Discretionary Fund Grant Programs

DISCRETIONARY FUND GRANT PROGRAMS
CFAAC distributed nearly $4 million dollars in community grants last year to a variety of nonprofit organizations. The
following focused community grant programs help to fund programs or initiatives that make Anne Arundel County a
great place to live for all.
ARTS AND CULTURE ANNE ARUNDEL FUND
FUND FOR ANNE ARUNDEL
This fund was created to enhance the vibrancy and
creativity of Anne Arundel County. Grants are used
to provide access and opportunities for economically
challenged individuals and families to experience and/or
participate in visual, fine, decorative, and folk arts as well as
literature and language programs.
This fund was created to strategically align CFAAC’s
grantmaking with the findings of its Community Needs
Assessment Report: Poverty Amidst Plenty VI. This fund
supports nonprofits doing vital work to address the most
pressing needs of Anne Arundel County residents now and
in the future. Read more about the FFAA on page 22.
COMMUNITY CRISIS RESPONSE FUND
GRANTS 4 TEACHERS FUND
This fund provides flexible financial assistance to Anne
Arundel County nonprofits immediately following a
violent incident, natural disaster, or other crisis in our
community. In 2022, grants were awarded to nonprofits
that provided human services and emergency assistance,
as well as health,mental health and educational resources.
This fund supports highly creative ideas that would
otherwise be impossible due to school system funding
constraints. Grants support teachers’ imaginative ideas
to stimulate and inspire Anne Arundel County Public
School students’ learning such as allowing teachers to help
students find and follow their passions.
ENVIRONMENT ANNE ARUNDEL FUND
HELP OUR NEIGHBORS FUND
The fund supports Anne Arundel County nonprofits
working to protect and improve the environment in
the County and the Chesapeake Bay. Grants support
projects that improve and green communities, address
environmental issues such as stormwater, and/or increase
student awareness and involvement in the restoration and
protection of the Chesapeake Bay, local streams and rivers,
and other natural areas.
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This fund provides grants to local nonprofits that assist
individuals and families in need by providing emergency
assistance, such as covering immediate living expenses
like paying rent to prevent eviction, utilities to prevent
shutoff, fees for transportation to work or car repair, or
for essential medication and medical care to return to or
maintain their health.

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