For Immediate Release
8/26/2021
FY 2022 Maryland Recovery Now Grant Funds Awarded
Elkton, MD: Cecil County Executive Danielle Hornberger is pleased to announce the local recipients of the one-time Maryland Recovery Now grant funds from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). This funding is awarded to assist non-profits with COVID-related expenses from March 1, 2020, to December 31, 2021.
The review committee received grant applications from 39 local Cecil County organizations; all organizations meeting the grant requirements received funding. Funding amounts were based on the applicant’s funding request and/or operating budgets. A total of $340,259 was awarded, the full amount allocated to Cecil County by DHCD.
“Cecil County Government is pleased to award Recovery Now grants to these local organizations”, stated County Executive Hornberger. “These grants will be used to cover technology, expenses related to operations during COVID-19, and the replacement of revenue lost due to fundraising constraints.”
$8,000 Awards
Cecil County Arts Council
Cecil County Chamber of Commerce
Cecil County Community Mediation Center
Cecil County Men’s Shelter
Cecil Pregnancy and Family Resource Center
Chesapeake City Ecumenical Association
Chesapeake Feline Association
Christmas in April
Classic Yacht Restoration Guild
Fair Hill Foundation
First Baptist Church – Elkton
Freedom Hills
High 5 Initiative
Paris Foundation
Rising Sun Community Little League
Upper Bay Museum
Women’s Civic League of North East
Wright’s AME Church
$9,000 Awards
Boys & Girls Club of Cecil County
Cecilton Volunteer Fire Company
Elkton Alliance, Inc.
Key Point Health
Ray of Hope
St. Mary Anne’s Church
$10,000 Awards
Deep Roots
Meeting Ground
Youth Empowerment Source
$11,000 Award
Water Witch Fire Company
$12,500 Awards
Cecil County Memorial Post No. 6027 VFW
Chesapeake Health Education Program
North East Fire Company
Voices of Hope
YMCA of the Chesapeake
$13,000 Award
Chesapeake Care Resources
Miscellaneous Awards
ANT’s Army – $5,200
Bayside Community Network – $7,599
Plumpton Park Zoological Gardens, Inc. – $10,960
Upper Chesapeake Community Band – $2,000
For media inquiries, please contact Kevin Alkinburg at kalkinburg@ccgov.org or 410-996-8454.
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