SFC Resources
Please check the resources on this page to complete your 2025 Summer Funding Collaborative application
and to enhance your summer program.
and to enhance your summer program.
Resources to Help You Complete Your Application
Funder-Specific Requirements
If you would like a specific funder to consider your application, you must meet their requirements as listed. (Specific requirements begin on page 16.)
Online application
Submit your proposal through the online application. Training for the online application portal will be provided through recorded videos and live at the SFC 2025 Application Information Sessions. The SFC will not accept e-mailed or mailed proposals. The deadline for the online application is 5:00 PM on Wednesday, November 20. You may wish to use this document that outlines all questions on the portal as reference prior to beginning.
full request for proposal
View the full RFP, including all questions that will be found on the online portal, here. You may also wish to use this document that outlines all questions on the portal as reference prior to beginning your online application.
community review rubric
Please read through this Community Review Process document for guidance on how to structure your responses in the Program Description and related questions.
How the SFC Makes Grant Decisions
Review the Decision Process page to understand each step of the grant decision-making process.
You may email the SFC with substantive questions about the application process between October 16, 2024, and NOON on November 18, 2024. Please email all questions to [email protected].
A question and answers document answering all clarification questions about the application will be uploaded throughout the application cycle on the SFC website and the application portal.
HOWEVER, if you do not submit your questions by 12:00 PM on November 18, the SFC team cannot guarantee that you will receive a response before the deadline at 5:00 PM November 20. The SFC does not accept late applications for any reason; please make sure that you reach out with questions by 12:00 PM on November 18 to ensure you are able to submit your application on time.
We strongly encourage you to ask questions and submit your application a few days before the deadline, as we cannot accept late submissions for any reason.
A question and answers document answering all clarification questions about the application will be uploaded throughout the application cycle on the SFC website and the application portal.
HOWEVER, if you do not submit your questions by 12:00 PM on November 18, the SFC team cannot guarantee that you will receive a response before the deadline at 5:00 PM November 20. The SFC does not accept late applications for any reason; please make sure that you reach out with questions by 12:00 PM on November 18 to ensure you are able to submit your application on time.
We strongly encourage you to ask questions and submit your application a few days before the deadline, as we cannot accept late submissions for any reason.
RFP Info Sessions and Tech assistance
Please see Upcoming Events page for current information on information sessions or, if this year's sessions have passed, a recording of the event. We strongly encourage you to attend a session and check out the recording.
Trouble with the portal? Need help with the application?
Visit the Capacity Building page for information on Office Hours, one-on-one technical assistance, and group tech sessions.
Trouble with the portal? Need help with the application?
Visit the Capacity Building page for information on Office Hours, one-on-one technical assistance, and group tech sessions.
Local Resources to Enhance Your Summer Program
This directory serves as a reference for organizations seeking and/or offering specific kinds of partnership, professional development, and technical assistance. If you would like to be included in this directory, click here.
BCHD offers a free meal service to any non-profit organization, church, day camp, community group, or city agency that serves children and youth in Baltimore City. Visit the BCHD website to apply to be a Summer Food Service Program site.
youthworks
A 5-week summer work opportunity for youth ages 14-21 residing in Baltimore City that is run by The Mayor's Office of Employment Development.
Additional Grant opportunities + grantseeker Resources
Baltimore Community Foundation seeks to inspire donors to achieve their charitable goals, generation after generation. Their website includes a one-stop grant application page for organizations serving Baltimore.
Maryland Philanthropy Network is the state’s premier resource on philanthropy with a mission to maximize the impact of giving on community life. Their resources include grantseeker networking and a resource library.
Maryland Philanthropy Network is the state’s premier resource on philanthropy with a mission to maximize the impact of giving on community life. Their resources include grantseeker networking and a resource library.
Best Practices for Summer Programs
The National Education Association assembled a guide to build essential skills for youth to succeed in today's economy: critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity.
A Multi-Layered Learning experience - STEM research brief from the National Summer Learning Association
Evidence-based tools and guidance for delivering effective programs from the Wallace Foundation.
Research brief on the importance of youth work opportunities during the summer from the National Summer Learning Association.
Helps programs determine a reasonable cost-per-student range for different programs types based on national data.
Inclusion
Local Hiring
Visit the Mayor's Office of Employment Development Employer Services page
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