October 15, 2020–FAME announced today that Initial Matching Grant eligibility for Alfond Grant recipients will be extended through 2021. Read more »
February 11, 2020—In December 2019, legislation was signed into law that made changes affecting Section 529 accounts, including NextGen 529. Read more »
Ushering in 2020, a new decade, and to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of NextGen 529, the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) is announcing updated Grants for Maine residents. Read more »
October 17, 2019- Matching grants for Maine residents are changing January 1, 2020, for calendar year 2020. Changes will be made to the Initial Matching Grant, the NextStep Matching Grant and the Automated Funding Grant. Read more »
September 26, 2019— The Alfond Scholarship Foundation (ASF) and the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) announced today at Sabattus Primary School in Androscoggin County and at Fort Fairfield Elementary School in Aroostook County, the continuation of its joint Invest in ME Kindergarten program. Read more »
August 9, 2019— FAME announced today that it is awarding a $20,000 scholarship prize to eighteen-month-old Newcomb Stevens IV, of Saco, Maine, as part of the Invest in ME 20th Anniversary Sweepstakes. He is the child of Newcomb Stevens III and Katrina Records. Read more »
January 20, 2019— FAME announced today its $20,000 Invest in ME 20th Anniversary Sweepstakes – awarding its biggest scholarship prize ever – to kick off its year-long 20th anniversary celebration of helping Maine families save for college and other post-secondary education opportunities. Read more »
November 27, 2018- In December 2017, Congress passed legislation that made changes affecting Section 529 accounts, including NextGen 529. Read more »
October 31, 2017 – This holiday season, it is easier to give the gift of college. Online gift contributions can be made through the Gift of College, an online registry that links gifts to 529 college savings accounts, including the NextGen College Investing Plan®. Or, they can pick up a Gift of College gift card at Toys R Us and Babies R Us retail stores. Read more »
April 4, 2016– Nearly 16,000 Maine families will receive over $4.2 million in grants. FAME announced today that 2015 was a record-breaking year for Maine residents who received matching grants based on their contributions to a NextGen College Investing Plan® account. Read more »
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