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John F. Barr, President
Jeffrey A. Cline, Vice President
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
October 22, 2024
OPEN SESSION AGENDA
9:00 AM INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CALL TO ORDER, President John F. Barr
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: October 8, 2024
9:05 AM COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS AND COMMENTS
9:15 AM STAFF COMMENTS
9:20 AM CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
9:30 AM BID AWARD (PUR-1710) SWIMMING POOL RESURFACING AND
ASSOCIATED IMPROVEMENTS
Brandi Naugle, Buyer, Purchasing; Danny Hixon, Deputy Director, Buildings,
Grounds and Facilities
INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATIVE PURCHASE (INTG-24-0163) ONE (1)
TORO GROUNDS MASTER 4500 MOWER FOR THE BLACK ROCK GOLF
COURSE
Brandi Naugle, Buyer, Purchasing; George Sweitzer, Golf Course Superintendent
9:40 AM GOVERNOR’S OFFICE FOR CHILDREN ENOUGH CAPACITY GRANT
Richard Lesh, Grant Manager, Grant Management
9:45 AM CONSTRUCTION BID AWARD – AIRPORT PARKING LOT PAY SYSTEM
Scott Hobbs, Director, Engineering; Andrew Eshleman, Director, Public Works; Neil
Doran, Director, Hagerstown Regional Airport
9:50 AM WASHINGTON COUNTY ICE CREAM TRAIL 2024 UPDATE
Danielle Weaver, Director, Public Relations and Marketing; Katie Yoder, Multimedia
Specialist, Public Relations and Marketing
10:00 AM AGRICULTURE – FACES OF FARMING PRESENTATION
Kelsey Keadle, Business Specialist – Agriculture, Business and Economic Development
10:05 AM PROCLAMATION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK
Washington County Board of County Commissioners to Jonathan Horowitz, Director,
Business and Economic Development
Derek Harvey
Wayne K. Keefer
Randall E. Wagner
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OPEN Session Agenda
October 22, 2024
Individuals requiring special accommodations are requested to contact the Office of the County Commissioners, 240.313.2200
Voice/TDD, to make arrangements no later than ten (10) working days prior to the meeting.
10:15 AM CLOSED SESSION – (To discuss the appointment, employment, assignment,
promotion, discipline, demotion, compensation, removal, resignation, or performance evaluation of
appointees, employees, or officials over whom this public body has jurisdiction; or any other
personnel matter that affects one or more specific individual. (1) These topics include the discussion
of confidential personnel matters.
Permission to advertise/overlap position at WCSO
Hiring discussion for WCSO
County Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Board Appointment
Hiring Recommendation for position in Department of Budget and Finance
Discussion of personnel matter within Department of Public Works
Discussion of personnel matters (2) affecting specific individuals.
Employee performance review.
11:50 AM RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION
11:50 AM SECOND STAFF COMMENTS
RECESS
EVENING MEETING AT THE TOWN OF CLEAR SPRING
Location: 146 CUMBERLAND STREET, CLEAR SPRING, MARYLAND
6:00 PM INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CALL TO ORDER, President John F. Barr
6:05 PM TOWN OF CLEAR SPRING LEADERS’ REPORTS AND COMMENTS
6:20 PM COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS AND COMMENTS
6:30 PM CITIZENS PARTICIPATION
7:00 PM ADJOURNMENT
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Open Session Item
SUBJECT: Bid Award (PUR-1710) Swimming Pool Resurfacing and Associated Improvements
PRESENTATION DATE: October 22, 2024
PRESENTATION BY: Brandi Naugle, CPPO, Buyer, Purchasing Department; Danny Hixon,
Deputy Director, Buildings, Grounds and Facilities
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to award the contract for Swimming Pool Resurfacing and
Associated Improvements at the Martin L. “Marty” Snook Pool to the responsible, responsive
vendor Winkler Pool Management, Inc. of Hyattsville, MD for the lump sum amount of
$92,335.88 and for the square footage price of $14.40 for possible contingent work.
The Martin L. “Marty” Snook Pool is a 186,000 -gallon outdoor public pool with a
stainless-steel gutter system, located at 17901 Halfway Boulevard in Hagerstown,
Maryland. The contractor shall provide all necessary mobilization, site preparation, labor,
materia ls, equipment, and related services necessary to complete the work as outlined in
the scope of work/specifications.
REPORT-IN-BRIEF: The County accepted bids on October 2 , 2024. The Invitation to Bid
(ITB) was advertised on the State of Maryland’s (eMMA) “eMaryland Marketplace Advantage”
website, on the County’s website, in the local newspaper, and on the County’s new online bidding
site, Ionwave. Twenty-three (23) persons/companies registered/downloaded the bid document
online. Three (3) bids were received.
DISCUSSION: N/A
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds are budgeted in the Department’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
account (REC057) in the amount of $125,000.
CONCURRENCES: Public Works Director
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
ATTACHMENTS: Bid Tabulation Matrix
Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland
Agenda Report Form
Item
No.
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Supplier UOM Unit Price Total Price Supplier Notes
The Pool People, Inc.
Sykesville, MD 1 Lump Sum $118,750.00 $118,750.00
LLC 1 Lump Sum $1,994,729.00 $1,994,729.00
Management, Inc. 1 Lump Sum $92,335.88 $92,335.88 Within 45 Days of Acceptance, Weather Permitting
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Supplier UOM Unit Price Total Price Supplier Notes
The Pool People, Inc.
Sykesville, MD 1 EA $5.40 $5.40
Example: 1 layer= $5.40 per s.f.; 2 layer=$10.80 per
s.f; etc.Areas with 2 or more layers/coats of plaster
delaminated will require parging to build up the
surface. Parging is per sqft at the rate of $5.40 per
LLC 1 EA $352,011.00 $352,011.00
Management, Inc. 1 EA $14.40 $14.40
Bids Opened: 10/02/2024
PUR-1710
SWIMMING POOL ESURFACING AND ASSOCIATED IMPROVEMENTS
Swimming Pool Repairs and Resurfacing–all necessary mobilization, site preparation, labor, materials, equipment, and related
services necessary to complete the work.
Item Description
CONTINGENT-Removal and Repair of Unbonded Plaster in Excess of 100 Square Foot Included in Lump Sum Price
Open Session Item
SUBJECT: Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchase (INTG-24-0163) One (1) Toro Grounds
Master 4500 Mower for the Black Rock Golf Course.
PRESENTATION DATE: October 22, 2024
PRESENTATION BY: Brandi Naugle, CPPO, Buyer, Purchasing Department; George Sweitzer,
Golf Course Superintendent
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to authorize by Resolution, the approval to purchase one
(1) Toro Grounds Master 4500 mower for the Black Rock Golf Course in the amount of $91,082.69
and to utilize another jurisdiction’s contract that was awarded by the State of Maryland (contract
#001B0600308) to Turf Equipment and Supply Company of Jessup, MD.
