The Frederick County Community Partnership Grant program awards competitive grants to non-profit organizations serving the needs of county residents.
Donor Name: Frederick County Government
State: Maryland
County: Frederick County (MD)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/16/2022
Size of the Grant: $25,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
These grants can be used for one-time needs or for operating funds. Grants will specifically target County priorities including Senior, Housing and Community needs.
The Community Partnership Grant (CPG) program is an open and competitive process for Frederick County Government to enter into partnership agreements with community 501(c)(3) agencies and organizations to fund identified human needs within Frederick County. The overall goal of the program is to coordinate and align public and non-profit sector resources to create and enhance support services to positively impact children, youth, seniors, and families.
The County seeks applications from eligible entities to address needs in the following specific areas (with examples of previously funded programs):
Priority Area Examples of Funded Initiatives
- Senior Needs
- Age in place services; senior centers and programming; medical/wellness services; “Navigation Specialists” to connect seniors with services/activities; case management; transportation
- Housing Needs
- Homelessness prevention services; expanded shelter operations, especially for families; shelter transition services; shared housing for low income seniors; case management to help reduce duration of homelessness; low-income senior housing repair
- Community Needs
- Affordable mental health services; improved drug abuse prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and/or advocacy services; youth activities that operate in safe and secure out-of-school environments; improved emotional, social, cognitive and physical child/youth development; mentoring, anti-bullying, and leadership skill building; child nutrition programs; Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) informed services.
Funding Information
Grant awards are available in two categories: One-Time Grants (purchase grants) and Operating Grants for direct service.
One-time Grants
These grants fund one-time purchases for something that will directly serve Frederick County residents. Items purchased must support an organization’s provision of direct services to Frederick County citizens, addressing one of the three priority target areas listed above. Purchases could include (but are not limited to) one-time expenses such as a van to provide transportation for a program, child development equipment computer hardware/software for a youth computer lab, etc. One time grants have a maximum cap of $25,000 each. However, organizations cannot use funds in any part for real estate down payments or purchases.
Operating Grants
These grants will support programs and services (offered through nonprofit organizations) that provide direct services to Frederick County citizens. Services must address one of the three priority target areas – Senior Needs, Housing Needs and/or Community Needs. County funds devoted to this grant program are limited. Applicants should recognize that large requests may be difficult to fund and should use their best professional judgment when requesting funding. Applicants should base requests on appropriate and actual expected expenditures – budget documentation will be required.
Project Period
The grant period for the FY24 CPG grants is July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
Criteria
- An applicant must be a 501(c)(3) agency located in Frederick County, Maryland, providing a direct human service to residents living within the County. The County can consider organizations located outside of Frederick County, Maryland for funding only if the organization provides services to Frederick County, Maryland residents.
- Agencies must be in good standing with the IRS (as assessed via GuideStar’s Charity Check), the Maryland Secretary of State’s charitable division, and the Department of Assessment and Taxation’s Maryland Personal Property tax division.
- Agencies must be in compliance with Federal, State and local human rights laws.
- Agencies that previously received a Frederick County grant award or other funding must have met all grant and reporting requirements for the years in which they received funding.
- Each individual applicant (based on a unique federal tax identification number) may submit one (1) one-time grant and one (1) operating grant application, only. Any application submitted by a fiscal sponsor on behalf of another entity through a fiscal sponsorship counts toward the sponsoring agency’s application limit.
For more information, visit Community Partnership Grants.
