Grants & Funding

Project Grants for Small Arts and Humanities Organizations and Groups provide funding for a wide array of arts and humanities activities that benefit county residents, nurture arts and humanities programs, support innovative and distinctive artistic and scholarly programs by the county’s resident arts and humanities groups and promote direct interaction between artists and scholars and community audiences. The application deadline is September 13.

Wheaton Cultural Project Grants are awards for projects that create impact in the Wheaton community, and provide professional opportunities for artists and scholars to work there. The application deadline is September 18.

The FACES (Freeman Assists Communities with Extra Support) Grant cycle is now open. This grant which targets smaller organizations that are often overlooked by funders, is open to all Montgomery County nonprofits with an operating budget of $750,000 or less. Applications must be submitted online by September 7.

Applications for Montgomery County’s fiscal year 2019 Community Development Block Grant Public Service Grants are due September 15, 2017. Learn more about this opportunity, and view or download the application, at the Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Affairs website here.

Applications for Montgomery County’s fiscal year 2019 Community Development Block Grant Public Service Grants are due September 15, 2017. Learn more about this opportunity, and view or download the application, at the Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Affairs website here.

The Greater Washington Community Foundation has two new grants open to County nonprofits: Donors InVesting in Arts (DIVAs) Giving Circle and the Resilience Fund Call for Ideas. For more information, visit The Community Foundation’s website.

The Community Foundation is accepting Letters of Inquiry applications for the Sharing Montgomery Fund’s FY18 grant cycle. The Sharing Montgomery Fund makes grants to  nonprofits with programs or services which directly serve low-income children, youth, adults, families, and/or seniors living in Montgomery County. Online applications are due by July 14. Click here for more information.

Montgomery County faith-based nonprofits are eligible for a one time grant to be used for security improvements for groups experiencing hate crimes or at significant risk of becoming targets of hate crimes. Applications are due on August 1. Click here for more information.

AARP is accepting grant applications for its 2017 Community Challenge Grant to make communities livable for people of all ages. Applications are due online by July 15. Click here for more information.

The City of Rockville seeks an organization to provide outreach and mental health services for City of Rockville residents sixty (60) years of age or older with mental health needs. Click here for more information.