United Way Of Central MD Accepting Applications For Neighborhood Grant Program

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The United Way of Central Maryland is offering grants of up to $10,000 to tiny nonprofit organizations crossed the portion that moving straight with neighborhoods.

The grants are designed for organizations with an operating fund of little than $500,000 and tin spell toward projects to fortify vicinity spaces, socially link neighbors oregon boost the interaction of section leaders.

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“Last year’s Neighborhood Grant programme allowed america to enactment with respective caller organizations, providing enactment to communities and groups we had not had the accidental to enactment with successful the past,” said Franklyn Baker, president and CEO of United Way of Central Maryland. “We besides continued and expanded relationships with organizations we cognize well. The epoch of prescriptive solutions and top-down philanthropy is over.”

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Launched successful 2020, United Way of Central Maryland Neighborhood Grants programme provides betwixt $2,500 and $10,000 successful backing for the projects.

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Applications are owed Monday, Nov. 22. Interested organizations are encouraged to enactment successful a Zoom accusation league hosted by the United Way connected Oct. 28.

CBS Baltimore Staff