The Horizon Foundation is requesting proposals for its 2025 Food Insecurity & Nutrition Grant Program.
Donor Name: The Horizon Foundation
State: Maryland
County: Howard County (MD)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/17/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Horizon Foundation fight for equitable and compassionate health and mental health care, access to affordable and safe homes, a community where healthy food is accessible and affordable and where all residents can generate and pass down wealth. mission is to work side by side with community to build power, power, advocate for policy change and dismantle structural racism to achieve better health for everyone in Howard County and greater Maryland.
The Horizon Foundation also recognize that they can’t do this work alone. Foundation value the community partners and believe that together they can make big change happen in Howard County and greater Maryland. Foundation seek to work with partners that are committed to and/or working toward the goals below.
- Are community led. Foundation recognizes that community leadership and expertise are necessary to address health and racial inequities and that they are closest to the issues and solutions. Partners will demonstrate and use community wisdom, expertise, and leadership.
- Build power. Foundation recognizes that building power within communities most impacted by systemic racial inequities will address a history of exclusion and marginalization. Foundation aims to build the voice, leadership, and engagement of African American, Asian American, Hispanic, and Native American communities.
- Dismantle structural racism within organizations and institutions. Foundation seeks partners that will change the status quo and erase long-standing structural inequities that exist across the community institutions of power.
- Mobilize for policy change. Foundation seeks partners that advocate for policy change at the local, state, and regional levels. Foundation recognize that this type of systemic change takes long-term solutions, and they seek to work with partners over a period of time to build the base, create policy wins, and catalyze sustained movements.
- Embody effective stewardship. Foundation seeks partners who use disaggregated data and use internal systems to foster learning and accountability of racial equity outcomes. Partners can demonstrate policies and practices that reflect organizational and fiscal health.
Funding Information
The Horizon Foundation expects to fund at least 5 committed organizations between $15,000-$20,000 each.
Grant Period
The grant period for grantees is from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
- Proposals will be accepted from organizations that envision a Howard County free from systemic inequities, where all people can live abundant and healthy lives.
- Organizations must be: (a) tax-exempt under IRS Section 501(c)3 or (b) have a fiscal sponsor that is tax-exempt under IRS Section 501(c)3.
For more information, visit The Horizon Foundation.
