Parks and People

Neighborhood Greening Grants:

Awards up to $1,000

Funding is for tree plantings, vacant lot clean-up and restoration, community gardens, schoolyard plantings, neighborhood clean-ups, water quality improvements, and environmental education activities.

Partnerships for Parks Grants:

Awards range from $500 - $5,000

Funding is for park clean-ups, trail stewardship, playground mulching and restoration, tree planting and pruning, park signs and events. Funding is provided by the Baltimore City Recreation and Parks Office of Partnerships.

Community Grants Program

The Community Grants Program supports community-led projects throughout Baltimore City. We have two categories of grants: Neighborhood Greening and Partnerships for Parks. Each is applied for separately and grants are awarded semi-annually to neighborhood associations, schools, park friends groups, faith-based organizations, and other community groups that wish to conduct greening projects in their community and/or improve city parks.

For more information or to discuss your potential grant project, contact a Parks & People Foundation community organizer:

For projects on Baltimore City park land and information about the Partnerships for Parks grant program, contact Abby Cocke at abby.cocke@parksandpeople.org or 410-448-5663, ext. 122.

For community gardening, greening projects and information about the Neighborhood Greening grant program, contact Sarah Krones at sarah.krones@parksandpeople.org or 410-448-5663, ext. 114.

For art projects, contact Ryan Patterson at ryan.patterson@parksandpeople.org or 410-448-5663, ext. 120.

Spring 2010 Funding Cycle
The deadline to apply is Friday, January 29, 2010. If you missed one of the workshops held on December 15 and 17, view the presentation (in Adobe Acrobat format).

Application
Once you have contacted one of our staff members and arrangedto attend a workshop, you may download and complete the Neighborhood Greening or Partnerships for Parks application. (The applications are in Microsoft Word format.)

Applications must be mailed or hand delivered to:
Parks & People Foundation
Community Grants Program
Stieff Silver Building
800 Wyman Park Drive, Suite 010
Baltimore, MD 21211

Emailed or faxed applications will NOT be accepted. Applications must be hand delivered or post-marked no later than Friday, January 29, 2010 at 5pm for the spring 2010 grant round.