Baltimore County commission outlines $2.5M pilot community grants program, sets application rules
Jan 7, 2026
Baltimore County commissioners discussed a pilot community grants round to distribute roughly $2.5 million in one‑year awards, a 70‑point scoring threshold, a 10% match requirement, limits on staffing funded by grants, and plans for technical assistance and broad community outreach.
The full story
Baltimore County commissioners and county grants staff moved closer to finalizing a pilot community grants program intended to flow from the county’s Community Reinvestment fund. Commission leadership said the first round would be run as a learning exercise, with about $2.5 million proposed for dispersal and primarily one‑year awards so the county and commission can test administration and monitoring systems.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.
Keep reading for free
Create a free account to finish this story and see the video, transcript and key details.
Continue with GoogleContinue with emailAlready have an account? Log in →