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Libra Future Fund has expanded the applicant age range to 18-29. We hope that this change will make LFF financing available to more young Mainers across the state. 

Applicants seeking a Libra Future Fund Grant must be between the ages of 18 and 29 and reside in Maine at least 8 months per year. Applicants originally from Maine, but who are attending school out of state, are also eligible to apply. Grants typically range from $3,000–$5,000.     

Libra Future Fund has three application rounds per year. The deadlines are: April 1st,  July 1st, and November 1st.

To apply for funding through the LFF, applicants must complete the LFF's standard two-page application form and the following supplemental materials: 

  1. A project timeline

  2. An annotated budget describing how Libra Future Fund money will be used

  3. A brief but concise narrative providing background information, describing the project's purpose or purposes and outlining the proposed course of action

  4. A current resume

  5. Two written letters of recommendation

All application materials should be submitted prior to the appropriate deadline. Please mail applications to:

Libra Future Fund
P.O. Box 17516
Portland, Maine 04112-8516

After meeting to discuss submitted project proposals, the Board of the LFF contacts selected applicants to arrange interviews.  In these interviews, the Board tries to gain a clearer idea of what the applicant hopes to achieve and how the applicant intends to approach the project.  Final funding decisions will be made based upon these meetings.

Click here to download the standard application form in PDF format.  You may also obtain the form by calling Erik Hayward at (207) 879-6280 or writing to the Fund at the address above.