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The Office of Grants Management is soliciting grant applications for the County’s FY 2024 Community Grants Program from qualified nonprofit organizations providing direct services to or advocacy for Montgomery County community members.   Both the County Executive’s FY24 Recommended Budget and the County Council’s FY24 Approved Budget (Resolution 20-184) provide $5.75 million to nonprofit organizations for unique, innovative programs to cover special community needs that are not otherwise addressed by other County funding or efforts.  Funding may be awarded to new initiatives or to projects supported by Community Grants in previous fiscal years.  FY24 Community Grants applicants may request funding between $50,000 and $375,000.  The performance period of these grant awards will be from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.  Applicants may submit multi-year funding proposals of up to three (3) years but funding beyond the first 12 months will be contingent on both satisfactory project performance and future Council appropriations.

The target populations for this Grant Program are Montgomery County:

• Youth: $1.5 million is available for programs targeting the needs of the County’s youth community;
• Seniors: $1.5 million is available for programs targeting the needs of the County’s senior community;
• Residents who have Disabilities: $1.5 million is available for programs targeting the needs of County residents who have disabilities; and
• Residents who are members of Underserved Communities: $1,258,128 is available to nonprofit organizations from underserved communities who have unique insights into their local challenges and can develop the best programmatic solutions address them.

Click here to download the full FY24 Community Grants Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) document in .pdf format.

Key dates for this program are:

• Application Opens:  Thursday June 29, 2023
• MS Teams Live Virtual Information Session:  Thursday July 6, 2023 from 1:30 to 3:00 PM (click here to join the event or to view a recording of the event afterwards).
• Application Closes:  Sunday August 6, 2023 at 11:59 PM

Questions about the application process can be directed to Ali, Outgoing Grants Program Manager of the Office of Grants Management, by calling 240-773-3384 or emailing ali.hoy@montgomerycountymd.gov.

City of Gaithersburg 
Mental Health Support for Youth Grant

The City of Gaithersburg is seeking not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) agencies in the Gaithersburg area to apply for FY24 Mental Health Support for Youth Grant. The design of this program funds support to qualifying agencies that provide youth mental health services to City youth. Click here for more information.

Chesapeake Bay Trust
Outreach and Restoration Grant

This grant program encourages outreach, community engagement activities, and on-the-ground restoration projects that increase knowledge, change behavior, and accelerate stewardship of natural resources that involve residents in restoring local green spaces, waterways, and natural resources. Click here to learn more.

USDA
FNS SNAP E&T National Partnership Grants

FNS intends to make available in fiscal year (FY) 2022 approximately $3 million to non-profit organizations with large networks of community colleges or consortia of community colleges with experience providing workforce development services to low-income and low-skilled individuals, including SNAP participants. Grant funds will be used to support new organizational capacity to provide network or consortia members training and other technical assistance so that network or consortia members may become third-party SNAP E&T providers. Click here for more information.

Montgomery County Food Council
is a great resource that lists all news on food such as different food grants, events, and job opportunities! To sign up for their newsletter click here.

MATCH Mini-Grant Application
Community-based, nonprofit environmental justice organizations in the Mid-Atlantic region are encouraged to apply for the 2023 Mid-Atlantic Climate Action Hub Mini-Grant program. These proposed projects should address local climate and environmental injustices in the communities served by the organizations. Environmental justice organizations in New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia are eligible to apply.

Gold Futures Challenge
Asian American Futures and Gold House are proud to host the annual Gold Futures Challenge, an online model for philanthropy that awards ten prizes ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 to AAPI-serving organizations that ensure our communities are Seen, Heard, Empowered, and United.

Every cohort of winners receives invaluable non-cash rewards in addition to the grant. They receive access to technical platforms and become a part of the Gold Futures family of organizations, which includes peer relationships, leadership training, and organizational training. An informational webinar will be on May 17, 2023 at 3pm. Click here for more information.

Montgomery County Government Office of Grants Management: 

FY23 Resident and Community Food Gardening Grant Program
The Montgomery County Office of Food Systems Resilience and the Office of Grants Management are soliciting grant applications for the FY23 Resident and Community Food Gardening Grant Program for qualified nonprofit organizations in Montgomery County that expand resident and community food production capacity as a means of increasing local food security. Award amounts will vary, with a maximum award amount of $15,000.

FY23 Strengthening Support to Migrant and Asylum-Seeking Residents (SSMASR) Grant Program
The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Grants Management are soliciting grant applications for the County’s FY 2023 Strengthening Support to Migrant and Asylum-Seeking Residents (SSMASR) Grant Program from qualified nonprofit organizations providing direct service delivery to new migrant and asylum-seeking populations in the County.