Week of May 21, 2026

Caroline Better Together Spring Convening June 4

Please join us for the annual celebration of our collective impact.

We will have the honor of recognizing Susan Runnels for her many years of service in partnership and collaboration building as Executive Director of the Caroline Human Services Council. The HSC serves as Caroline’s Local Management Board and is the Quarterback-Backbone for collective impact for the county.

Hope you can join us.

When: 11:30am – 1pm on Thursday, June 4th

Where: Chesapeake Culinary Center

Please RSVP here or visit bit.ly/CBT26.

Grantwriting in Practice

What: If strengthening your organization’s grantwriting capacity is a priority this year, now is the time to plan ahead.

Join Maryland Nonprofits for a two-day, in-person training designed to walk you step-by-step through the process of developing a strong foundation grant proposal. This is a hands-on, small-group experience where you won’t just learn, you’ll actively work on your own proposal with guidance along the way.

Important Details:
This is a writing-focused, in-person training, please bring a laptop
Wi-Fi will be available. Registration includes lunch, coffee, and tea
Participants should plan to attend both days.

Spots are intentionally limited to maintain a small-group learning environment, early registration is encouraged and recommended!

When: July 29-30th, 2026

Where: Baltimore, MD

To Register or for more information visit Maryland Nonprofits.

USDA Farmer’s Market Promotion Program

Deadline: June 5th

  • Description: FMPP offers four types of projects, 36-month Capacity Building, 36-month Community Development Training and Technical Assistance, 24-month Turnkey Marketing and Promotion, and 24-month Turnkey Recruitment and Training. Capacity Building projects range from $50,000 to $250,000, while Community Development Training and Technical Assistance projects range from $100,000 to $500,000. Each of the turnkey project options are available for a defined set of activities, with funding amounts ranging from $50,000 and $100,000.

    FY26 FMPP Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) (PDF)
    *The NOFO is a primary resource for information about the Farmers Market Promotion Program grant. Applicants are strongly encouraged to review it carefully and follow its guidance.
  • Eligibility: For information, see the PDF linked above or visit the FMPP homepage.
  • How to Apply

For any questions regarding FMPP, please contact FMLFPPgrants@usda.gov.

Shipt’s 2026 Community Impact Grants

Deadline: June 12th

  • Description: Shipt empowers local partners to build resilient, self-sustaining food systems that nourish their communities for generations. Their three impact focus areas represent a holistic approach to lasting change: teaching farms, mobile markets, and food hubs.
  • Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations
  • Apply here

21st Century Community Learning Center Program

Deadline: July 6th

  • Description: The Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers program supports eligible organizations in providing academic enrichment activities and a broad array of additional services during non-school hours or periods when school is not in session. Programs reinforce and complement regular school-day instruction, target students’ academic needs, and provide families with opportunities for active and meaningful engagement in their children’s education.
  • Eligibility: A local education agency (LEA), community-based organization, Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, public or private entity, or a consortium of two or more such agencies, organizations, or entities.
  • Apply here

U.S. HHS Promise Neighborhoods Grant

Deadline: August 6th

  • Description: The purpose of the Promise Neighborhoods program is to significantly improve the academic and developmental outcomes of children and youth living in the most distressed communities of the United States, including ensuring school readiness, high school graduation, and access to a community-based continuum of high-quality services.

    The program serves neighborhoods with high concentrations of individuals with low incomes; multiple signs of distress, which may include high rates of poverty, childhood obesity, academic challenges, and juvenile delinquency, adjudication, or incarceration; and adverse childhood experiences; and also serves schools implementing comprehensive support and improvement activities or targeted support and improvement activities
  • Eligibility: An institution of higher education, an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, or nonprofit entities working in formal partnership with an LEA, IHE, the office of a chief elected official of a unit of local government, or an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization.
  • Apply here