Community Support Grants

The County Executive's Office is pleased to offer $15,000 to $50,000 grants to eligible nonprofit organizations through the Community Support Grants program. The program is administered by Arundel Community Development Services.

FY2026 Information

The application for FY2026 funding will be made available on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 and is due on Friday, February 21, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Please visit the Arundel Community Development website for a link to the application. 

The FY2026 program guidelines can be found here. All applicants are strongly encouraged to read the program guidelines before starting their application. 

General Guidelines

This year, we anticipate approximately $2 million will be available for the County Executive's Community Support Grants (this amount is subject to change).

The following types of projects/programs are encouraged:

  • Program/Project Support that allows non-profit organizations to continue to operate and/or increase the impact of an existing program/project, or to pilot a new program to improve and enrich the lives of Anne Arundel County residents and communities. Costs may include, but are not limited to, program/project specific staff costs, supplies, travel, equipment etc., as well as a percentage of administrative overhead proportional to your program/project’s budget relative to your organization’s operating budget.
     
  • One-Time Projects or Small Equipment Purchases 

Note: Collaborative Projects are preferred but not required for funding.


COUNTY EXECUTIVE’S PRIORITIES

The County Executive and review team will prioritize FY2026 Community Support Grant proposals that include support for programming and initiatives in Anne Arundel County that focus on at least one of the following:

  • Providing services to underserved populations
  • Addressing the health and well-being of communities
  • Promoting equity and inclusion
  • Eliminating the Opportunity Gap in education

Application Process

All applications should be completed online through Arundel Community Development Services’ (ACDS) Neighborly Portal. If you have not already done so, click HERE to create an account. A quick guide for getting set up in Neighborly is available on the login page.

View organizations and projects funded by previous community grants

Training

Virtual Application Training: 

  • The application training was held on Friday, January 10, 2025. Questions answered during the training can be found here, presentation materials can be found here, and the recording can be found here.

Questions

All questions can be directed to Elisha Harig-Blaine, eharig-blaine@acdsinc.org, 410-222-3236 or Rahnisha Marshall, rmarshall@acdsinc.org, 410-222-3967