Public Service Projects

Grants to Maryland nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and for-profit organizations in eligible regions for programs and projects to benefit low-income individuals and communities. Applicants must contact the funding source in order to submit an application. Funding is intended for activities addressing community services, including crime prevention, employment, child care, drug abuse, health, welfare, energy conservation, education, and recreational needs. Applicants must serve citizens of Baltimore County.

Evaluation of Proposals:

1. The County seeks applications for projects principally serving extremely low, very-low and low income persons and communities. In evaluating applications for funding, the County will give preference to projects that address at least one of the following stated priorities:
1. Programs focused on children, youth and families with particular emphasis on the following:
• Serving residents of multi-family rental properties
• Community-based centers that provide a wide array of services
• Youth risk reduction activities
• Child care centers, including before- and after-school care
2. Workforce development programs for low-income individuals to include job readiness, job search, job training, and job placement, literacy training—financial and skills-based
3. Transportation and mobility linkages
4. Services and adult education for immigrant populations and limited English Proficient populations
5. Activities benefiting people with special needs, including persons with HIV/AIDS, the developmentally disabled, chronically mentally ill, and/or frail elderly.
2. The County will also look favorably upon those projects which:
1. Represent a cooperative effort between the applicant, the community and other private or public partners;
2. Provide documentation of the applicant’s plan for sustaining the project in the future;
3. Incorporate performance measurement indicators and outcomes into the goals of their project; and
4. Leverage other resources for support