REPORT-IN-BRIEF: The Code of Public Laws of Washington County, Maryland (the Public
Local Laws) 1-106.3 provides that the Board of County Commissioners may procure goods and
services through a contract entered into by another governmental entity, in accordance with the
terms of the contract, regardless of whether the County was a part to the original contract. The
state of Maryland solicited the resulting agreement. If the Board of County Commissioners
determines that participation by Washington County would result in cost benefits or administrative
efficiencies, it could approve the procurement of the equipment in accordance with the Public
Local Laws referenced above that participation would result in cost benefits or in administrative
efficiencies.
The County will benefit with the direct cost savings in the purchase of this equipment because of
economies of scale this contract has leveraged. Additionally, the County will realize savings
through administrative efficiencies as a result of not preparing, soliciting and evaluating a bid.
Acquisition of the equipment by utilizing the State of Maryland contract and eliminating our
County’s bid process would result in an administrative and cost savings for the Highway
Department and Purchasing Department in preparing specifications.
DISCUSSION: N/A
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds are budgeted in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget
account EQP053.
CONCURRENCES: Public Works Director
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
ATTACHMENTS: Turf Equipment and Supply Company quote dated 10 /3/2024
Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland
Agenda Report Form
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RESOLUTION NO. RS-2024-
(Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchase [INTG-24-0163] One [1] Toro Grounds
Master 4500 Mower for Black Rock Golf Course)
RECITALS
The Code of Public Local Laws of Washington County, Maryland (the “Public Local
Laws”), § 1-106.3, provides that the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County,
Maryland (the “Board”), “may procure goods and services through a contract entered into by
another governmental entity in accordance with the terms of the contract, regardless of whether
the county was a party to the original contract.”
Subsection (c) of § 1-106.3 provides that “A determination to allow or participate in an
intergovernmental cooperative purchasing arrangement under subsection (b) of this section shall
be by resolution and shall either indicate that the participation will provide cost benefits to the
county or result in administrative efficiencies and savings or provide other justifications for the
arrangement.”
Black Rock Golf Course is requesting to purchase one (1) Toro Grounds Master 4500
mower in the amount of $91,082.69, and to utilize another jurisdiction’s contract that was
awarded by the State of Maryland (contract #001B0600308) to Turf Equipment and Supply
Company of Jessup, Maryland.
Eliminating the County’s bid process will result in administrative and cost savings for the
County. The County will benefit with direct cost savings because of the economy of scale the
aforementioned contract has leveraged. Additionally, the County will realize administrative
efficiencies and savings as a result of not preparing, soliciting, and evaluating bids.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board, pursuant to § 1-106.3 of the Public
Local Laws, that Black Rock Golf Course is hereby authorized to purchase one (1) Toro Grounds
Master 4500 mower for the Black Rock Golf Course in the amount of $91,082.69, and to utilize
another jurisdiction’s contract that was awarded by the State of Maryland (contract
#001B0600308) to Turf Equipment and Supply Company of Jessup, Maryland.
Adopted and effective this ____ day of ________, 2024.
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ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARYLAND
_____________________________ BY: ______________________________________
Dawn L. Marcus, County Clerk John F. Barr, President
Approved as to form
and legal sufficiency: Mail to:
Office of the County Attorney
______________________________ 100 W. Washington Street, Suite 1101
Zachary J. Kieffer Hagerstown, MD 21740
County Attorney
October 3, 2024
Mr. George Sweitzer
Black Rock Golf Course
20025 Mt. Aetna Road
Hagerstown, MD 21742
Thank you for your interest in new Toro Equipment distributed by Turf Equipment and Supply Company. As
requested, I am pleased to provide you with the following equipment pricing which is based on Toro’s Maryland
State Mower Contract (21% off MSRP). State of Maryland Contract #1B0600308
• This quote is good until October 31, 2024.
• Pricing does not include any applicable sales tax.
• All Toro equipment quoted comes with a 2-year/1,500-hour Manufacturer’s Warranty.
• A 2.5% Processing Fee applies to any commercial equipment purchases made by credit card.
Please contact me with any questions regarding this quote.
Mike Huey
Commercial Territory Manager
mikehuey@turf-equipment.com
443.896.7172
This quote is confidential and prepared exclusively for Black Rock Golf Course
Quantity
Equipment Description
Price
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Toro Groundsmaster 4500
Large Area Contour Rough Mower
Model #30885
• 55HP Yanmar Diesel Engine – Tier 4 Final
• 5 x 27” Contour Plus Rotary Decks
• Leaf Mulching Kits and Atomic Mulching Blades
Product Availability: In-Stock at Turf Equipment and Supply company
New Unit Price
Toro MSRP $115,294.55
MD State Contract Price (21% Off MSRP) $91,082.69
Open Session Item
SUBJECT: Governor’s Office for Children Enough Capacity Grant
PRESENTATION DATE: October 22nd, 2024
PRESENTATION BY: Richard Lesh, Grant Manager, Office of Grant Management
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to approve the submission of the FY25 ENOUGH
Capacity Building proposal to the Governor’s Office for Children requesting $186,500 and
accept funding as awarded.
REPORT-IN-BRIEF: The Washington County Office of Grant Management, on behalf of and
at the direction of the Local Management Board, requests approval to submit a Capacity
Building Grant Proposal to the Governor’s Office for Children, for fiscal year 2025 in response
to their Notice of Funding Availability through the ENOUGH Act. The proposal requests
funding for partner organizations to provide assistance in capacity building towards eliminating
poverty in designated communities in Washington County as well as support for County
administrative expenses.
DISCUSSION: The ENOUGH Act is a new grant program administered by the Maryland
Governor’s Office for Children to end Child Poverty by Engaging Neighborhoods,
Organizations, Unions, Governments and Households. The (ENOUGH) Initiative is a state-led,
place-based investment strategy designed to create poverty-fighting opportunities driven by
communities, data and cross-sector partnerships. Included in the ENOUGH Act is the Capacity
Building Grant that provides funding for Local Management Boards to assist Track 1 applicants
of the ENOUGH grant program with community needs assessments, collaboration with other
local organizations and other technical assistance. The state allocated funding requested by the
Local Management Board will be used to assist all Track 1 applicants.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact to Washington County.
CONCURRENCES: The Local Management Board approved the submission of the proposal
and recommends the acceptance of this award.
ALTERNATIVES: Deny approval of application submission and award of funds.
