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Resident and Community Gardening Grant Program is a Montgomery County, Maryland grant offering up to $50,000 to nonprofit organizations supporting community and residential gardening initiatives. Administered by the Office of Food Systems Resilience, the program aims to create a sustainable, equitable food system by enhancing community resilience and improving access to nutritious food.
The Office focuses on equity, systems-based strategies, innovation, and data-driven approaches to address food insecurity across Montgomery County. Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations operating in Montgomery County, Maryland.
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Office of Food Systems Resilience | Montgomery County, MD Office of Food Systems Resilience The Office of Food Systems Resilience in Montgomery County aims to create a sustainable, equitable food system by developing strategies to enhance community resilience, improve access to nutritious food, and coordinate local efforts against food insecurity.
Office of Food Systems Resilience Special Appropriation Strategy Support Community Partners The Office of Food Systems Resilience (OFSR) develops and implements interagency budgetary, regulatory, and operational strategies to build a more equitable, efficient, resilient, and sustainable food system in Montgomery County.
The Office defines “resilience” as the capability of individuals, communities, and the county to withstand and rapidly recover from food systems disruptions, stresses, and changes. The vision of the OFSR is creating a community where all residents can obtain healthy, nutritious, and culturally appropriate foods without fear of financial stress, and a local food system that is able to adapt when facing changes and disruptions.
The OFSR has four guiding, equally important values that drive our work. Equity – all efforts should address social justice and disparities to build equity in our community.
Systems-based – strategies should focus on identifying and addressing the interconnections of food system priority areas, simultaneously considering relationships between and impacts on production, access, natural resources, education, and economy rather than on individual issue areas.
Innovation – to transform our food system, it is necessary that novel approaches, creative ideas, and best practice models from other jurisdictions are considered. Data-driven – strategic policy and investment decisions require intentional and reliable data collection and analysis, and solutions with clearly defined success metrics and measurable results. Montgomery County launched the Office of Food Systems Resilience (OFSR) in 2023.
The Office was created based on the recommendations of the County’s Food Security Task Force (FSTF), which was formed during the COVID-19 pandemic to address food related issues in the County.
Following the recommendations by the FSTF, the OFSR was established by County Council at the direction of the County Executive through Bill 20-22 in July 2022 in order to coordinate local government’s efforts to address local food system challenges.
There are six important legislative mandates that established the OFSR: Serve as a liaison between the government and food system stakeholders; Serve as a central liaison and coordinator for County government food system initiatives and projects; Develop a strategy for improving the efficiency, equity, sustainability, and resilience of the food system in the County; Collect and update the food system data needed to support strategic decision-making; Support disaster response feeding planning and operations in coordination with local food assistance providers, DHHS, and OEMHS; and Represent the interests of Montgomery County in regional, state, national, and international food systems coordination efforts.
Grant funding distributed in FY24 Unique stakeholder partnerships fostered in 2024 New grant programs launched in 2024 County Executive's Customer Service Commitment Montgomery County Government is committed to providing exceptional service to our many diverse communities, residents and businesses.
I encourage you to contact me if you feel that you have not received excellent service, or have compliments or other comments related to the service you received from your county government. -Marc Elrich, Montgomery County Executive Send email to County Executive Marc Elrich Follow the Office of Food System Resilience
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Nonprofit organizations in Montgomery County, Maryland. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Up to $50,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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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.