Community Foundation of Frederick County accepting Applications for Strategic Grants

Deadline: 15-Aug-20

The Community Foundation of Frederick County is accepting applications for the FY2021 Strategic Grants.

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This grant cycle allows applicants to apply for grants to support services related to the Community Foundation’s 2019 Strategic Initiatives. Multiple applications are permitted.

Outcomes

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To apply for funding under these Strategic Initiatives, applicants must identify project or service outcomes for programs, organizations, or systems that address:

Supporting families with children
Continue or increase opportunities for all families with children to thrive in Frederick County
Continue or increase stability and opportunities for growth in families with children whose household earnings are below the ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) threshold
Preparing for a growing aging population
Continue or increase ability for seniors to age in place in the most optimal and appropriate environment
Continue or increase access to information and resources on aging for current seniors, rising seniors, and their caregivers
Responding to Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
Continue or increase access to timely and qualified treatment and recovery options for individuals experiencing SUD
Continue or increase provision of SUD-related education and prevention programs
Continue or increase capacity for collecting and analyzing data related to people impacted by SUD and the programs that serve them
Funding Information

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A total of at least $280,000 will be available for grantmaking
Minimum request: $1,000
Duration

Grants must be used during the period of November 1, 2020 through March 31, 2022.

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Eligibility Criteria

The Community Foundation administers grants to organizations providing direct benefits to Frederick County, Maryland. All applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements to be considered for a grant.
The applicant must be:
An already existing nonprofit, 501c3 organization in good standing with the IRS.
A government/quasi-governmental agency applying for an extraordinary project that is not funded by tax revenue.
A religious organization requesting funding for non-sectarian activities.
A civic group that is not a 501c3 organization requesting funding for a community cause.
Required Financial Information

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In addition, grant applications must include financial information for the applicant as a whole.

Applicants with annual charitable contributions less than $300,000 are required to complete a prescribed financial form as part of the grant application. Faith-based applicants and applicants who are chapters of a “parent” organization must also complete this financial form if they do not have their own audit or independent financial review. Quasi-government agencies applying must also complete the prescribed financial form.
Applicants with charitable contributions over $300,000 but less than $750,000 must upload a financial review performed by an independent certified public accountant within the last year.
Applicants with charitable contributions over $750,000 must upload their most current audit performed by an independent certified public accountant.
For more information, visit https://www.frederickcountygives.org/Grants-Scholarships/Grants