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WorkSource Montgomery: Workforce Recovery Network Request for Proposal

• new funding opportunity for nonprofits  that deliver workforce development services to Montgomery County Residents.
• Funded by the American Rescue Plan Act, WSM has released the .
• In this first year of funding, WorkSource Montgomery has $1 Million available and anticipates award amounts ranging from $25,000 to $100,000. Requests over $100,000 will not be reviewed and scored. Click here for more information.

Montgomery County Community Grants: FY23 Nonprofit Cost Sharing Capital Grant

• The Montgomery County Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Nonprofit Cost Sharing Capital Grant application is open for submissions. Applications are due February 14, 2022 at 9am.
• There is a simplified Cost Sharing Capital Grants application process for FY23. While nonprofit Cost Sharing Capital Grants have been awarded in the past without a one-to-one match, projects that secure matching funding have traditionally received more awards.

The Greater Washing Community Foundation: The David Bradt Nonprofit Education Fund

• The David Bradt Nonprofit Leadership Award will grant between $5,000 to $15,000 for leaders to participate in professional development programs that will enhance their leadership, creative thinking, strategy, and management skills.
• The selection committee will have a two-stage process. The first step is to submit a Letter of Interest using the online form by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 22.

DHHS: 2023 Community Services Grants Program

• The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services is now accepting applications for the FY 2023 Community Services Grants Program.  The deadline for submission of the FY 2023 applications is January 28, 2022.

Impact 100 DC

• The grant application is open until February 10. Click here for more information.

City of Gaithersburg: Community Service and Educational Support Grants

• The City of Gaithersburg will be offering 1-year Community Service Grant awards with the option to award for an additional year, as well as 1-year Youth Enrichment Grant awards.

The Tory Burch Foundation & Fearless Fund: Women of Color Grant Program

• They will award up to 150 deserving small businesses $10,000- $20,000. In addition, you will be awarded access to a peer network to help you continue to build and grow your business. Don’t miss your chance! Complete the entry form by February 9, 2022,

Interested in preparing the next generation for the workforce and growing your talent pool? Consider hosting a rising MCPS 2022-2023 juniors or seniors through the Summer RISE program where you can meet student(s) in your industry from July 5th-29th.

• Imagining Relational Infrastructures (The Nonprofit Quarterly, December 21)
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Work in 2021 (Society for Human Resource Management, December 29)
• Nonprofits Struggle in the Face of COVID-19 (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, December 27)
• Reports of the nonprofit sector’s death are greatly exaggerated (Nonprofit AF, January 10)
• 6 managerial skills you need to be a great boss (Fast Company, January 10)

• How the pandemic changed priorities and goal setting for 2022 (Fast Company, December 31)
• 4 leadership trends to watch in 2022 (Fast Company, December 30)
• BIPOC Nonprofit Leaders Deserve Better from Philanthropy (The Nonprofit Quarterly, December 16)

The City of Rockville’s Human Rights Commission hosts an event for MLK Jr. Day and gives out two awards. (1) A high school student who lives in or attends school in Rockville and has worked to fulfill King’s dream in their school or the community will receive the Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Award. (2) An individual, organization or business that has helped to improve the lives of people with disabilities in the City of Rockville, such as through efforts to improve accessibility or raise public awareness, will receive the F. Michael Taff Award.

Find and submit nomination forms by December 5.