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Coverage dated October 13, 2026

First Mainers who received $500 Alfond Grant at birth now putting it toward college

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Nearly 185,000 children have received the grants since the program was started in 2008.

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  1. Maine Public

    First Maine children who received $500 Alfond Grant at birth now using it to pay for college (opens Maine Public)

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    Colleen Quint with the Harold Alfond Scholarship Foundation says 650 kids received the grant during the program's first year, and 75 of them have already been used to pay for higher education.

  2. Bangor Daily News

    First Mainers who received $500 Alfond Grant at birth now putting it toward college (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Nearly 185,000 children have received the grants since the program was started in 2008.

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