Grant opportunities for food assistance partners:
- Impact 100 DC Grant: Grants are available for organizations working in one or more of the focus areas of Impact 100 (Arts & Culture, Education, Environment, Family, or Health & Wellness).
- Deadline for grant proposals is March 8, 2021.
- Garden Grant Program: The grant provides $3,000 to support a new or existing edible educational garden at a K-12 school or non-profit organization.
- The application opens on February 15th, 2021 and closes on March 31st, 2021.
- Community Food Projects (CFP) Competitive Grants Program: The purpose of the grant is to fight food insecurity through developing community food projects that help promote self-sufficiency of low-income communities.
- The deadline to apply is May 4th, 2021.
- Reopen Montgomery County Grant: The grants will reimburse Montgomery County businesses and nonprofits for expenses incurred to comply with State and County reopening requirements.
- Grants up to $5,000 still available to provide assistance to small businesses and nonprofits: Montgomery County businesses that have purchased items they need to comply with State and County regulations to protect the public health are encouraged to apply.
- The W. K. Kellogg Foundation: Accepts healthy kids and community/civic engagement grant applications throughout the year with no submission deadline.
- Nonprofit, Interest Free, Micro Bridge Loan Account (NIMBL): This interest-free, micro bridge loan program and fund supports the operations of nonprofit entities. The program is administered by the Maryland Nonprofit Development Center and the Maryland Department of Commerce.
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The program provides short-term financing support to qualifying nonprofit entities between the award date of a government contract and the actual receipt date of those awarded funds.
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Application accepted on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis.
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- Open Road Alliance Charitable Grants: This grant is for organizations engaging in direct COVID-19 response. They will prioritize organizations and activities that have a clear and direct role in ‘flattening the curve’ and thus limiting, shortening, or minimizing the economic and social, as well as health effects of the pandemic.
- Organizations can apply for up to $100,000 and can cover any geography and any sector, providing they can demonstrate that they are directly contributing to ‘flattening the curve’ in their community.
Grant opportunities for food businesses and farms:
- The James Beard Foundation Food and Beverage Investment Fund for Black and Indigenous Americans: This is a new grant initiative to provide financial resources for food or beverage businesses that are majority-owned by Black or Indigenous individuals.
- Application deadline is Friday, January 22, 2021.
- Neighborhood Events Matching Funds Grant Program: This program is administered by the five Regional Service Offices to promote community engagement, encourage capacity building, networking, and stimulate the local economy.
- Funding Cycle: July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021
- COVID-19 Layoff Aversion Fund: Governor Larry Hogan and the Maryland Department of Labor have launched the new COVID-19 Layoff Aversion Fund, which is designed to support businesses undergoing economic stresses due to the pandemic by preventing or minimizing the duration of unemployment resulting from layoffs. The award (up to $50,000 per applicant), will be a quick deployable benefit and customizable to the specific needs of your business to minimize the need for layoffs.