Help to Transform Howard County $500,000 in
Description: Help to Transform Howard County 500,000 in Innovation Grant Funding was announced on Tuesday, March 21st. Applicants must demonstrate a strong ability to expend funds within a calendar year. A formal grant application should be submitted
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slide2. Help to Transform Howard County $500,000 in Innovation Grant Funding was announced on Tuesday, March 21st.
Applicants must demonstrate a strong ability to expend funds within a calendar year.
A formal grant application should be submitted if you wish apply for funding. Refer to https://www.howardcountymd.gov/transform for additional details. TRANSFORM HOWARD<br>
slide3. Ideas should be:
Innovative and help to “Transform Howard County”
Provide improved services to the public
Be tied to one or more of the HoCo DASH pillars
Support Greater Efficiencies across the county
Emphasize Modernization and Resiliency
Be Feasible and Measurable
Ideas cannot:
Be used to make up for lost revenue TRANSFORM HOWARD<br>
slide4. Examples
Low-cost Applications Increasing Efficiencies Innovatively
Improved and new functionality needed for enhance digital footprint within the county
Emerging Tech with Immediate Impact
Technology or infrastructure needed to improve cyber security and resilience
Social Innovations that close gaps and meet community needs
One-time Cost for Innovative Infrastructure Efficiency Improvement
Pilot Programs to test an innovative solution TRANSFORM HOWARD<br>
slide5. Ideas should impact one or more of the following priority areas:
Safe and Engaged- Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience
Clean and Sustainable- Innovation in Sustainability
Thriving and Healthy Residents- Community Solutions
Reliable and Accessible Infrastructure- Modernization, Technology, or Equity in Digital Access
Strong and Prosperous Businesses
Ready and Successful Students- Education and Empowerment TRANSFORM HOWARD<br>
slide6. Who Can Submit? Howard County-Based Non-Profit Organizations*
Applicants must demonstrate that the organization is a 501c3 in good standing
Partnerships and cross-sector collaboration are required
*Established 501-C3 in Howard County, MD TRANSFORM HOWARD<br>
slide7. The Application Process Visit https://www.howardcountymd.gov/transform
Read and agree to application process
What type and amount of funding should I apply for?
What we do not fund
Fill out application
Submit all documentation via email to innovation@howardcountymd.gov TRANSFORM HOWARD<br>
slide8. What We Do Not Fund Projects that…
Are not new or innovative to Howard County
Are designed to only supplement operations or revenue lost
Rely on ongoing funding that has not been identified
Pay for personnel costs without a plan to absorb those costs later
Do not align with Howard County’s priorities
Will not be executed with a calendar year TRANSFORM HOWARD<br>
slide9. Examples: TRANSFORM HOWARD<br>
slide10. Questions<br>
Applicants must demonstrate a strong ability to expend funds within a calendar year.
A formal grant application should be submitted if you wish apply for funding. Refer to https://www.howardcountymd.gov/transform for additional details. TRANSFORM HOWARD<br>
slide3. Ideas should be:
Innovative and help to “Transform Howard County”
Provide improved services to the public
Be tied to one or more of the HoCo DASH pillars
Support Greater Efficiencies across the county
Emphasize Modernization and Resiliency
Be Feasible and Measurable
Ideas cannot:
Be used to make up for lost revenue TRANSFORM HOWARD<br>
slide4. Examples
Low-cost Applications Increasing Efficiencies Innovatively
Improved and new functionality needed for enhance digital footprint within the county
Emerging Tech with Immediate Impact
Technology or infrastructure needed to improve cyber security and resilience
Social Innovations that close gaps and meet community needs
One-time Cost for Innovative Infrastructure Efficiency Improvement
Pilot Programs to test an innovative solution TRANSFORM HOWARD<br>
slide5. Ideas should impact one or more of the following priority areas:
Safe and Engaged- Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience
Clean and Sustainable- Innovation in Sustainability
Thriving and Healthy Residents- Community Solutions
Reliable and Accessible Infrastructure- Modernization, Technology, or Equity in Digital Access
Strong and Prosperous Businesses
Ready and Successful Students- Education and Empowerment TRANSFORM HOWARD<br>
slide6. Who Can Submit? Howard County-Based Non-Profit Organizations*
Applicants must demonstrate that the organization is a 501c3 in good standing
Partnerships and cross-sector collaboration are required
*Established 501-C3 in Howard County, MD TRANSFORM HOWARD<br>
slide7. The Application Process Visit https://www.howardcountymd.gov/transform
Read and agree to application process
What type and amount of funding should I apply for?
What we do not fund
Fill out application
Submit all documentation via email to innovation@howardcountymd.gov TRANSFORM HOWARD<br>
slide8. What We Do Not Fund Projects that…
Are not new or innovative to Howard County
Are designed to only supplement operations or revenue lost
Rely on ongoing funding that has not been identified
Pay for personnel costs without a plan to absorb those costs later
Do not align with Howard County’s priorities
Will not be executed with a calendar year TRANSFORM HOWARD<br>
slide9. Examples: TRANSFORM HOWARD<br>
slide10. Questions<br>