The Office of Food Systems Resilience (OFSR) and the Office of Grants Management (OGM) are soliciting applications from eligible organizations for the first stage of the FY 2025 Food as Medicine Grant Program. $750,000 in total grant funding will be available in early 2025 to support innovative programs that increase access to culturally diverse, medically-relevant, nutritious, and locally produced food for Montgomery County children and households with children ages 0-18 who are: 1) currently at high-risk or actively experiencing diet-related disease and 2) at risk of or currently experiencing food insecurity.
The FY25 Food as Medicine Grant Program is a two-stage process. The goal of Stage One is to identify potential project partner organizations in the following categories: pediatric primary care healthcare providers, food assistance program operators, food educators, and food businesses including farms, producers, and wholesalers/distributors.
Organizations can 1) jointly submit a Stage One Application as an Established Partnership* that can perform all of the required project tasks AND/OR 2) submit an Individual Organization Stage One Application indicating which specific project tasks the organization can provide. If your organization wishes to apply for both funding as part of an Established Partnership, and as an Individual Organization to pursue the establishment of new, additional partnerships, please submit separately both a joint and individual Stage One Application. Organizations may be named as a collaborator in multiple “Established Partnership” type applications. Organizations may not submit multiple “Individual Organization” type applications.
*An Established Partnership includes multiple organizations that have chosen, prior to applying through the Stage One Application, to collaborate on delivering all key, required services.
All awarded grants will be able to accomplish all of the following Required Tasks:
- Screen children or households with children for food insecurity and diet related disease by a qualified healthcare provider in a pediatric primary care setting;
- Directly provide or provide referral to food assistance for all households identified as food insecure;
- Source and distribute medically-tailored food assistance to households experiencing diet-related diseases and food insecurity;
- Offer nutrition education; and
- Collect and report data on population served and intervention impact on food security and health outcomes.
Key Program Dates:
- Stage One: Expressions of Interest
- Applications Open: December 13, 2024 at 11:59 am
- Information Session: December 18, 2024 from 10:00-11:00 am
- Submission Deadline: January 6, 2025 at 11:59 pm
- Review decisions and match assignments announced: January 17, 2025
- Stage Two: Full Grant Application
- Program Opens for Grant Applications: January 21, 2025
- Information Session: January 22, 2025 from 2-3 pm
- Submission Deadline: February 24, 2025
- Anticipated Award Notification in mid-March 2025
Key Program Resources:
- FY25 FAM Grant Program Stage One Application Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
- Online Grants Application Platform: https://mcmdgrants.smapply.org/
- Program Page: https://mcmdgrants.smapply.org/prog/FY25FAM
- Click to join the Information Session OR for an event recording
Applications that are incomplete, do not meet legal requirements, or are submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.
Applicants requiring an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodation should contact the Office of Grants Management to discuss alternative submission options. Applications that are incomplete, do not meet legal requirements, or are submitted after the deadline will not be accepted. For alternate ADA submission options please contact the Office of Grants Management using the contact information below:
Ali Hoy, Program Manager II, OGM
(240) 773-3384
grants@montgomerycountymd.gov
For any technical questions related to the application, please contact the OFSR using the contact information below:
Catherine Nardi, Program Manager, OFSR
(202) 816-9083
Catherine.Nardi@montgomerycountymd.gov
In addition to submitting this application, organizations should also do the following:
- Register and create a profile on this platform for each team member who will be working on your application. Click on the green "Register" button in the top right corner to get started.
- Verify that your organization is registered with the Maryland State Department of Assessment and Taxation (SDAT). Click here to go to the SDAT Business Express site to confirm. Even if your organization is registered in another jurisdiction, you must be registered with SDAT for Montgomery County to finalize an award with your organization.
- If your organization is not in Good Standing with SDAT, take the necessary steps to get back into Good Standing. SDAT will advise what steps are required. Montgomery County cannot finalize an award with you or organization if you are not in Good Standing. Your application for a grant could be disqualified if you are not in Good Standing.
- Register with the Montgomery County Central Vendor Registration System (CVRS) by clicking here. If you or your organization receives an award from the County then you will need to be registered with CVRS to receive payments.
Questions about the application process can be directed to Ali Hoy, Outgoing Grants Program Manager of the Office of Grants Management, by calling 240-773-3384 or emailing grants@montgomerycountymd.gov.