ATTACHMENTS: N/A
AUDIO/VISUAL NEEDS: N/A
Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland
Agenda Report Form
FY 2025 Engaging Neighborhoods,Organizations,Unions,
Governments,and Households (ENOUGH)
Local Management Board Capacity Building Grant Program
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
Revised August 15,2024
Application Due Date:November 1,2024
Funded by:
State of Maryland
Governor ’s Office for Children
45 Calvert Street
Annapolis,Maryland 25401
(410)697-9235
Wes Moore,Governor
Aruna Miller,Lt.Governor
Carmel M.Martin,Special Secretary
ENOUGH LMB Capacity Building Grant Notice of Funding Availability
Table of Contents
Table of Contents 1
1.Executive Summary 2
2.Purpose and Background 3
2.1 ENOUGH Initiative 3
2.2 ENOUGH Grant Program Tracks 4
3.Eligibility and Priority Communities 6
3.1 Eligible Applicants 6
3.2 Community Prioritization Criteria 6
4.Award Information 7
4.1 Timeline 7
4.2 Anticipated Awards 7
4.3 Grant Activities 8
4.4 LMB Technical Assistance 9
5.Application Information 11
5.1 Application Checklist and Formatting Requirements 11
5.2 Project Narrative Instructions 12
PART 1 |COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY QUARTERBACK 12
PART 2 |CAPACITY FOR COLLABORATIVE ACTION 13
PART 3 |NEEDS ANALYSIS AND PROPOSED PLAN 14
PART 4 |LEVERAGED RESOURCES AND CIVIC INFRASTRUCTURE 14
PART 5 |ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 15
6.Financial Due Diligence 15
Appendix A |Definitions 16
Appendix B |Application [Form Preview]19
Appendix C |Budget Instructions 20
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1.Executive Summary
For too long,high rates of concentrated,generational child poverty have persisted in
communities across the state of Maryland and denied too many of our state’s children the ability
to achieve their full potential and determine their own futures.The Engaging Neighborhoods,
Organizations,Unions,Governments and Households (ENOUGH)Initiative reflects the
Moore-Miller Administration’s commitment to ending child poverty and ensuring that all
Marylanders,regardless of where they call home,have what they need to live healthy and
successful lives.The ENOUGH Initiative invites community-driven,cross-sector partnerships in
eligible urban,suburban,and rural communities to plan and advance place-based strategies
that reduce child poverty and increase economic mobility.
ENOUGH focuses on communities that have been disproportionately impacted by decades of
disinvestment and harmful public policies that often systematized and reinforced race-based
discrimination,limited wealth creation,and blocked pathways to economic mobility.As Governor
Wes Moore has said,“there's a measure of intentionality that drives concentrated poverty –so
there needs to be a measure of intentionality in how we're going to address it.”
The ENOUGH Initiative supports Maryland communities through two funding streams:
1.The ENOUGH Grant Program [Competitive]provides direct funding to
community-based,cross-sector partnerships via three (3)competitive grant tracks
tailored to the eligible community’s stage of readiness and capacity for collaborative
action (partnership development,plan development,and implementation)to plan and
advance place-based strategies that reduce child poverty and increase economic
mobility.A separate Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO),released on July 1,2024,
provides guidance for the competitive ENOUGH Grant Program,which solicits
applications from local partnerships serving eligible communities.
2.The Local Management Board (LMB)Capacity Building Grant [Formula]leverages
the local infrastructure and expertise of LMBs to build the capacity of high-poverty
communities within their jurisdictions to design and implement strategies that increase
economic mobility and reduce child poverty.
This Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)includes program requirements and application
guidance for the Local Management Board Capacity Building Grant.Each LMB may submit one
(1)application for formula funding.All jurisdictions will receive funds regardless of whether they
have communities eligible for the competitive ENOUGH Grant Program.This funding will
provide resources to LMBs to:
●Support ENOUGH Grant Program Track 1 -Partnership Development grantees in their
jurisdictions as they build their capacity and advance toward Track 2:Plan Development
●Build the collaborative capacity of ENOUGH Grant Program Track 1:Partnership
Development Grant applicants and other high-poverty communities to plan and
implement community-driven,collaborative action strategies that advance place-based
strategies designed to tackle concentrated poverty.
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2.Purpose and Background
“Communities across Maryland will provide the vision,and the state will provide the support.”
-Governor Wes Moore
2.1 ENOUGH Initiative
Signed into law by Governor Wes Moore on May 9,2024,the Engaging Neighborhoods,
Organizations,Unions,Governments and Households (ENOUGH)Act offers a
first-of-its-kind,state-led response to the profound challenge of childhood poverty.Building on
the landmark Blueprint for Maryland’s Future focused on public education,the ENOUGH
Initiative extends state investments into the communities where children grow,live,and play.
The ENOUGH Initiative includes the competition for the ENOUGH Grant Program (separate
Notice of Funding Opportunity),as well as this Local Management Board (LMB)Capacity
Building Grant,and robust,tailored technical assistance support.
The ENOUGH Initiative envisions Maryland communities where:
●All residents feel welcomed,valued,and have a role in the growth of their community.
●All children have access to high quality education and care while ensuring smooth
transitions from birth until working in a career.
●All families have access to affordable high-quality health care,including maternal,mental,
and behavioral health care.
●All families can meet their needs,work with dignity,and build wealth for the future.
●All residents of a community feel safe and have access to high-quality,affordable housing,
a thriving commercial core,recreational spaces,nutritious food,and transportation.
Figure 1:ENOUGH Theory of Action
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The ENOUGH Theory of Action calls for cross-sector,diverse partnerships to engage in
collaborative action with community residents to drive decisions for place-based investments
and strategies that increase economic mobility to end child poverty in Maryland.
Communities will have the opportunity to build partnerships and develop and/or implement a
Neighborhood Action Plan aligned with four (4)ENOUGH Result Areas:
1.Cradle to Career Education -Unlocking children’s potential through early care and
education from birth until working in a career,including ensuring smooth transitions to
and through kindergarten,middle school,and high school graduation with a pathway to
college and/or career.
2.Healthy Families -Ensuring community member and family access to high-quality,
comprehensive healthcare with goals of decreasing infant mortality,increasing life
expectancy,and improving behavioral health,which includes mental health.
3.Economically Secure Families -Ensuring higher employment and entrepreneurship
resulting in livable and family-sustaining wages,and stable,thriving households where
families can provide for necessities,weather hard times,and build wealth.
4.Safe and Thriving Communities -Creating communities where residents feel safe and
where the built environment supports their ability to thrive,including high-quality,
affordable housing;a thriving commercial core;and access to recreational spaces,
nutritious food,and transportation.
To see additional metrics aligned with each ENOUGH Result Area,view the framework for the
ENOUGH Data Dashboard.Each LMB will receive,upon request,a data dashboard for the
high-poverty communities they are supporting through the ENOUGH Local Management Board
Capacity Building Grant.
