Community Foundation Announces FY2020 Strategic Grant Application

The Community Foundation of Frederick County announces its FY2020 dates for strategic grant applications and information sessions.

Applications for strategic grants will be accepted July 15, 2019 through August 15, 2019. This grant cycle will allow organizations to apply for program grants to support services related to the Community Foundation’s 2011 Strategic Initiatives and/or to apply for planning grants to support capacity building related to the Community Foundation’s 2019 Strategic Initiatives.

Applications from organizations applying for funding under the 2011 Strategic Initiatives will be considered to support programs in the areas of health care, school readiness for children age birth through 5, and preventing and reducing homelessness. FY2020 is the final year in which strategic grants will support these projects.

Applications from organizations applying for funding under the 2019 Strategic Initiatives should focus on program or system capacity-building that address supporting families with children, the growing aging population, and substance use disorder.

All grant applications are made through the Community Foundation’s online application process, and details, including capacity-building definitions, can be found at www.FrederickCountyGives.org/grants.

To be eligible to apply, an organization must certify it is one of the following and in good-standing: a 501(c)(3) nonprofit; a government agency applying for an extraordinary project that is not funded by tax revenue; a religious organization requesting funding for non-sectarian activities; or a civic group that is not a 501(c)(3) requesting funding for a community cause. As a leader in grant and scholarship funding, The Community Foundation of Frederick County has given back more than $58 million to the community since 1986. To learn more about how the Community Foundation impacts Frederick County, visit www.FrederickCountyGives.org .