The FY24 Community Grants review and awarding process is complete with Notification Letters sent to all applicants. The Office of Grants Management (OGM) received over 310 applications with the value of requests totaling nearly $50 million with less than six million available for awards; an 8.5 to one ratio of requests received to funds available. The full list of award winners in pdf format may be downloaded here.
Montgomery County and the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County (HOC) have launched the Nonprofit Preservation Fund (NPF) to preserve affordable housing. The NPF will be funded with $50 million by Fiscal Year 2025 to provide low-interest interim loans to support nonprofit developers and HOC in acquiring and preserving naturally occurring affordable housing (NOAH).
The Montgomery County Council’s public hearing on the Great Seneca Plan, Connecting Life & Science, is on June 12 at 7 p.m. at The Universities at Shady Grove. To testify at a Council public hearing and submit written, audio or video testimony, please use the following link: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/testify.html, or call 240-777-7803.
IRA Direct Pay Webinar for Maryland Tax Exempt Entities
The Inflation Reduction Act is the largest investment in clean energy in U.S. history. Most of the investment comes through tax incentives. Under a novel provision known as “direct pay” or “elective pay”, tax exempt entities can benefit from these tax incentives.
Easter Seals DC VA MD Celebrates 20 Years of Advocacy for Disability and Military Communities.
County Executive Marc Elrich has appointed Easterseals Cohen Clinic Director Grace Caulfield to the Commission on Veterans Affairs, bringing an expert voice in high-quality, accessible veterans mental healthcare to the Commission. As director of the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Easterseals, Caulfield has successfully worked with prominent veteran and military leaders to ensure veterans quickly receive help at Easterseals.
Maryland Market Rate and Cost of Care Survey
The Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Early Childhood is requesting your help to estimate the cost of child care, both current costs and the “true cost” for a financially sustainable child care program. This survey is being conducted by a non-profit organization, Prenatal to Five Fiscal Strategies.