Best Public Infrastructure Grants in Maryland

The France-Merrick Foundation Grant, focusing on Maryland's Greater Baltimore area, supports one-time, project-oriented requests exceeding $50,000. Prioritizing financial sustainability, the Foundation funds projects across civic, cultural, community, economic development, education, health, and environmental sectors. It emphasizes innovative collaborations to enhance community vitality and resilience while ensuring adherence to sustainable practices. Organizations must demonstrate 501(c)(3) status and financial stability, with a commitment to improving lives and strengthening neighborhoods through targeted initiatives.

Interagency Commission on School Construction

The Interagency Commission on School Construction (IAC) is established in Title 5, Subtitle 3 of the Education Article, Annotated Code of Maryland. The IAC is subject to the Open Meetings Act and other State agencies are empowered to lend employees to serve as staff to the IAC. Currently, the Maryland Department of General Services, the Maryland Department of Planning, and the Maryland State Department of Education each lend employees to serve as staff to the IAC.

The mission of the Interagency Commission on School Construction is to achieve a safe, healthy, and educationally sufficient learning environment for every child attending a public school in Maryland. Our vision is a fiscally sustainable statewide portfolio of Pre-K-12 school facilities that will remain educationally sufficient for current and future generations of students and teachers.

Nonpublic Aging Schools Program

The Maryland General Assembly is providing $3,500,000 for the Senator James E. “Ed” DeGrange Nonpublic Aging Schools Program for FY26 (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2027) in grants for renovations and improvements to existing nonpublic school buildings. Nonpublic schools (except preschools) that were eligible in Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) for the Aid to Nonpublic Schools Program for the purchase of textbooks or computer hardware and software for loans to students (commonly known as the “Textbook and Technology Program”) are eligible to apply for the FY26 Senator James E. “Ed” DeGrange Nonpublic Aging Schools Program. Nonpublic schools that serve students with disabilities through the Nonpublic Placement Program R00A02.07 Subprogram 0762 are also eligible.