The Prince George’s County Council Grant Programs address the human, social, education, recreation and service needs central to building and maintaining strong communities.
Donor Name: Prince George’s County Council
State: Maryland
County: Prince George’s County (MD)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline:
- Special Appropriation Grants: 06/02/2023
- Non-Departmental Grants: 05/26/2023
- Stadium Impact Area Mitigation Grants: 06/02/2023
- Domestic Violence Grants: 06/02/2023
Details:
The Prince George’s County Council believes local nonprofits represent an important and critical component of the County’s overall efforts to help address the human, social, education, recreation and service needs central to building and maintaining strong communities.
To provide for greater transparency and full accountability of the Council’s grant fund allocation and designation programs, modifications are continuing to be made to the grant programs processes to further strengthen transparency and ensure the continuing integrity of the Council’s grant programs.
Types of Grants
Each year, through a formal application process, the Prince George’s County Council allocates funds to support non-profit organizations throughout the County in the form of:
- Special Appropriation Grants– Awarded by individual Council Members throughout the Fiscal Year in response to applications received from non-profit organizations.
- Non-Departmental Grants- Only submit an application if notified by letter of tentative grant award.
- Stadium Impact Area Mitigation Grants- Only submit an application if notified by letter of tentative grant award. Stadium Impact Area Mitigation Funds are allocated to nonprofit, charitable, civic, cultural or public organizations impacted by FedEx Field events. Organizations must be located in or provide services within the Stadium Impact Area.
- Domestic Violence Grants – A separate Prince George’s County domestic violence grant application shall be utilized for Organizations applying for a domestic violence grant award.
- The Prince George’s County Council, committed to ending domestic violence and abuse in the County, appropriated $500,000 in FY 2023 in a sixth round of grant funding to support the Council’s Domestic Violence Grant Program.
- The grant program, is a funding resource for programs that serve the following service categories:
- Housing
- Availability/accessibility of safe Housing for survivors of domestic violence.
- Workforce Development
- Focus on helping individuals grow and develop their employment skills which may assist in leaving an abusive situation.
- Counseling/Mental Health Services
- Availability/accessibility of domestic violence counseling and mental health services for survivors, children and abusers.
- Advocacy/Legal Services
- Availability/accessibility to domestic violence victim advocates including legal assistance.
- Housing
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations must be in “Good Standing” with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (MD SDAT)
- Organizations must be registered under the Maryland Solicitations Act, as a charitable organization soliciting in Maryland, with the Office of the Secretary of State.
- When submitting applications for consideration to multiple Council Members each application requires all requested documents.
- All required documents must be submitted each year.
- Submission of a grant application request does not guarantee award of a grant.
- The requested amount for a grant is not guaranteed to be awarded.
- Receipt of a grant in a previous year does not guarantee an award of a grant for the current year.
- Accountability for County funding is required.
- Each program or service must have a measurable/quantifiable outcome that can be reported.
- Organizations must maintain adequate financial records and statements to account for all sources of funding, including County funding, as well as all expenditures.
- Organizations must maintain adequate records and documentation to facilitate an independent audit by a CPA firm or by the Prince George’s County Office of Audits and Investigations.
For more information, visit PGCC.