FY25 Food As Medicine (FAM) Grant Program
The Office of Food Systems Resilience (OFSR) and the Office of Grants Management (OGM) are soliciting applications from eligible organizations for the first stage of the FY 2025 Food as Medicine Grant Program. $750,000 in total grant funding will be available in early 2025 to support innovative programs that increase access to culturally diverse, medically-relevant, nutritious, and locally produced food for Montgomery County children and households with children ages 0-18 who are: 1) currently at high-risk or actively experiencing diet-related disease and 2) at risk of or currently experiencing food insecurity.
The FY25 Food as Medicine Grant Program is a two-stage process. The goal of Stage One is to identify potential project partner organizations in the following categories: pediatric primary care healthcare providers, food assistance program operators, food educators, and food businesses including farms, producers, and wholesalers/distributors.
Organizations can 1) jointly submit a Stage One Application as an Established Partnership* that can perform all of the required project tasks AND/OR 2) submit an Individual Organization Stage One Application indicating which specific project tasks the organization can provide. If your organization wishes to apply for both funding as part of an Established Partnership, and as an Individual Organization to pursue the establishment of new, additional partnerships, please submit separately both a joint and individual Stage One Application. Organizations may be named as a collaborator in multiple “Established Partnership” type applications. Organizations may not submit multiple “Individual Organization” type applications.
*An Established Partnership includes multiple organizations that have chosen, prior to applying through the Stage One Application, to collaborate on delivering all key, required services.
All awarded grants will be able to accomplish all of the following Required Tasks:
- Screen children or households with children for food insecurity and diet related disease by a qualified healthcare provider in a pediatric primary care setting;
- Directly provide or provide referral to food assistance for all households identified as food insecure;
- Source and distribute medically-tailored food assistance to households experiencing diet-related diseases and food insecurity;
- Offer nutrition education; and
- Collect and report data on population served and intervention impact on food security and health outcomes.
Key Program Dates:
- Stage One: Expressions of Interest
- Applications Open: December 13, 2024 at 11:59 am
- Information Session: December 18, 2024 from 10:00-11:00 am
- Submission Deadline: January 6, 2025 at 11:59 pm
- Review decisions and match assignments announced: January 17, 2025
- Stage Two: Full Grant Application
- Program Opens for Grant Applications: January 21, 2025
- Information Session: January 22, 2025 from 2-3 pm
- Submission Deadline: February 24, 2025
- Anticipated Award Notification in mid-March 2025
Key Program Resources:
- FY25 FAM Grant Program Stage One Application Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
- Online Grants Application Platform: https://mcmdgrants.smapply.org/
- Program Page: https://mcmdgrants.smapply.org/prog/FY25FAM
- Click to join the Information Session OR for an event recording
Applications that are incomplete, do not meet legal requirements, or are submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.
Applicants requiring an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodation should contact the Office of Grants Management to discuss alternative submission options. Applications that are incomplete, do not meet legal requirements, or are submitted after the deadline will not be accepted. For alternate ADA submission options please contact the Office of Grants Management using the contact information below:
Ali Hoy, Program Manager II, OGM
(240) 773-3384
grants@montgomerycountymd.gov
For any technical questions related to the application, please contact the OFSR using the contact information below:
Catherine Nardi, Program Manager, OFSR
(202) 816-9083
Catherine.Nardi@montgomerycountymd.gov
In addition to submitting this application, organizations should also do the following:
- Register and create a profile on this platform for each team member who will be working on your application. Click on the green "Register" button in the top right corner to get started.
- Verify that your organization is registered with the Maryland State Department of Assessment and Taxation (SDAT). Click here to go to the SDAT Business Express site to confirm. Even if your organization is registered in another jurisdiction, you must be registered with SDAT for Montgomery County to finalize an award with your organization.
- If your organization is not in Good Standing with SDAT, take the necessary steps to get back into Good Standing. SDAT will advise what steps are required. Montgomery County cannot finalize an award with you or organization if you are not in Good Standing. Your application for a grant could be disqualified if you are not in Good Standing.
- Register with the Montgomery County Central Vendor Registration System (CVRS) by clicking here. If you or your organization receives an award from the County then you will need to be registered with CVRS to receive payments.
Questions about the application process can be directed to Ali Hoy, Outgoing Grants Program Manager of the Office of Grants Management, by calling 240-773-3384 or emailing grants@montgomerycountymd.gov.