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Small Grants Program is sponsored by The Abell Foundation Inc.. Awards grants of $10,000 or less to nonprofit community partners working to improve the quality of life in Baltimore. Funding supports seed funding for innovative pilots, ongoing community programs, and capital projects.
Geographic focus: Baltimore City
Focus areas: Health & Human Services, Education, Community Development, Workforce Development, Criminal Justice & Addiction, Environment, Arts
Official opportunity description and requirements excerpt:
Small Grants Process - The Abell Foundation Abell History Trustees & Staff Annual Reports Health & Human Services Education Community Development Workforce Development Criminal Justice & Addiction Environment Arts Grants Program-Related Investments Mission-Related Investments Direct Investments Publications Library News & Features FAQs Past Grants Submission Templates Current Investments Contact FAQs Past Grants Submission Templates Current Investments Contact For requests of $10,000 or less We accept and review grant requests of $10,000 or less on a rolling basis. There is no deadline to apply. Once we have received your proposal, an Abell staff member may contact you with follow-up questions and/or request a site visit. You can expect to be notified of a decision within 60 days of submitting your small grant request. Please note that we receive many worthy grant requests and unfortunately cannot fund all of them. Organizations are welcome to submit multiple proposals if they are each for different projects during the same calendar year, but the Foundation has a policy of only reviewing one proposal per project within a calendar year. In order to understand the impact of awarded small grants, the Foundation asks grant recipients to submit a post-grant report that includes a narrative description of project outcomes and an accounting of funds expended. Reports may be submitted through our grant portal under the Requirements tab. To apply for a small grant of $10,000 or less, please click below to start an online grant application. Already started an application? Click here to return to and submit your saved application. Ready to Submit A Report? To submit a post-grant report for an awarded small grant, please click below to log into your grant portal account. Please email grants@abell.org with any questions. Header photo courtesy of the Maryland Book Bank. The Abell Foundation is committed to improving health, economic, and educational outcomes in Baltimore City so that all people can thrive. 111 S. Calvert Street, Suite 2300 We gratefully acknowledge our partners in building this website: Points North Studio; the Hatcher Group; Wide Angle Youth Media; and our many grantees, who shared photos of their vital work. Criminal Justice & Addiction Program-Related Investments Mission-Related Investments
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Small Grants Process - The Abell Foundation Abell History Trustees & Staff Annual Reports Health & Human Services Education Community Development Workforce Development Criminal Justice & Addiction Environment Arts Grants Program-Related Investments Mission-Related Investments Direct Investments Publications Library News & Features FAQs Past Grants Submission Templates Current Investments Contact FAQs Past Grants Submission Templates Current Investments Contact For requests of $10,000 or less We accept and review grant requests of $10,000 or less on a rolling basis.
There is no deadline to apply. Once we have received your proposal, an Abell staff member may contact you with follow-up questions and/or request a site visit. You can expect to be notified of a decision within 60 days of submitting your small grant request.
Please note that we receive many worthy grant requests and unfortunately cannot fund all of them. Organizations are welcome to submit multiple proposals if they are each for different projects during the same calendar year, but the Foundation has a policy of only reviewing one proposal per project within a calendar year.
In order to understand the impact of awarded small grants, the Foundation asks grant recipients to submit a post-grant report that includes a narrative description of project outcomes and an accounting of funds expended. Reports may be submitted through our grant portal under the Requirements tab. To apply for a small grant of $10,000 or less, please click below to start an online grant application.
Already started an application? Click here to return to and submit your saved application. Ready to Submit A Report?
To submit a post-grant report for an awarded small grant, please click below to log into your grant portal account. Please email grants@abell. org with any questions.
Header photo courtesy of the Maryland Book Bank. The Abell Foundation is committed to improving health, economic, and educational outcomes in Baltimore City so that all people can thrive. 111 S.
Calvert Street, Suite 2300 We gratefully acknowledge our partners in building this website: Points North Studio; the Hatcher Group; Wide Angle Youth Media; and our many grantees, who shared photos of their vital work. Criminal Justice & Addiction Program-Related Investments Mission-Related Investments
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) or 509(a) status, government agencies, or fiscally sponsored projects operating in Baltimore City. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Up to $10,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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View Foundation ProfileApplication snapshot: target deadline rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows; published funding information Up to $10,000; eligibility guidance Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) or 509(a) status, government agencies, or fiscally sponsored projects operating in Baltimore City.
Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
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