachers with volunteers who want to help support students' academics and interests | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Coastal Enterprises Inc Brunswick, ME | A | $52,000 | paid | Strategic Partner Pilot Program | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | New England Marine Monitoring Inc Portland, ME | A | $51,556 | paid | Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Video Processing Workflows to Reduce Operational Costs | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Caron Engineering Inc Wells, ME | A | $50,167 | paid | Develop a series of complex algorithms to accurately detect harmful chatter on CNC (computer numerical control) machines and inform the end-users that it has occurred. | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Farmdrop Cape Elizabeth, ME | A | $50,000 | paid | Inventory management, marketing and distribution automations | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | J Schatz Inc Boothbay Harbor, ME | A | $50,000 | paid | CARES Act Funding | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Cureous Innovations Inc New Gloucester, ME | A | $50,000 | paid | Health information technology company dedicated to improving health, wellness, and care experiences through sophisticated applications of data and technology | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Go Lab Inc Belfast, ME | A | $50,000 | paid | New equipment and manufacturing facility | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Gulf of Maine Sashimi Portland, ME | A | $50,000 | paid | Gulf of Maine Sashimi, Inc. Growth Investment | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Cox Machine Searsmont, ME | A | $49,334 | paid | CARES Act Funding | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Springtide Seaweed LLC Gouldsboro, ME | A | $45,000 | paid | IMPC Robotic Vascular Wire | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Snowy Farms Inc Topsham, ME | A | $44,000 | paid | CARES Act Funding | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Yottaram LLC Buxton, ME | A | $40,000 | paid | eMoods Insights Enterprise Portal for Medical Practices | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Maine Sustainable Agriculture Society Cape Elizabeth, ME | A | $34,000 | paid | Sustainable Year Round Agriculture Cluster Initiative | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Ocean Approved LLC Saco, ME | A | $30,000 | paid | Creating amore efficient and innovative kelp processing infrastructure | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Visible Logic Inc Portland, ME | A | $25,000 | paid | Interactive Branding Report Development and Marketing | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Chattabot Inc Falmouth, ME | A | $25,000 | paid | Digital Employees For Hospitality & Dental | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Shellfish Solutions Castine, ME | A | $25,000 | paid | Tide To Table Traceability and Marketing for Maine Seafood | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Yarn Corporation Portland, ME | A | $25,000 | paid | Driftspace Go To Market | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Torque Inc Falmouth, ME | A | $25,000 | paid | Develop and Deploy Complex Cloud Software. Without DevOps. On any cloud. | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Codeweaving Inc Dresden, ME | A | $25,000 | paid | The Slicpix Marketing Solution | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Bbk Investments LLC Saco, ME | A | $25,000 | paid | UV Conveyor Sanitizer | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | In Situ Innovations LLC South Portland, ME | A | $25,000 | paid | Improving the high U.S. maternal mortality and morbidity rate, as 60% of the causes of mortality could be impacted by inadequate nurse staffing levels in hospitals | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Postcards for Parents LLC Portland, ME | A | $25,000 | paid | Personalized parenting information and support at scale, using digital delivery powered by machine learning and AI | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Aurora Mills and Farms LLC Linneus, ME | A | $25,000 | paid | Adding color sorters to enhance Maines competitive edge in food, seed, and emerging crop markets. | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Goodfocus LLC Freeport, ME | A | $25,000 | paid | Virtual game-like experiences that help online collaborators refocus their creative energy for more productive results | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Portland Fish Exchange Inc Portland, ME | A | $25,000 | paid | Oyster Grading Service | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Code Maine Coding Academy Abbot, ME | A | $25,000 | paid | Code Maine Coding Academy Full Cohort Initiative | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Sweet Monkey Business LLC Northport, ME | A | $25,000 | paid | CARES Act Funding | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Optimize Project Management LLC Veazie, ME | A | $25,000 | paid | 3D Printed Bio-Based Homes | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Pk Floats Inc Lincoln, ME | A | $25,000 | paid | Developed a new amphibious seaplane float for the fastest growing segment of general aviation | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Gws LLC Stonington, ME | A | $25,000 | paid | Ergonomic task stool with the seat made from post-consumer recycled plastic and wood composite | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Thermal Fabrication Inc New Gloucester, ME | A | $25,000 | paid | CARES Act Funding | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Salmonics LLC Georgetown, ME | A | $25,000 | paid | Manufacture of fibronectin from aquaculture salmon blood for use in biomedical applications | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Xr Center LLC Westbrook, ME | A | $25,000 | paid | Maine Advanced Visualization and Research Center | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Medallion Bioplastics LLC Portland, ME | A | $25,000 | paid | Development of Biodegradable 4-Pack Can Carriers for Maine Craft Brewery Owners | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Flavr Labs Inc Ellsworth, ME | A | $25,000 | paid | FlaVR Spoon for taste stimulation | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Muddy River Farm Aquaponics Topsham, ME | A | $24,999 | paid | The final design, construction, and field testing of a new eDNA sensor currently