Governor Moore Announces Inaugural ENOUGH Grant Awardees

Governor Wes Moore announced the inaugural grant awardees of the Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) initiative, a first-of-its-kind, community-based strategy to address concentrated child poverty in Maryland. The $13.1 million in grants will fund 27 entities across all 12 statutorily eligible counties, part of the historic $20 million in total investment to support communities most in need as they work in partnership to develop solutions to deeply rooted challenges.

“We know that there are many root causes of child poverty – and the solutions are unique to the challenges on the ground,” said Gov. Moore. “So we are directly partnering in the work to create safe and thriving communities; support healthy and economically secure families; and ensure access to high-quality education. Because partnership produces progress – and nothing else does.”

Bridging a diverse set of organizations, awardees include partnerships made up of community-based organizations, local government actors, community schools, and other local entities. Grantees span western to eastern Maryland, representing rural, urban, and suburban communities. Recipients will work with a coalition of partners across the public and private sectors.

“ENOUGH brings together government, philanthropy, and community in an effort to build meaningful partnerships to address the critical challenges faced by too many families across the state,” said Governor’s Office for Children Special Secretary Carmel Martin. “Governor Moore made clear his vision to leave no one behind, and the Governor’s Office for Children is thrilled to work with the Children’s Cabinet to ensure an all of government approach to providing support and resources to the inaugural grantees as we collectively work to eradicate child poverty and create a better, more equitable future for all of Maryland’s children."

ENOUGH grantees were selected through a competitive process. Each application was independently scored using objective rubric criteria including quality community engagement; coordination and partnership experience; strength of governance structure; progress monitoring capacity; quality and feasibility of proposed activities; evidence-based strategies; and sustainability. 

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Source: The Office of Governor Wes Moore