ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine announced today that it has been awarded a $6.9 million research infrastructure improvement grant from the National Science Foundation’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF EPSCoR). UMaine is investing a 50 percent match ($3.45 million) for this project through the Maine Economic Improvement Fund, the state’s appropriation read more $6.9 Million Federal Grant Will Build Bioproducts Research at UMaine