Parks and People

Neighborhood Greening Grants:

Awards up to $1,000

Funding is for tree plantings, vacant lot clean-up and restoration, community gardens, schoolyard plantings, neighborhood clean-ups, water quality improvements, and environmental education activities.

Partnerships for Parks Grants:

Awards range from $500 - $5,000

Funding is for park clean-ups, trail stewardship, playground mulching and restoration, tree planting and pruning, park signs and events. Funding is provided by the Baltimore City Recreation and Parks Office of Partnerships.

Community Grants Program

Parks & People Foundation’s Community Grants Program supports community-led greening projects throughout Baltimore City. Neighborhood Greening and Partnerships for Parks grants are awarded to neighborhood associations, schools, park friends groups, faith-based organizations and other community groups that wish to conduct greening projects in their community and/or improve city parks.

For more information or to discuss your potential grant project, contact a Parks & People Foundation community organizer:

Abby Cocke
410-448-5663 ext. 122 or abby.cocke@parksandpeople.org

Jaleel Nash
410-448-5663 x103 or jaleel.nash@parksandpeople.org

Fall 2009 Funding Cycle
The deadline for applying for a grant in the fall 2009 funding cycle is Friday, July 31, 2009. We ask that all prospective applicants send a representative to one grant application training workshop. At these workshops, we will review our programs, application and process, as well as connect applicants to st aff members. Refreshments will be provided. See below for dates and location.

Grant Application Training Workshops
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009, 6pm-8pm

Thursday, June 18th, 2009, 6pm-8pm

Location: Parks & People Foundation
800 Wyman Park Drive, Suite 010
Baltimore, MD 21211

Entrance located in the rear of the Stieff Silver Building.

To attend, please RSVP to grants@parksandpeople.org or 410-448-5663, ext. 111.

You can also view the Community Grants Training Presentation to get an overview of the grants, funding guidelines and tips on completing the application. The presentation may take a minute or so to load depending on the speed of your internet connection.

Application
You may download and complete a Microsoft Word version of our grant applications below.

Partnerships for Parks application

Neighborhood Greening application

Applications must be mailed or hand delivered to:

Parks & People Foundation
Community Grants Program
Stieff Silver Building
800 Wyman Park Drive, Suite 010
Baltimore, MD 21211

E-mailed or faxed applications will NOT be accepted. To be eligible for the spring 2009 funding round, applications must be hand delivered or postmarked no later than Friday, July 31, 2009 at 5pm.

Community grant funds are generously provided by: