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Maryland Capacity Building Grants

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$500,000
Appalachian Regional Commission
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jun 2, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations in economically distressed areas of the Appalachian Region to enhance their capacity through training, strategic planning, and community-led initiatives for sustainable economic growth.

Capacity Building
Nonprofits
IDEA Grants
$5,000
Ausherman Family Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 7, 2025

This grant provides financial and capacity-building support to Black-led nonprofits in Frederick County, Maryland, to enhance their community impact and promote equity.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Nonprofits
General Operating Support Grants
$50,000
Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jan 31, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to small and mid-sized nonprofit arts and humanities organizations in Montgomery County, Maryland, to help cover their everyday operating costs and promote community engagement.

Arts
Nonprofits
Maryland Spay and Neuter Grants Program
$75,000
Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA)
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jan 15, 2026

This program provides funding to Maryland local governments and nonprofit organizations to increase spay and neuter services for pets in low-income communities and to manage free-roaming community cats, ultimately reducing animal overpopulation and euthanasia rates.

Animal Welfare
Nonprofits
National Trust Preservation Funds (NTPF)
$5,000
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 21, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to local nonprofits and public agencies in designated U.S. states to initiate and promote community-driven historic preservation projects.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Community Power Grantmaking Program
$75,000
A Foundation for Radical Possibility
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 22, 2025

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations led by Black people and those of the global majority in the Washington, DC area, focusing on innovative and disruptive efforts to advance racial justice and community self-determination.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Nonprofits
Museum Assistance Program Grants
$20,000
Maryland Historical Trust (MHT)
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 6, 2026

This program provides operational funding to nonprofit museums and local governments in Maryland to enhance their sustainability and preserve access to the state's historical and cultural resources.

Arts
Nonprofits
Capacity Building Grant Program
$150,000
Chesapeake Bay Trust
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jun 5, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to small nonprofits and local governments in the Chesapeake Bay region to strengthen their organizational capacity and enhance community and environmental initiatives.

Capacity Building
Nonprofits
GoodUse Program to help Nonprofits Improve Facility Efficiency
$100,000
Southface Institute
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Apr 3, 2025

This program provides matching funds to nonprofit organizations in specific U.S. regions for energy efficiency upgrades to their existing buildings, helping them save on utility costs and enhance sustainability.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Wild East Action Fund –
$75,000
Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jun 23, 2025

This grant provides funding to government entities and nonprofit organizations for projects that protect land, enhance community resilience, and support conservation planning in the Appalachian Trail region.

Natural Resources
Nonprofits