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Building Partnerships: Engaging with Communities to Reduce Gun Violence Through a Public Health Lens RFA (Deadline: April 30th)

The Maryland Department of Health will award $200,000 to an organization to lead a statewide community engagement campaign around gun violence, including planning and executing a day-long summit, to inform the state’s gun violence prevention strategic plan development. The grant period will be June 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. To apply, visit bit.ly/Engaging-Communities-to-Reduce-Gun-Violence by April 30, 2025.

Community Schools Rental Assistance Program (Deadline: May 1st - Apply Here)

Applications are open for the Community Schools Rental Assistance Program, which is administered by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DCHD). The new program, established during the 2024 Legislative Session and administered by the Department’s Division of Homeless Solutions, provides emergency rental assistance to eligible student households enrolled in Maryland community schools who are experiencing housing instability and homelessness. The NOFO…

Governor Moore Announces Inaugural ENOUGH Grant Awardees

Published: 12/12/2024

ANNAPOLIS, MD - Governor Wes Moore today announced the inaugural grant awardees of the Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) initiative, a first-of-its-kind, community-based strategy to address concentrated child poverty in Maryland. The $13.1 million in grants will fund 27 entities across all 12 statutorily eligible counties, part of the historic $20 million in total investment to support communities most in need as they work in partnership to develop solutions to deeply rooted challenges.

“We know that there are many root causes of child poverty – and the solutions are unique to the challenges on the ground,” said Gov. Moore. “So we are directly partnering in the work to create safe and thriving communities; support healthy and economically secure families; and ensure access to high-quality education. Because partnership produces progress – and nothing else does.”

Bridging a diverse set of organizations,…