2.2 ENOUGH Grant Program Tracks
The ENOUGH Grant Program [Competitive]includes three (3)competition tracks based on a
community’s readiness and capacity to advance through the ENOUGH Theory of Action.Each
track has unique qualifying criteria,and the ENOUGH Track Selector can help LMBs and
communities evaluate community readiness.Most communities will start with Track 1:
Partnership Development to establish a formal partnership governance structure,then engage
in collaborative activities to pursue Track 2:Plan Development and,later,Track 3:
Implementation.
Track 1:Partnership Development grantees will strengthen the capacity of the Community
Quarterback organization and build a shared vision for increasing economic mobility and ending
child poverty within their community.
During the grant project period,these grantees will create processes and structures of
partnership accountability,resource alignment,community engagement,and data-driven
reflection and improvement,including examination of local disaggregated data.
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Applicants to Track 1:Partnership Development must demonstrate in their applications:
●a Community Quarterback with a history of successful collaboration with other local
organizations,
●letters of commitment from organizations representing the three (3)core partners (see
the list of core partners under the definition of ENOUGH Partnership Collaborative in
Appendix A),
●community readiness to address at least one (1)ENOUGH Result Area,and
●clear plans for engaging community residents in reviewing and interpreting community
needs and assets.
This track relies heavily on the expertise,convening authority,and infrastructure of the Local
Management Board (LMB)to deliver technical assistance for grant recipients.
Track 2:Plan Development invites a formal partnership network or consortium to design a plan
of action tailored to local needs and assets.The ENOUGH Partnership Collaborative
(“Partnership”)should include organizations,institutions,and individuals representing a wide
range of local perspectives and interests.(See partner suggestions under the definition of
ENOUGH Partnership Collaborative in Appendix A).During the grant project period,
Partnerships will conduct needs assessment and asset mapping activities,formalize community
engagement and governance norms,refine and tailor partnering and data sharing agreements,
and create a Neighborhood Action Plan with progress measures and outcome indicators aligned
with all ENOUGH Result Areas.
In addition to meeting requirements for Track 1:Partnership Development,applicants to Track 2:
Plan Development must demonstrate in their applications:
●a signed partnering agreement (e.g.,Memorandum of Understanding)in place that
defines roles,responsibilities,and commitments for a broad cross-sector of partners to
support a clearly defined geographic area;and
●capacity to analyze community needs and assets,engage residents in planning,and
leverage multiple funding streams.
Track 3:Implementation grantees will activate place-based strategies and capture benchmark
data identified in their approved Neighborhood Action Plan,identify and leverage additional
public and private funding streams,and formalize processes and structures for ongoing
progress monitoring,improvement,and community leadership.
Applicants to Track 3:Implementation must provide in their applications:
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●documentation of a formal,cross-sector partnership with an executed partnership
agreement and history of collaboration;
●description and documentation of completed community needs assessments and asset
mapping activities;
●demonstrated qualifications and capacity of the Community Quarterback organization to
lead the Neighborhood Action Plan;
●details of the proposed Neighborhood Action Plan,including a Logic Model and
multi-year Work Plan;and
●assurance that prioritized interventions are evidence-based.
Figure 2:Qualifying Criteria for ENOUGH Grant Program Tracks
3.Eligibility and Priority Communities
3.1 Eligible Applicants
Entities designated as the Local Management Board (LMBs)by a local jurisdiction in
accordance with Md.Human Services Code Ann.§8-301 are eligible to apply for the LMB
Capacity Building Grant.
3.2 Community Prioritization Criteria
All LMBs will receive an allocated portion of funding to support capacity building for the following
prioritized communities within their jurisdictions.If there is a Priority 1 community in the LMB’s
jurisdiction,resources should first be deployed to support that community.If additional resources
are available and/or the LMB does not have a Priority 1 community in its jurisdiction,the LMB
can move down the list of prioritized communities as outlined below.
●Priority 1:Track 1:Partnership Development Grant recipients*
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●Priority 2:Communities with at least one Census tract where more than 30%of children
are living in poverty +a community school with a concentration of poverty level of at
least 80%that did not receive funding through the ENOUGH Grant Program
[Competitive]
●Priority 3:Communities with at least one Census tract where more than 30%of children
are living in poverty (not currently eligible for ENOUGH Grant Program)
●Priority 4:Communities with at least one Census tract where more than 20%of children
are living in poverty (not currently eligible for ENOUGH Grant Program)
*LMBs will be notified of any potential Track 1:Partnership Development applicants in their
jurisdictions who have submitted Notices of Intent to Apply,in order to support planning and
application development.See the Maryland Department of Planning ENOUGH Initiative:
Community Eligibility Map to view eligible geographies.You may also utilize the ENOUGH
Census Tract Data (Excel)file.
Please note,an ENOUGH Grant Program applicant will self-identify its community’s geographic
boundaries.These boundaries can reach beyond the eligible Census tract(s).However,
ENOUGH Grant Program applicants are encouraged to be mindful of organizational capacity
and logistical feasibility of implementing a focused,place-based initiative when identifying the
geographic scope and scale of proposed activities.The ENOUGH Grant Program applicant’s
focus geography should be an appropriate size that allows for effective implementation of
selected strategies and aligns with the community’s impact goals.LMBs should apply the same
geographic and organizational capacity considerations when identifying other high poverty
communities to be supported through the LMB Capacity Building Grant.
4.Award Information
4.1 Timeline
Important Dates:
Issue of Notice of Funding Availability:July 10,2024
Training Hub and Resource Library Live:July 10,2024
Applications Due:November 1,2024 -Submit via Online Form*
Grant Award Notifications:Winter 2024
*LMBs will receive an email notification from GOC providing the online application submission
link.
4.2 Anticipated Awards
Per state legislation,$5,000,000 is added to the Children’s Cabinet Interagency Fund (CCIF)to
LMBs and allocated in the same proportion as other FY25 CCIF awards to LMBs.The FY25
allocation for each jurisdiction is identified in the chart below.
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Jurisdiction FY25 Allocation
Amount Jurisdiction FY25 Allocation
Amount
Allegany $128,000 Harford $158,000
Anne Arundel $343,000 Howard $124,000
Baltimore City $807,500 Kent $104,000
Baltimore $386,000 Montgomery $422,000
Calvert $98,500 Prince George's $476,500
Caroline $156,000 Queen Anne's $92,500
Carroll $142,000 St.Mary's $111,000
Cecil $146,000 Somerset $80,000
Charles $106,000 Talbot $130,000
Dorchester $120,000 Washington $186,500
Frederick $109,000 Wicomico $211,500
Garrett $146,500 Worcester $215,500
Total:$5,000,000
Funding in State Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25)will cover the period of July 1,2024 -June 30,
2025*.
*FY25 ends 6/30/25,but no-cost extensions may be granted to allow up to 9 months of capacity
building and planning activities.
