CFAAC Grant Opportunities

Help Our Neighbors (HON) Fund: CFAAC provides grants to local nonprofits that assist individuals and families in need by providing emergency assistance, such as covering immediate living expenses like paying rent to prevent eviction, utilities to prevent shut-off, fees for transportation to work or car repair, or for essential medication and medical care to return to or maintain their health. Learn more about Help Our Neighbors.
Application Open: February 20, 2023 | Deadline: March 31, 2023 | Award Size: up to $2,500 | Awards in April 2023

Fund for Anne Arundel: The Fund for Anne Arundel was created to help meet critical needs and improve the quality of life for all county residents, now and in the future. In 2021, the Fund for Anne Arundel will make grants to programs that prioritize the health of children and families. This includes access to physical, mental, and behavioral health programs.  Learn more about Fund For Anne Arundel.
Application Open: March 20, 2023 | Deadline: April 28, 2023 | Award Size: $25,000 to $50,000 | Awards in July 2023

Grants 4 Teachers: Grants 4 Teachers funds highly creative ideas that otherwise would be impossible to implement in the classroom due to school system funding constraints. We want to help fund teachers' creative ideas to stimulate and inspire our students’ learning. Learn more about Grants 4 Teachers.
Application Open: May 22, 2023 | Deadline: September 29, 2023 | Award Size: Up to $500 | Awards in October 2023

Environment Anne Arundel Fund: Grants from the Environment Anne Arundel Fund will be used to support Anne Arundel County nonprofit organizations working to protect and improve the environment in Anne Arundel County and the Chesapeake Bay. Learn more about the Environment Anne Arundel Fund. 
Application Open: June 12, 2023 | Deadline: July 28, 2023 | Award Size: $3,000 to $5,000 | Awards in September 2023

Women and Girls Fund: Grants from the Women and Girls Fund will be used to support nonprofits that help women and girls pursue positive, productive lives by helping remove barriers for women and girls, increase their economic security, enhance their well-being and safety, and empower them to make positive life decisions for themselves and their families. Learn more about the Women and Girls Fund.
Application Open: July 17, 2023 | Deadline: August 25, 2023 | Award Size: $3,000 to $5,000 | Awards in October 2023

Community Crisis Response Fund: The Community Crisis Response Fund was established to provide flexible financial assistance to Anne Arundel County nonprofits immediately following a violent incident, natural disaster or other crisis in our community. For this phase of grantmaking, grants will be awarded to nonprofit organizations that provide human services and emergency assistance, as well as health/mental health and educational resources. Also included will be funding for advocacy and/or community organizing projects focused on improving systems for food security, violence prevention, medical care access, childcare, and education. Learn more about the Community Crisis Response Fund.

Application Opens: September 1, 2023 | Deadline: October 2, 2023 | Award Size: Up to $5,000 | Awards in November 2023

Community Crisis Response Fund (American Rescue Plan Funding): Anne Arundel County provided the Federal ARP funds to the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County (CFAAC) to be distributed to local nonprofits that identified solutions to the needs and gaps in services pinpointed in CFAAC’s 2022 Community Needs Assessment Report and who clearly demonstrated the effects of COVID on their organizations and the people they serve. 
Application Opened: October 14, 2022 | Deadline: November 18, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. | Award Size: $10,000 to $50,000 | Awarded in January 2023

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