Starting in June, Baltimore nonprofits will be able apply to receive up to $50,000 in grant funding to counteract the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Brandon Scott announced on Monday.
The city partnered with the Baltimore Civic Fund to establish the Baltimore Nonprofit Relief Fund in 2020 to help nonprofit organizations that have encountered unexpected costs related to the pandemic.
“I am proud that we will be able to offer additional relief to the nonprofit organizations who have remained dedicated to our most vulnerable residents during this COVID-19 pandemic,” Scott said in a statement. “I am thankful to the Biden Administration and the State of Maryland for their partnership in providing funding through the American Rescue Plan as we strive to build a better Baltimore.”
The first round of the Baltimore Nonprofit Relief Fund in 2020 provided $5 million in grant funding to 124 nonprofit organizations.
The second round will be open June 1-July 23. Nonprofits can apply for support to pay for past and future expenses from the pandemic.
The city will use part of the funding from the federal American Rescue Plan and Maryland’s Department of Housing and Community Development to support 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organizations that are located in Baltimore and serve city residents.
Baltimore Civic Fund will review applications and administer the funds to eligible nonprofits.
“At the Baltimore Civic Fund, we are all about finding creative solutions to get crucial funding to the organizations, programs, and initiatives that are making a difference for Baltimore residents,” Baltimore Civic Fund President HyeSook Chung said in a statement. “We are thrilled to partner once again with Mayor Scott to extend this critical lifeline to the nonprofit sector in Baltimore.”
While the first round of grant funding focused on reimbursing organizations for unexpected, pandemic-related costs that nonprofits had already incurred, the second round will allow nonprofits to apply for funds to pay for both future needs and past expenditures.
