Live United Urgent Needs Grants

To qualify under the terms of the grant, local nonprofits must:

• Be a registered 501(c)(3) organization with a federal determination letter.
• Be in "Good Standing" status with the State of MD Department of Assessments & Taxation.
• Serve the community in the areas of education, financial stability, health, or essential/basic needs.
• Use requested grant awards in Washington County, MD for Washington County residents only.
• Use requested grant awards for equipment and/or materials needed to address an emergency or unexpected project or program expense.
• Be able to expend funds for requested use within 30 to 60 days of award (with supporting documentation).
• Please note that due to the nature of our funding, all organizations funded must be registered in a "Current" status with the State of Maryland's SoS Charities Public Registry. 

Organizations who are awarded funding may not be eligible for consideration of future funding for a period of three (3) months following the date of award. (Ex. Organization ABC received funding award notification on March 3 may not be eligible for funding until June 3.)  Exception to this rule may be made if there is a catastrophic event that could or would result in a community-wide emergency that poses a risk to the health, safety, and well-being of the residents of Washington County. 

FY25 Grant Award/Application Dates 

Examples of requests that qualify for grant awards include:

• Replacement of equipment due to irreparable failure
• Repair of equipment
• Replacement of items lost due to natural disaster or other major event
• Unanticipated shortfall of funding donations such as federal/state or local grant discontinuation/termination
• Unanticipated community need items

To apply: