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FY27 Community Grant and Legacy Renewals Expected Late May

OGM expects to launch FY27 Community Grant and Legacy Grant renewal cycles in late May 2026, pending Council budget approval.

OGM· May 8, 2026· 0 links
From: Montgomery County, MD — “FY26 FUODR NOW OPEN! - MAY 8, 2026 MCG GRANT OPPORTUNITIES NEWSLETTER”
May 8
Finance

$1.5M Community Projects Fund Administration Grant Coming Soon

County to launch $1.5M grant to competitively select a nonprofit administrator for the Community Project Fund.

OGM· May 8, 2026· 0 links
From: Montgomery County, MD — “FY26 FUODR NOW OPEN! - MAY 8, 2026 MCG GRANT OPPORTUNITIES NEWSLETTER”
May 8
Finance

County Wage Requirements Rate Rising to $18.55 July 2026

Montgomery County's Wage Requirements Law rate increases from $18.15 to $18.55 per hour effective July 1, 2026.

Procurement· May 7, 2026· 0 links
From: Montgomery County Procurement — “Business Opportunities Newsletter”
May 7
Finance

Cost Sharing MCG Budget Cut 14% to $5.5M; CASA Gets $500K

FY27 Cost Sharing: MCG budget is $5.5M, down $900K (14%); committee directs $500K to CASA, $200K to Ring House, $3M in capital grants.

MCCouncil· May 6, 2026· 0 links
From: Montgomery County Council – Press Release — “Montgomery County Council Meets on May 7 to Review the FY27 Operating Budget”
May 6
Finance

Community Grants NDA Budget Up 2.2% to $13.6M for FY27

FY27 Community Grants NDA recommended at $13.6M, up $301K (2.2%), adding Nonprofit Federal resiliency grant funding.

MCCouncil· May 6, 2026· 0 links
From: Montgomery County Council – Press Release — “Montgomery County Council Meets on May 7 to Review the FY27 Operating Budget”
May 6
Finance

Council Reviews 2.5% Inflationary Raise for Nonprofit Contracts

FY27 budget proposes a 2.5% inflationary adjustment totaling $4.4M+ for nonprofit contracts across multiple county departments.

MCCouncil· May 6, 2026· 0 links
From: Montgomery County Council – Press Release — “Montgomery County Council Meets on May 7 to Review the FY27 Operating Budget”
May 6
Finance

Office of Food Systems Resilience Budget Grows 14% to $13M

FY27 Office of Food Systems Resilience budget is $13M, up 14% from FY26; Food Systems Education Grant flagged for reconciliation.

MCCouncil· May 6, 2026· 0 links
From: Montgomery County Council – Press Release — “Montgomery County Council Meets on May 7 to Review the FY27 Operating Budget”
May 6
Finance

Office of Human Rights FY27 Budget Trimmed to $2.1M

FY27 Office of Human Rights budget is $2.1M, down $28K (1.3%); HHS Committee recommends approval as submitted.

MCCouncil· May 6, 2026· 0 links
From: Montgomery County Council – Press Release — “Montgomery County Council Meets on May 7 to Review the FY27 Operating Budget”
May 6
Finance

Children's Opportunity Alliance Fund Recommended at $794K

FY27 Children's Opportunity Alliance NDA budget is $794,852, up 2.5%; committee flags $125K workforce position for reconciliation.

MCCouncil· May 6, 2026· 0 links
From: Montgomery County Council – Press Release — “Montgomery County Council Meets on May 7 to Review the FY27 Operating Budget”
May 6
Finance

Early Care and Education NDA Budget Set at $16.3M for FY27

FY27 Early Care and Education NDA recommended at $16.3M, up 4.2%, adding seven merit staff positions.

MCCouncil· May 6, 2026· 0 links
From: Montgomery County Council – Press Release — “Montgomery County Council Meets on May 7 to Review the FY27 Operating Budget”
May 6
Finance

Children, Youth and Family Services Funding Up 21% to $56M

DHHS Children, Youth and Family Services FY27 funding exceeds $56M, up 21.2%, following realignment into Behavioral Health.

MCCouncil· May 6, 2026· 0 links
From: Montgomery County Council – Press Release — “Montgomery County Council Meets on May 7 to Review the FY27 Operating Budget”
May 6
Finance

DHHS Social Services Office Budget Cut 3% to $77.7M in FY27

FY27 DHHS Social Services Office budget is $77.7M, down $2.4M (3%) from FY26, with $801K in staffing additions also included.

MCCouncil· May 6, 2026· 0 links
From: Montgomery County Council – Press Release — “Montgomery County Council Meets on May 7 to Review the FY27 Operating Budget”
May 6
Finance

Homelessness Services Budget Rises 10% to $68.2M in FY27

FY27 DHHS Services to End and Prevent Homelessness budget is $68.2M, up $6.2M (10%), adding shelter and outreach funding.

MCCouncil· May 6, 2026· 0 links
From: Montgomery County Council – Press Release — “Montgomery County Council Meets on May 7 to Review the FY27 Operating Budget”
May 6
Finance

DHHS Behavioral Health Budget Jumps 48% to $98.3M in FY27

DHHS Behavioral Health and Crisis Services FY27 budget is $98.3M, up 48% from FY26, largely due to program realignment.

MCCouncil· May 6, 2026· 0 links
From: Montgomery County Council – Press Release — “Montgomery County Council Meets on May 7 to Review the FY27 Operating Budget”
May 6
Finance

Council Reviews $78.86M DHHS Aging and Disability Budget

FY27 Aging and Disability Services budget is $78.86M, up just 0.25% from FY26, with 10 items flagged for reconciliation.

MCCouncil· May 6, 2026· 0 links
From: Montgomery County Council – Press Release — “Montgomery County Council Meets on May 7 to Review the FY27 Operating Budget”
May 6
Finance

Council Reviews $576M DHHS Administration Budget

FY27 recommended DHHS budget is $576M overall, up 3.39%; Administration and Support drops $19.8M (21.8%) after reorganization.

MCCouncil· May 6, 2026· 0 links
From: Montgomery County Council – Press Release — “Montgomery County Council Meets on May 7 to Review the FY27 Operating Budget”
May 6
Finance

Council Reviews $125.9M DHHS Public Health Services Budget

The FY27 recommended budget for DHHS Public Health Services is $125.9M, up $6.7M (5.6%) from FY26, with $3.3M in enhancements.

MCCouncil· May 6, 2026· 0 links
From: Montgomery County Council – Press Release — “Montgomery County Council Meets on May 7 to Review the FY27 Operating Budget”
May 6
Finance

DGS Gets $200K Supplement for Takoma Park Car Wash Upgrades

A $200K supplemental appropriation for the Takoma Park Car Wash CIP would fund safety and infrastructure upgrades at Nguyen Car Wash on New Hampshire Ave.

Montgomery County Council· May 5, 2026· 0 links
From: Montgomery County Council – Press Release — “Montgomery County Council Meets on May 6 to Continue to Review the FY27 Operatin…”
May 5
Finance

Urban Districts Budget Rises 3.5% to $13.6M in FY27

The FY27 Urban Districts budget of $13.6M covers Bethesda, Silver Spring, Wheaton and Friendship Heights streetscape and community programming.

Montgomery County Council· May 5, 2026· 0 links
From: Montgomery County Council – Press Release — “Montgomery County Council Meets on May 6 to Continue to Review the FY27 Operatin…”
May 5
Finance

CUPF Fees Proposed to Rise 7.5% for Schools, Silver Spring Civic Building

Council reviews a 7.5% fee increase for MCPS facilities and Silver Spring Civic Building under the FY27 Community Use of Public Facilities budget.

Montgomery County Council· May 5, 2026· 0 links
From: Montgomery County Council – Press Release — “Montgomery County Council Meets on May 6 to Continue to Review the FY27 Operatin…”
May 5
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