Funder: Baltimore Community Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Typical award: $20,000; smaller projects: $1,000–$5,000; multi-year funding possible
Summary: Supports resident-led projects that make Baltimore City and Baltimore County neighborhoods safer, cleaner, greener, and more vibrant.
Key Information: Proposals from single individuals or outside entities without targeted residents’ support will not be considered.
Description
Stronger Neighborhoods is Baltimore Community Foundation’s discretionary grant program for community-first, resident-led projects in Baltimore City and Baltimore County. It supports locally led solutions that strengthen neighborhood assets, foster belonging, and improve residents’ quality of life. BCF works with community and civic leadership to understand residents’ vision and help bring it to life.
The program’s focus areas are safe, clean, green, and vibrant neighborhoods. Supported work includes crime prevention, gun violence interventions, traffic safety, responses to trash and dumping, vandalism and pollution prevention, plant life, sustainability infrastructure, and urban agriculture. It also supports community amenities and activities that enrich neighborhoods’ cultural, social, and physical fabric. Proposals with demonstrated community-wide support receive priority.
