Grants for nonprofits in Maryland
Federal agencies awarded $21 billion in 3,992 grants to nonprofits in Maryland from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest source was Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: National Clean Investment Fund. 185 open or forecast federal grants are good fits for nonprofits.
- Maryland ranks 2nd of the 50 states and DC for federal grants to nonprofits.
- Grants to nonprofits made up 17% of all federal grant money to recipients in Maryland.
- That is 8% of all federal grant money to nonprofits nationwide.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$21 billion
- Grant awards3,992
- Good fits open nationwide185
Federal programs that fund nonprofits in Maryland
| Program | Awarded to nonprofits in Maryland |
|---|---|
| Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: National Clean Investment Fund | $9.0 billion |
| USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas | $2.1 billion |
| Uniformed Services University Medical Research Projects | $1.4 billion |
| Unaccompanied Alien Children Program | $643 million |
| Food for Education | $619 million |
| Military Medical Research and Development | $564 million |
| Head Start | $552 million |
| U.S. Refugee Admissions Program | $488 million |
| CDC Partnership: Strengthening Public Health Laboratories | $460 million |
| Food for Peace Development Assistance Program (DAP) | $293 million |
Nonprofits in Maryland that received the most
| Recipient | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Climate United Fund | 1 | $7.0 billion |
| Catholic Relief Services - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops | 211 | $2.5 billion |
| The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. | 648 | $2.4 billion |
| Power Forward Communities, Inc | 1 | $2.0 billion |
| Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Inc | 60 | $1.1 billion |
Open federal grants for nonprofits, best fits first
- DoW Vision, Clinical Trial Award
Open Closes November 12, 2026 (5 days left)
Nonprofits won 33% of the money in its program over five years - DoW Vision, Investigator-Initiated Research Award
Open Closes November 12, 2026 (5 days left)
Nonprofits won 33% of the money in its program over five years - DoW Vision, Translational Research Award
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Nonprofits won 33% of the money in its program over five years - DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Translational Research Award
Open Closes November 12, 2026 (5 days left)
Nonprofits won 33% of the money in its program over five years - DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Clinical Trial Award
Open Closes November 12, 2026 (5 days left)
Nonprofits won 33% of the money in its program over five years - DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Clinical Translation Research Award
Open Closes November 12, 2026 (5 days left)
Nonprofits won 33% of the money in its program over five years - DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Investigator-Initiated Research Award
Open Closes November 12, 2026 (5 days left)
Nonprofits won 33% of the money in its program over five years - DoW Joint Warfighter Medical, Military Medical Research and Development Award
Open Closes November 16, 2026 (9 days left)
Nonprofits won 33% of the money in its program over five years - OJJDP FY 2026 Internet Crimes Against Children On-Line Child Protection System (ICACCOPS)
Open Closes November 16, 2026 (9 days left)
Nonprofits won 51% of the money in its program over five years - NIJ FY 2026 Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP)
Open Closes November 16, 2026 (9 days left)
Nonprofits won 45% of the money in its program over five years - OJJDP FY 2026 Strategies to Support Children Exposed to Violence
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Nonprofits won 82% of the money in its program over five years - OJJDP FY 2026 Opioid Affected Youth Initiative
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Nonprofits won 79% of the money in its program over five years - OJJDP FY 2026 Mentoring for Youth Impacted by Opioids and Other Substance Use
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Nonprofits won 98% of the money in its program over five years - NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation on Human Trafficking
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Nonprofits won 45% of the money in its program over five years - NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation on Justice System Responses to Illegal Immigration
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Nonprofits won 45% of the money in its program over five years - NIJ FY 2026 Crime and Justice Research
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Nonprofits won 45% of the money in its program over five years - DoW Orthopaedic, Applied Research Award
Open Closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left)
Nonprofits won 33% of the money in its program over five years - DoW Orthopaedic, Clinical Research Award
Open Closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left)
Nonprofits won 33% of the money in its program over five years - DoW Rare Cancers Idea Development Award
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Nonprofits won 33% of the money in its program over five years - DoW Rare Cancers Resource and Community Development Award
Open Closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left)
Nonprofits won 33% of the money in its program over five years - DOW Combat Readiness – Medical Research Program Translational Research Award
Open Closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left)
Nonprofits won 33% of the money in its program over five years - DoW Breast Cancer, Breakthrough Award Levels 1 and 2
Open Closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left)
Nonprofits won 33% of the money in its program over five years - DoW Breast Cancer, Clinical Research Extension Award
Open Closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left)
Nonprofits won 33% of the money in its program over five years - DoW Toxic Exposures Clinical Trial Award
Open Closes November 19, 2026 (12 days left)
Nonprofits won 33% of the money in its program over five years - DoW Toxic Exposures Investigator Initiated Research Award
Open Closes November 19, 2026 (12 days left)
Nonprofits won 33% of the money in its program over five years
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