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The FY27 MAERDAF Application Instructions is a grant opportunity from the Rural Maryland Council that provides funding through the Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Fund. This program supports agricultural education and rural development initiatives across rural Maryland communities. Administered by the Rural Maryland Council at 50 Harry S.
Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD, the fund is designed to strengthen rural economies and support agricultural communities statewide. Eligible applicants and specific funding amounts are outlined in the full application instructions available through the Maryland grants portal. The FY27 application instructions were updated April 20, 2026.
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马里兰州信息技术部（DoIT）通过Google翻译（Google Translate）为其网站使用者提供网站内容翻译。由于Google翻译是一个外部网站，因此DoIT无法控制翻译内容的质量或准确性。所有经翻译的DoIT网站内容通过Google翻译过滤，因此有可能出现无法预期的某些文本内容、图像以及翻译页面被破坏的情况。Google翻译有可能保留独特的隐私权和使用政策。DoIT并不控制这些政策，且它们与DoIT本身的隐私权和使用政策无关。在做需要翻译的选择后，使用者将被告知其将离开DoIT网站。如果使用者对翻译后的内容有任何疑问，应以DoIT网站上的英文原文为准。 DoIT使用Google翻译为其网站内容提供语言翻译服务。Google翻译是一项免费的自动服务，其依靠相关数据和技术来提供翻译服务。提供Google翻译服务的目的仅为提供相关信息，因此DoIT无法保证翻译后的内容与原文完全相同或不包含任何不正确或不适宜的语言。Google翻译是一项第三方服务，而DoIT网站使用者将离开DoIT网站以便查阅翻译后的内容。因此，DoIT并不保证这项服务的准确性、可靠性、质量和局限性（如这项服务无法翻译PDF、图形（如jpgs、gifs等）格式的文件），也不对此负责。 Google翻译是DoIT为其网站使用者提供的一种网上工具。尽管如此，DoIT并不直接为该网站服务提供担保，也不表明使用者只能使用Google翻译提供的服务。所有DoIT网站访问者可以选择使用其它工具以满足其翻译需要。任何使用翻译后（无论是通过Google翻译还是通过其它翻译服务）的DoIT网站内容的个人或机构应自行承担风险。DoIT不对因使用或依赖翻译后的内容所造成的损失、损害或问题负责。DoIT不对任何网站访问者与使用Google翻译功能或内容相关的活动负责。 Google翻译服务是DoIT为其网站使用者提供的一种翻译工具，其唯一的目的是为英语非母语的网站使用者提供方便。Google直接提供动态的内容翻译服务，而DoIT不直接控制翻译后的内容，即使其使用该工具。因此，在各种情况下，使用者应以DoIT为其直接提供的英文内容为准。 馬里蘭州信息技術部（DoIT）通過Google翻譯（Google Translate）為其網站使用者提供網站內容翻譯。由於Google翻譯是一個外部網站，因此DoIT無法控制翻譯內容的質量或準確性。所有經翻譯的DoIT網站內容通過Google翻譯過濾，因此有可能出現無法預期的某些文本內容、圖像以及翻譯頁面被破壞的情況。 Google翻譯有可能保留特定的隱私權和使用政策。這些政策不受DoIT控制，且與DoIT本身的隱私權和使用政策無關。在選擇需要翻譯的内容後，使用者將被告知其將離開DoIT網站。如果使用者對翻譯後的內容有任何疑問，應以DoIT網站上的英文原文為準。 DoIT使用Google翻譯為其網站內容提供語言翻譯服務。 Google翻譯依靠相關數據和技術提供免費的自動化翻譯服務。提供Google翻譯服務的目的僅為提供相關信息，因此DoIT無法保證翻譯後的內容與原文完全相同或不包含任何不正確或不適宜的語言。 Google翻譯是一項第三方服務，且DoIT網站使用者將離開DoIT網站才能查閱翻譯後的內容。因此，DoIT並不保證這項服務的準確性、可靠性、質量或局限性（比如，這項服務無法翻譯PDF、圖形（如jpgs、gifs等）等格式的文件），也不對此負責。 Google翻譯是DoIT為其網站使用者提供的一項網上工具。儘管如此，DoIT並不直接為該網站服務提供擔保，也不表明使用者只能使用Google翻譯提供的服務。所有DoIT網站訪問者可以選擇使用其它工具以滿足其翻譯需要。任何使用翻譯後（無論是通過Google翻譯還是通過其它翻譯服務）的DoIT網站內容的個人或機構應自行承擔風險。 DoIT不對因使用或依賴翻譯後的內容所造成的損失、損害或問題負責。 DoIT不對任何網站訪問者與使用Google翻譯功能或內容相關的活動負責。 Google翻譯服務是DoIT為其網站使用者提供的一項翻譯工具，其唯一的目的是為英語非母語的網站使用者提供方便。 Google直接提供動態的內容翻譯服務，而DoIT不直接控制翻譯後的內容，即使其使用該工具。因此，在各種情況下，使用者應以DoIT為其直接提供的英文內容為準。
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The Fund for Women & Girls Grant Program is sponsored by The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC). The Fund for Women & Girls, an initiative of TFEC, makes grants to local nonprofit organizations in specific South Central PA counties. The grants support projects that advance the lives of women and girls by providing opportunities to address basic needs, develop economic self-sufficiency, and strengthen health and safety needs.
VGF grants will be used to develop and/or support community-based entities to recruit, manage, and support volunteers. CNCS seeks to fund effective approaches that expand volunteering, strengthen the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit and retain skill-based volunteers, and develop strategies to use volunteers effectively to solve problems. Specifically, the VGF grants will support efforts that expand the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit, manage, support and retain individuals to serve in high quality volunteer assignments.Applicants that receive funding under this Notice may directly carry out the activities supported under the award, or may carry out the activities by making sub-grants to community-based entities, supporting volunteer generation at these entities.). Funding Opportunity Number: AC-05-25-21. Assistance Listing: 94.021. Funding Instrument: G. Category: O. Award Amount: $6.1M total program funding.