Cecil County Government: FY 2022 Maryland Recovery Now Grant Funds Awarded

Perryville MD

27 August, 2021

2:50 PM

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Press release from Cecil County Government: 08/26/2021   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 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 This press release was produced by Cecil County Government. The views expressed here are the author's own.