312 East Church Street
Frederick, MD 21701
301-695-7660
http://www.frederickcountygives.org/

The Community Foundation of Frederick County, a nonprofit organization, was founded in 1986 by a group of community citizens as a conduit for donors to fulfill their charitable dreams by establishing permanent, named, component funds that award grants to nonprofits and scholarships to deserving students. The Community Foundation has more than 720 component funds that support health care, the arts, human services, animal welfare groups, environmental organizations, faith-based organizations, educational institutions, scholarship programs, and other civic causes.

The Community Foundation’s grant opportunities are open to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, quasi-governmental and governmental agencies, groups that have organized on a temporary basis to address a specific need, faith-based organizations proposing funding for non-sectarian activities, and long-standing community service or civic groups. Grants are available by application throughout the year and interested applicants should check the website at http://www.frederickcountygives.org/Grants for specific application dates. All applications will be accepted online through this same website. Funding is available for program operating expenses, one-time purchases, capital expenditures, or other purposes as outlined in the application. Applicants must show the direct and positive impact that their grant will create in Frederick County.

The universal scholarship online application is open to students about to complete their senior year of high school, students already enrolled in a trade school, college, or university, and non-traditional students over the age of 21. The application period opens March 1 and closes March 31 each year. Trade and technical and other scholarship opportunities are available at different times throughout the year. Students are advised to check these dates on the website in case of changes. All scholarship information can be found at www.ScholarshipsFrederickCounty.com. More than 200 scholarships are available, with the criteria established by the scholarship funds’ founding donors. Some scholarships do not consider financial need, and all students are encouraged to apply.

7932 Opossumtown Pike
Frederick, MD 21702
301-846-2483
http://www.frederick.edu/adultservices

Project Forward Step offers counseling, information and referral services to adults in transition, and financial assistance consideration for eligible single parents and displaced homemakers toward certain educational costs associated with attending courses or training at Frederick Community College. (See complete description of services under the heading “Education, Training, Employment, and Volunteer Information.”)

http://www.soroptimist.org

The Soroptimist Live Your Dream Awards (formerly the Women’s Opportunity Awards) assists women who provide the primary source of financial support to their families by giving them the resources they need to improve their education, skills, and employment prospects. In addition to providing the primary financial support for their families, eligible applicants must be enrolled in, or have been accepted to, a vocational/skills training program or an undergraduate degree program and must demonstrate financial need.