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Participate in the MCPS Back-to-School Fair

2023-07-18T11:22:52-04:00July 18th, 2023|Events, MoCo|

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is accepting applications from eligible organizations who want to host a resource table at the 2023 Back-to-School Fair. The annual event will be held on Saturday, August 26, 2023, from 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m., at Westfield Wheaton, 11160 Veirs Mill Road, Wheaton, MD 20902. All MCPS students and their families will be invited to kick off the new school year at the Fair.

WHY IT MATTERS: The event is a wonderful opportunity for families to learn about the school system and county programs and services, while enjoying free music, entertainment, giveaways, children’s activities, health screenings and more, to include free immunizations.

IMPORTANT DETAILS

  • Please email askmcps@mcpsmd.org to learn how to submit a formal request for a vendor application.
  • Deadline: To be eligible for listing in our program and event directory map, prospective vendors must apply by Wednesday, July 19 with all required documentation.
QUESTIONS? Please email Sarah Siddons or TerriAnn Brennan.

Grants & Funding Opportunities

2023-07-18T11:19:12-04:00July 18th, 2023|Grants & Funding|

Asian American Health Initiative
FY2023 Healthy Communities Fund

The Asian American Health Initiative has determined that sustained funding is needed to facilitate community-based organizations (CBOs) and faith-based organizations (FBOs) providing linguistically and culturally appropriate services to the diverse Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in Montgomery County, Maryland. The Asian American Health Initiative has launched Healthy Communities Fund to accomplish this goal. In partnership with the Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County Maryland Inc. (PCC), AAHI and PCC seek to fund programs in behavioral health, senior wellness, and health & social support services.

For more information click here.

Montgomery County Office of Grants Management
FY24 Community Grants

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. 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.

  • All up-to-date information is posted on the FY24 Community Grants page.
  • Click here to download the full FY24 Community Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity document.
Applicant Training Notice: OGM is providing a series of four trainings specific to each Task, focused on more detailed explanations of the Task, optional templates, and past Review Committee feedback on what they felt was useful. Each training session will be recorded and available at the links below.

Greater Washington Community Foundation
Sharing Montgomery – Summer 2023 

The Sharing Montgomery Fund is focused on addressing urgent community needs, advancing economic justice, and, ultimately, working to close the racial/ethnic wealth gap which undermines the health and stability of our entire community. The Community Foundation is hosting an informational webinar for applicants on Thursday, July 20 at 3pm.

Interested organizations must complete all the fields in the application form by 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 3, 2023. Learn more here.

FY2024 Community Grants Applications Now Open

2023-06-29T19:20:13-04:00June 29th, 2023|Grants & Funding|

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:

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.

Press Release: Nonprofit Montgomery to Host Paul Monteiro

2023-06-06T10:15:03-04:00June 6th, 2023|Uncategorized|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 6, 2023
CONTACT: connect@nonprofitmoco.org

NONPROFIT MONTGOMERY TO HOST PAUL MONTEIRO, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SERVICE AND CIVIC INNOVATION, AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS NEXT WEEK

Rockville, MD – Nonprofit Montgomery will be hosting a listening session for Maryland’s Secretary of the Department of Service and Civic Innovation, Paul Monteiro. Monteiro will have the opportunity to hear from nonprofit leaders and students from the John F. Kennedy High School Leadership Training Institute who supported the SERVE ACT legislation, Governor Moore’s “service year option,” earlier this year.

The students and nonprofit leaders representing SGAP Leaders, the Student Conservation Association, Inc. National Capital Region, Service Year Alliance, and the Association for Student Conduct Administration will engage in a dialogue and provide recommendations regarding the implementation of Maryland’s service year program.

The Department of Service and Civic Innovation plans to launch the first cohort of this program this fall with at least 200 participants, expanding to 2,000 over the next four years. Participants will be paid $15/hour during their service job training and mentorship.

For more information about Nonprofit Montgomery and its programs and services, please visit www.nonprofitmoco.org.

Job Opportunities

2023-06-02T12:08:54-04:00June 2nd, 2023|Job Opportunities|

Nature Forward: Conservation Director
Junior Achievement of Greater Washington: Human Resources Coordinator, Director of Development, and Manger of Operations
Jubilee Associate of Maryland: Quality Assurance and Compliance Manager
CREATE Arts Center: Executive Director 
Healthcare Initiative Foundation: Director of Grants and Community Impact
WorkSource Montgomery: Communications Lead
Primary Care Coalition: Senior Director, Health Care Access

Job Opportunities

2023-05-30T09:36:47-04:00May 30th, 2023|Job Opportunities|

Nature Forward: Conservation Director
Junior Achievement of Greater Washington: Human Resources Coordinator, Director of Development, and Manger of Operations
Jubilee Associate of Maryland: Quality Assurance and Compliance Manager
CREATE Arts Center: Executive Director 
Healthcare Initiative Foundation: Director of Grants and Community Impact
WorkSource Montgomery: Communications Lead
Primary Care Coalition: Senior Director, Health Care Access

Grants & Funding Opportunities

2023-05-30T09:35:52-04:00May 30th, 2023|Grants & Funding|

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.

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