4.3 Grant Activities
Through this LMB Capacity Building Grant,all LMBs must propose to support high-poverty
communities within their jurisdictions as they pursue place-based strategies that increase
economic mobility and reduce child poverty.LMBs with ENOUGH eligible communities will
support Track 1:Partnership Development applicants and grantees as they build the capacity of
a local Community Quarterback organization to manage grant funded activities.LMBs will
provide the Community Quarterback and ENOUGH partners with training,technical assistance,
and capacity-building support.LMBs without ENOUGH eligible communities will support other
high-poverty communities within their jurisdictions to build capacity to do place-based,
cross-sector anti-poverty work,aligned with the ENOUGH Theory of Action.
All LMBs are expected to engage experienced trainers,consultants,and practitioners to provide
capacity building and technical assistance in pertinent areas like:building the capacity of the
community quarterback organization,convening partners,activating and engaging community
leaders,and developing a formal partnership network or consortium structure to conduct a
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place-based initiative around a shared vision for the high-poverty communities within their
jurisdictions.
LMBs will also receive robust training and technical assistance support to strengthen and
expand current LMB expertise and capacity to identify priorities and target resources for local
communities in each jurisdiction they serve.These supports will include,but are not limited to:
●Online learning hub with resources and training from experts on best practices;
●Data dashboards to aid communities in identifying inequities,prioritizing local needs,and
making data-driven decisions;and
●Hands-on coaching and technical assistance from local and national experts through the
Governor ’s Office for Children (GOC),and other relevant state and local agencies.
LMBs will develop learning cohorts to provide training and technical assistance to high-poverty
communities in their jurisdiction based on the community’s level of readiness.Activities include:
1.LMBs will support prospective Track 1:Partnership Development applicants to build their
capacity and readiness to apply for Track 1:Partnership Development grants.LMBs will
work with communities to:
●Establish a Community Quarterback with a history of successful collaboration
with other local organizations,
●Establish partnerships and obtain letters of commitment from organizations
representing the three (3)core partners,
●Demonstrate community readiness to address at least one (1)ENOUGH Result
Area,and
●Develop a clear plan for engaging community residents in reviewing and
interpreting community needs and assets.
2.LMBs will support Track 1:Partnership Development ENOUGH Grant Program grantees
to build their capacity and readiness to apply for Track 2:Plan Development.LMBs will
work with communities to:
●Establish strong partnerships and signed partnering agreements (e.g.,
Memorandum of Understanding)that define roles,responsibilities,and
commitments for a broad cross-sector of partners who are all committed to
supporting a clearly defined geographic area;and
●Grow their capacity to analyze community needs and assets,engage residents in
planning,and leverage multiple funding streams.
3.LMBs with no community eligible for the competitive ENOUGH Grant Program will build
the capacity of other high-poverty communities to plan and implement community-driven,
collaborative action strategies aligned with the ENOUGH Theory of Action and the 8
technical assistance categories outlined below.
4.4 LMB Technical Assistance
As LMBs develop learning cohorts to provide training and technical assistance to the
high-poverty communities within their jurisdictions,the technical assistance provided should be
aligned to 8 categories:the 4 ENOUGH qualifying criteria and the 4 ENOUGH Result Areas,as
illustrated in the graphic below.
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Figure 3:ENOUGH Learning Categories
Each LMB will engage in the following activities in high-poverty communities in its jurisdiction:
●Engage experienced trainers,consultants,and practitioners to provide capacity building
and technical assistance in pertinent areas that align with the 4 ENOUGH qualifying
criteria like:participatory processes and authentic engagement practices,equitable
governance and partnership structures,coalition building,fiscal mapping to identify
sources of leveraged funding,financial management and budgeting,proposal writing,
and/or development of a data infrastructure.The goal of this technical assistance is to
help address the root causes of poverty at the community level by strengthening the
capacity for collaborative action across sectors -including education,health,workforce,
housing,and community safety.
●Strengthen interdisciplinary,place-based,anti-poverty,community revitalization work to
advance one or more of the ENOUGH Result Areas:
○Cradle to Career Education
○Healthy Families
○Economically Secure Families
○Safe and Thriving Communities
●Help communities to identify existing public funding that flows into their jurisdiction,new
funding opportunities,and more effectively deploy existing funding to support community
revitalization work aligned with the ENOUGH Result Areas.
Technical Support for LMBs through GOC and Partners
LMBs will be provided with training and technical assistance from local and national experts
through the Governor ’s Office for Children (GOC)and other relevant state and local agencies to
strengthen their support of communities with the highest rates of child poverty.
To promote data fidelity and facilitate access to systems level indicators,GOC has partnered
with Clear Impact to develop the ENOUGH Data Dashboard.This Data Dashboard synthesizes
progress and outcome indicators across all ENOUGH Result Areas to help communities identify
structural barriers and inequities,as well as establish benchmarks for improvement.Each LMB
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will receive,upon request,data dashboards for the high-poverty communities they are
supporting through the ENOUGH Local Management Capacity Building Grant within their
jurisdictions.
5.Application Information
5.1 Application Checklist and Formatting Requirements
Using this LMB Capacity Building Grant Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA),LMBs can
begin planning for and developing a successful application submission.The online submission
has a series of form fields to be completed prior to uploading application materials.Form field
questions for the application submission are previewed in Appendix B.LMBs will receive an
email notification from GOC providing the online application submission link.Applications are
due by November 1,2024.
Please note that the individual submitting the application will need a Google/Gmail account.See
instructions for creating a Google account here.
Formatting Requirements and Page Limits
1.Application Cover Page
○Use Template in Appendix B.
2.Project Narrative (20 Pages Maximum)
Please format the application as follows:
○Organize the narrative with headings aligned with instructions (i.e.,Part 1:
Community and Community Quarterback)and consecutively number all pages
○Use 8.5 x 11 sized pieces of paper with 1”margins,single-spaced
○Use Times New Roman or Arial font,minimum 11-point,black.
○Provide any workflow diagrams,charts,graphs,or citations within the identified
page limit.
3.Line-Item Budget and Narrative
○Use Excel Budget Form template.
○See Appendix C for budget narrative instructions.
4.Letters of Commitment/MOUs
○Submit letters of commitment,contracts or memorandums of understanding
(MOUs)signed by partners who will participate in the execution of the project or
whose cooperation or support is helpful for its success.
5.Additional Supporting Documents
○Examples include organizational documents,current needs assessments,
community planning activities,data-sharing agreements,or strategic plans.
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Full Application Checklist
Multiple documents need to be uploaded/submitted.The chart below outlines what materials are
required at the time of submission.