under development that will be used in the Saltonstall-Kennedy remote sensing network | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Huga Heat LLC Southport, ME | A | $24,826 | paid | Huga Heated Cushions - Scaling to support local restaurants | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Johnny's Selected Seeds Winslow, ME | A | $24,000 | paid | An efficient greens spinner for improving food safety and increasing profitability for small to mid-size farms | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Lockbqx LLC Portland, ME | A | $23,763 | paid | FinTech Web platform where we sell security deposit replacement to multiunit tenants & owners | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | I-Tell Alert LLC Winthrop, ME | A | $22,675 | paid | i-Tell Alert 'Smart Walker' | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Sklaza LLC Portland, ME | A | $21,700 | paid | Online community marketplace where college students can buy and sell items from their classmates exclusively on their own campus | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Maine Aquaculture Association Hallowell, ME | A | $20,000 | paid | Improve our understanding of potential inland and nontraditional markets for Maine-produced aquaculture seafood, including as assessment of the seafood supply chain, which seeks synergies between aquaculture and wild-capture seafood | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | American Mass Timber Owls Head, ME | A | $20,000 | paid | Single Family Housing Made Affordable Using Mass Timber and Off-Site Construction | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Soft Robotic Angiography LLC Portland, ME | A | $20,000 | paid | Prototype an innovative software platform for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Lief LLC St George, ME | A | $19,921 | paid | Aims to solve the childcare undersupply crisis by leveraging the efficiencies of shared care and technology to match like-minded families and place quality, trained providers in the home | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Park Hill LLC Scarborough, ME | A | $19,900 | paid | More efficient than the existing accordion as it seals completely and keeps cool air in and hot air out along with dust, wind and bugs | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Zongo Technologies Inc Freeport, ME | A | $19,500 | paid | StashUp | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Tidal Bore Scarborough, ME | A | $18,088 | paid | Bicycle taillight with embedded computer vision to detect and alert approaching vehicles | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Rentscore LLC Lewiston, ME | A | $17,000 | paid | A platform where landlords can screen and accept tenants applications easily based on our unique rental history score | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Hussey Medical LLC Waterville, ME | A | $16,250 | paid | Ostomy Sensor - Round 2 | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Monson Community Solar LLC Monson, ME | A | $16,000 | paid | CARES Act Funding | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Moda Electronics LLC Gorham, ME | A | $15,000 | paid | Develop a small engine control system, The Ecogenizer to improve fuel economy | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Abundance Works LLC Bar Harbor, ME | A | $13,615 | paid | Small Business Academy | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Clique in Style LLC Lisbon Falls, ME | A | $13,195 | paid | Interactive online platform that gives to-be-brides the opportunity to shop local for their bridal party across the country | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Silvex Inc Westbrook, ME | A | $13,100 | paid | Process Development for hard-anodic tan colored coatings for defense markets | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Scribe Automation Corp Freeport, ME | A | $12,806 | paid | Machine learning-based software helps you articulate the vision for your company, translate it into a design aesthetic with logos, fonts, and colors, and launch it online | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Tethys Research LLC Bangor, ME | A | $12,200 | paid | Enzymes that Improve Yield, Quality and Environmental Performance in Pulp and Paper Mills | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Panda Rocket Punch LLC Old Orchard Beach, ME | A | $12,000 | paid | Project simulator that models the flow of work through a system allowing project managers to better understand different scenarios that may affect their project plan | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Wisewater Agriculture & Innovation LLC Jay, ME | A | $12,000 | paid | CARES Act Funding | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Casco Systems LLC Cumberland, ME | A | $10,000 | paid | Smart Grid R&D Laboratory Expansion | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Match2play LLC Portland, ME | A | $10,000 | paid | Virtual community designed exclusively to support the well-being of families | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Kind Mind LLC Falmouth, ME | A | $9,567 | paid | Kind Mind: A SELf-care curriculum for lifelong resilience | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Unity, ME | A | $9,500 | paid | Technical Support to Maine's Organic Entrepreneurs | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Durabike LLC South Portland, ME | A | $8,995 | paid | DuraBike's mission is to support service members around the world with commercial-grade bicycling equipment | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | The Good Man's Ranch Eagle Lake, ME | A | $7,170 | paid | CARES Act Funding | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Energanics LLC Biddeford, ME | A | $6,000 | paid | Renewable Composting, turning Waste to Watts | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Polymer Laboratories & Solutions LLC Lewiston, ME | A | $5,917 | paid | To utilize rejected shoe soles and other articles from polyurethane and injection molding process | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | Mustdeliver Inc Bangor, ME | A | $5,362 | paid | Digital freight marketplace serving independent owner operator drivers on one side and small to medium sized shippers on the other. | 202211199349300821 |
| 2021 | River Joiner & the Homestead Store Columbia, ME | A | $5,202 | paid | CARES Act Funding | 202211199349300821 |
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