Application Requirements Submission Format
●Application Cover Page Required Form
●Project Narrative Required Upload
●Line Item Budget and Narratives Required Upload
●Letters of Commitment/MOUs Optional Upload
●Additional Supporting Documents -Examples include
organizational documents,current needs
assessments,community planning activities,
data-sharing agreements,or strategic plans.
Optional Upload
5.2 Project Narrative Instructions
Instructions:Prepare narrative responses to prompts below.Regardless of whether your
jurisdiction has an ENOUGH Grant Program eligible community,your Project Narrative should
provide the Governor’s Office for Children with a clear picture as to how you will prepare
high-poverty communities within your jurisdiction to design and implement strategies that
increase economic mobility and reduce child poverty.See Appendices for Application
Templates.
PART 1 |COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY QUARTERBACK
1-A.Community Geography and Profile
Requirement:LMBs must serve communities with the greatest concentrations of generational
poverty,as outlined in the Community Prioritization Criteria.As applicable,LMBs will receive
information submitted through the Notice of Intent to Apply (NOIA)relating to potential Track 1:
Partnership Development applicants in their jurisdictions to support planning and application
development.See the Maryland Department of Planning ENOUGH Initiative:Community
Eligibility Map to view ENOUGH Grant Program eligible geographies.You may also utilize our
ENOUGH Census Tract Data (Excel)file.LMBs without ENOUGH eligible communities will
select communities to partner with based on the Community Prioritization Criteria.
1.Describe which high-poverty communities the LMB projects to serve using the
information provided through the Notice of Intent to Apply (NOIA)and/or other
information collected by or available to the LMB.Indicate whether the identified
community(ies)align with Community Prioritization Criteria #1,#2,#3,or #4.
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2.Provide specific background information on the identified high-poverty communities,
including but not limited to historic root causes of child poverty and barriers to economic
mobility.
3.Describe current LMB efforts in the identified high-poverty communities,aligned with the
4 ENOUGH Result Areas (Cradle to Career Education,Healthy Families,Economically
Secure Families,Safe and Thriving Communities).
4.Based on available data and information,what supports are needed to build the capacity
of the identified high-poverty communities,with a focus on the 4 ENOUGH Result Areas
(Cradle to Career Education,Healthy Families,Economically Secure Families,Safe and
Thriving Communities).
1-B.Community Quarterback Qualifications and Leadership Role
Requirement:Each high-poverty community must identify a Community Quarterback
organization that will be responsible for coordinating across partner organizations,receiving
training and technical assistance,and driving plan implementation.The Community Quarterback
may be any of the following:community-based organization;non-profit organization;local
government organization;Local Management Board;or Community Action Agency.The
Community Quarterback organization should have deep relationships in the focus community
and the capacity to drive implementation across multiple partners.The Community Quarterback
organization is presumed to be responsible for compliance,reporting,and financial stewardship
of any ENOUGH Grant Program award,but a separate Fiscal Sponsor organization is permitted.
1.Describe how the LMB will help high-poverty communities within their jurisdiction that
have already identified a Community Quarterback organization to strengthen its ability to
deliver on the above qualities and competencies.
2.Describe how the LMB will help high-poverty communities within their jurisdiction without
an identified Community Quarterback organization to identify one with the above
qualities and competencies.
PART 2 |CAPACITY FOR COLLABORATIVE ACTION
2-A.Partner Engagement and Community Co-Creation
1.Describe existing local partnerships in the jurisdiction,how the LMB has been involved in
the work of those partnerships,and how these partnerships can be leveraged to support
the high-poverty communities within their jurisdiction.
2.Describe how the LMB will expand and/or build partnerships in high-poverty communities
within their jurisdiction that can achieve impact through collaborative action aligned with
the ENOUGH Result Areas.
2-B.Governance Structure
1.Describe how the LMB will help high-poverty communities within their jurisdiction to
establish an effective governance structure aligned with the requirements outlined in the
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ENOUGH Grant Program NOFO (e.g.,systems of accountability,roles for people with
lived experience,organizational charts,data sharing agreements,signed partnering
agreements,etc.)
2-C.Data Capacity and Fiscal Infrastructure
1.Describe how the LMB will help high-poverty communities within their jurisdiction to use
and share data to inform efforts,promote transparency and accountability,and monitor
progress towards shared goals.
2.Identify any existing or planned technology platforms,data systems,or financial
management software that is currently used,or could be used,by high-poverty
communities within the LMB’s jurisdiction to:
a.Create a connected continuum of services designed to support children living in
poverty and their families,
b.Manage and/or distribute public or philanthropic funds,
c.Monitor progress on priority outcomes,or
d.Improve the community’s capacity for collaborative action.
2-D.Challenges and Gaps
1.Identify and describe any anticipated barriers,challenges,or gaps that may be
encountered when analyzing the needs of high-poverty communities within the LMB’s
jurisdiction and engaging in a participatory community planning process.
2.For each identified barrier,challenge,or gap,describe potential solutions and how
ENOUGH grant funds would strengthen the LMB’s capacity to support communities in
mitigating barriers and bridging gaps.
PART 3 |NEEDS ANALYSIS AND PROPOSED PLAN
3-A.Plans for Community Assessment and Capacity Building
1.Describe how the LMB will support high-poverty communities in their jurisdiction to
identify the needs of the community and to engage in a community-driven planning
process aligned with one or more ENOUGH Result Areas.
2.Identify existing data tools,disaggregated data (including from the ENOUGH Data
Dashboard),and analyses that could be used to help high-poverty communities within
the LMB’s jurisdiction to conduct needs assessments.
PART 4 |LEVERAGED RESOURCES AND CIVIC INFRASTRUCTURE
4-A.Leveraged Assets and Funding
1.Describe how the LMB will support the identification of community assets and other
resources and supports (including programs funded by Federal,State,and local
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sources)within or accessible to the community.How will the capacity building funded
through ENOUGH complement and build on the assets within the LMB and/or
community?
2.Identify existing data tools,asset mapping,needs assessments,disaggregated data
(included from the ENOUGH Data Dashboard),and analyses that could be leveraged to
advise high-poverty communities in their jurisdiction to conduct asset mapping.
4-B.Sustainability Plan
1.Describe how the LMB will support engagement with funders/investors to support the
high-poverty community’s Community Quarterback and community partners engaging in
cross-sector,place-based anti-poverty work across the Result Areas??
2.How does the LMB plan to support high-poverty communities within their jurisdiction in
sustaining the momentum of the work?
PART 5 |ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
5-A.Additional Information
1.Describe how the LMB will identify and partner with local experts in community
engagement,coalition building,and place-based anti-poverty work to provide technical
assistance to high-poverty communities in their jurisdiction.
2.(Optional)Provide any additional information that explains how the LMB will support
high-poverty communities in building their capacity to do place-based,cross-sector
anti-poverty work,aligned with the ENOUGH Theory of Action.For example,LMBs may
provide a timeline of proposed activities with projected milestones.
6.Financial Due Diligence
The Governor ’s Office for Children (GOC)staff will perform a cost analysis of the budget to
ensure that costs clearly relate to the activities and objectives of the grant,are reasonable,
allowable,and allocable.Budget requests may be altered based on this review.
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Appendix A |Definitions
Authorized Official:The Authorized Official must possess the authority to enter into a legal agreement on
behalf of the entity and bind it to the award terms and conditions.The Authorized Official on the submitted
application is the head of the entity receiving the grant.
Collaborative Action:When community leaders and organizational partners collectively adopt aligned tools,
processes,and skill sets to make powerful contributions that shift policies,practices,resources,and power
structures leading to more equitable outcomes.Partnerships often form networks or collaboratives that focus
on improving particular outcomes or eliminating disparities in a system.Collaborative action requires that
community members come together to collect,interpret,and act on local data in a continuous process of
improvement and iteration to drive outcomes for agreed upon priorities.They use continuous improvement
practices to test strategies,with the goal of scaling what works and shifting or abandoning what doesn’t.
Communities:Recognizing that communities (including neighborhoods)are resident-identified social
constructs with variable and dynamic geographic markers and characteristics,the ENOUGH Grant Program
requires that applicants identify the community(ies)of focus using verifiable geographic boundaries such as
Census tracts,city blocks,street boundaries,government-endorsed “zones,”or planning districts.
Community-Based Organization:A community-based organization is an organization that is responsive to,
and governed by,community residents.By that we mean:
●It is preferred that the governing body and/or staff leadership include community members and
individuals with lived experience;
●The organization has a strong,established presence in the identified high-poverty community;
●Priority issue areas are identified and defined by residents;
●Solutions to address priority issues are developed with residents;and
●Program design,implementation,and evaluation components have residents intimately involved,in
leadership positions with authority to make critical decisions.
Community Quarterback:The Community Quarterback may be any of the following:community-based
organization;non-profit organization;local government organization;Local Management Board;or Community
Action Agency.The Community Quarterback organization should have deep relationships in the focus
community and the capacity to drive implementation across multiple partners.The Community Quarterback will
be responsible for coordinating partner organizations and,under Tracks 2 and 3,the responsible entity for
driving Neighborhood Action Plan planning,development,and implementation.The Community Quarterback
must have capacity to administer grant funds and generate reporting data or demonstrate that these functions
can be executed through a partnership with a fiscal sponsor.The Community Quarterback (or the fiscal
sponsor where relevant)will serve as the primary grant recipient for the ENOUGH Grant Program,but may
transfer,subcontract,or sub-grant funds to Partnership member organizations to accomplish grant-funded
activities.
Community School:A local public school that establishes a set of strategic partnerships between the school
and other community resources that promote student achievement,positive learning conditions,and the
well–being of students by providing wraparound services.A community school is a whole school model
designed to promote positive,equitable outcomes by providing students and families with the physical and
mental health,academic,and extracurricular supports needed to thrive.In Maryland,community schools
receive annual,formula-based Concentration of Poverty Grants (CPGs).Eligibility is based on the four-year
average of the percentage of the school’s students living in poverty,as determined by compensatory education
enrollment.See also the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future.
ENOUGH Partnership Collaborative:The ENOUGH Partnership Collaborative (Partnership)must include at
least one community-based non-profit organization,one local government entity,and one local public school as
core partners.Partnerships may include,among others,local community leaders and residents,faith-based
organizations,businesses and employers,unions or worker organizations,local government,tribal entities,
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institutions of higher education,health care and care management organizations,community development
organizations (like Community Development Enterprises or Community Development Financial Institutions),
philanthropy and donor collaboratives,civic groups,entrepreneur support organizations,workforce investment
boards,chamber organizations,local law enforcement and justice system offices,schools and school districts,
community-based organizations,community-based non-profit organizations and other non-profit partners.
The term “local”for partnership members means residing in the defined eligible area or serving members of the
defined community.The community school serving the geography should be a member of the partnership,but
another local public school may serve as the required local public school.
Fiscal Mapping:A fiscal map documents and analyzes the various sources of funding that support programs
and services for children and youth in a state,city,or county.The map can include public dollars from federal,
state,and local sources and sometimes private dollars from foundations and other philanthropies if
appropriate.It answers a fundamental question:WHO invests HOW MUCH money and in WHAT?See also
“Understanding Fiscal Maps”and other resources available from the Children’s Funding Project.
Fiscal Officer:The person who will be responsible for financial reporting and record keeping for the project.
The Fiscal Officer is a primary contact for the grant who will receive communications from the Office and will be
responsible for disseminating information to others within the Applicant Agency as needed.
Fiscal Sponsor:An entity with capacity to manage the financial stewardship,reporting,and compliance
aspects of an awarded grant.This can be the Community Quarterback,a non-profit or county/municipal
government or quasi-government actor,including a Local Management Board or Community Action Agency.
The fiscal sponsor for the grant must have the capacity to:
●Implement controls to ensure that grant funds are expended in ways consistent with legislative
requirements and the commitments made in the application or otherwise negotiated upon award.
●Track and report data across outcome indicators and progress measures.
●Support community groups in building capacity to participate in the ENOUGH activities –including their
“back office”capacity to administer grant funds and generate reporting data.
●Identify and braid in other funding sources in alignment with the ENOUGH award.
Lived Experience:Refers to understanding yielded from an individual’s human experiences,personal
identities,history,and options.People with lived experience are those directly affected by social,economic,
health,or other issues and by the strategies that aim to address those issues.This gives them insights that can
inform and improve systems,research,policies,practices,and programs.Centering lived experience helps
develop a deeper understanding of the conditions affecting certain populations,the solutions that are most
appropriate for those impacted by the issue,and the potential harm or unintended consequences of actions.
Local Management Board (LMB):LMBs were established to change the way services are provided to
Maryland children and their families.They identify priorities and target resources for their assigned jurisdiction’s
communities,while also coordinating child and family services and administering state resources.They
improve coordination across agencies and ensure local stakeholders are empowered to drive local priorities.
There is an LMB in each county and in Baltimore City.
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)or Memorandum of Agreement (MOA):A formal partnering
agreement (MOU/MOA)signed by organizational partners that:(1)defines the purpose or vision of the
cross-sector partnership as it relates to place-based work conducted in the focus community;(2)details the
roles,responsibilities,and commitments of partnering organizations;and (3)describes any agreed upon norms
or protocols related to collaborative decision-making,establishing and refining partnership priorities,
community engagement,data sharing,equitable practices,or other mutual understandings or agreements.The
MOU/MOA does not have to be developed specifically for the ENOUGH Grant Program application,but it
should be broad enough to cover proposed grant-funded activities.
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Neighborhood Action Plan:A community-driven,place-based plan of action that was developed based on a
comprehensive asset mapping and needs analysis,including an assessment of physical,behavioral,mental
health,education,housing,economic,and safety needs of the community.A Neighborhood Action Plan should
include:(1)immediate action items and long-term goals for the community;(2)geographic boundaries for
requested state investment;(3)evidence-based strategies and interventions that are tied to clear outcome
metrics across ENOUGH Result Areas;(4)processes for ongoing progress monitoring,ensuring mutual
accountability,and engaging community leadership;(5)identification of the community-based organizations,
municipal entities,and anchor institutions engaged in the planning process and their proposed roles for
implementation;and (6)evidence that residents were actively involved in developing the plan.The
Neighborhood Action Plan should include a detailed Work Plan and Logic Model,and should acknowledge and
supplement existing needs assessments,including those conducted for the community school serving the
eligible community.Neighborhood Action Plans developed for the purposes of the ENOUGH Initiative and
ENOUGH Grant Program are subject to approval by the GOC.
Outcome Indicator:The population-level data point which helps quantify the amount of impact a strategy has
yielded within a particular Result Area.Outcome indicators show what has increased/decreased/improved,by
how much,and for whom.Outcome indicators are often longer-term,and it may take time to see results.
Examples include,increased high school graduation rates,decreased infant mortality,increased household
income,and reductions in crime.
Progress Measure:The measure or metric that tells us how well a program,agency,or services system is
working and if the project is on track to succeed as planned.Progress measures are often more immediate and
can be tracked throughout the duration of a project.They can also help identify when to look for problems and
consider tactical pivots during implementation.Examples of progress measures include increased access to
after-school programs,increased reported consumption of nutritious food,increased enrollments in job training,
and increased availability of affordable housing.
Project Director:The person who will be responsible for oversight and administration of the project on behalf
of the applicant organization.The Project Director is a primary contact for the grant who will receive
communications from the Office and will be responsible for disseminating information to others within the
Applicant organization as needed.
Result Area:Aligned with the ENOUGH Theory of Action,Result Areas describe the broader systems,
structures,and social determinants that will be changed or improved through ENOUGH.Collectively,the Result
Area indicators describe the condition of well-being for children,families,or the focus community.ENOUGH
Result Areas include Cradle-to-Career Education,Healthy Families,Economically Secure Families,and Safe
and Thriving Communities.
Systems Measure:A data point used to assess the performance and functionality of a system to equitably
deliver information,benefits,and/or services to a population.System measures are qualitative and quantitative
measurements that can reveal inequities in how resources,decision-making power,and opportunities are
distributed to inform policies and practices within institutions,organizations,and programs that are
interdependent and/or related.When systems measures are coupled with individual indicators,institutions and
organizations can be held accountable to create conditions where every child,every family,and every
community member has the opportunity to thrive regardless of race or place.
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Appendix B |Application [Form Preview]
In order to submit an application,the individual completing the submission will need a Google/Gmail account.
Section 1:Local Management Board Information
●Organization Name:[text]
●Employer Identification Number (EIN):[text]
●Website:[text]
●Address:[text]
●City:[text]
●State:[text]
●Zip:[text]
●Telephone:[text]
●Authorized Official Name:[text]
●Authorized Official’s Title:[text]
●Authorized Official Email:[text]
●Project Director Name:[text]
●Project Director ’s Title:[text]
●Project Director Email:[text]
●Fiscal Officer Contact Name:[text]
●Fiscal Officer ’s Title:[text]
●Fiscal Officer Email:[text]
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Appendix C |Budget Instructions
Each application must include a detailed budget including budget narratives in the provided budget template.
The budget narrative column should provide sufficient detail to enable reviewers and the Governor ’s Office for
Children (GOC)staff to understand how requested funds will be used and how costs were calculated or
projected.The budget also provides an opportunity for the applicant to describe the proposed funding request
in the context of leveraged resources and assets.
Funds awarded to the LMB as primary grantee may be transferred,subcontracted,or sub-granted to partners
to accomplish proposed activities.
Matching Funds
●No matching funds are required.
●All non-ENOUGH Grant Program revenue that is paid/awarded/administered to and by the LMB in
support of a program/strategy/planning activity must be identified as one of the following types of
leveraged resources.
○Cash Contributions:Funding that flows directly through/to the LMB to support the LMB Capacity
Building Grant activities.This can include philanthropic funding,corporate earned revenue or
funding;earned revenue or funding,and/or government revenue or funding.
○In-Kind:Donation or provision of goods or services other than cash contribution.Examples
include supplies,furniture,facilities or services/labor.
Ensuring Funds are Allowable,Allocable and Reasonable
Funds received,expended and/or sub-granted under the LMB Capacity Building Grant must be monitored,
tracked,and reported using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles,as well as systems and protocols in full
compliance with the State of Maryland Finance and Procurement statutes.The Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles -commonly known as GAAP -are a set of agreed-upon accounting standards that provide a
framework for recording and reporting financial information.They ensure consistency and comparability in
financial management among all organizations in the United States,both for-profit and non-profit.All direct
costs must be reasonable,allowable,and allocable expenditures detailed by budget category and line item,as
applicable.
Please provide an itemized budget breakdown for the grant period and the basis for estimating the costs
of all cost categories,including personnel salaries,benefits,project staff travel,materials and supplies,
consultants and subcontracts,indirect costs,and any other projected expenditures.
The Office reserves the right to make additional budget reductions/restrictions and adjustments at its
discretion.
Personnel
Project personnel salaries,wages,and fringe benefits only.Include fees and expenses for consultants under
the Contractual Services category.For each position,list salary and fringe benefits (e.g.,employer-provided
health insurance)as separate line items.
Note:You may request partial full-time Equivalent (FTE)compensation and benefits of existing staff,but Time
and Effort reports (Timesheets)must be maintained for all personnel included in the grant project.
●For each salary line item,you must include the full annual salary amount,the percentage of time
that will be spent on the project,and the hourly rate.Full-time weekly commitment is assumed to be
40 hours per week,and an hourly rate can be calculated using a person’s annual salary divided by
2,080.
●Fringe benefits may not exceed 35%of reported salary costs.For each line item of personnel,please
connect the staff member ’s function and role to the activities described in your Project Narrative.
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Example justifications based on the Personnel category:
●Justification (line 1):The Community Outreach Coordinator helps prepare,schedule,and
develop training targeted for hospitals and other medical facilities.Annual salary is $60,000.
She will be devoting 33.33%of her time to this project.We are requesting $60,000 *.3333 =
$19,998,rounded to $20,000,in grant funds to support her time on this project.Her hourly rate
is $28.85.
●Justification (line 2):Fringe benefits @ 10%of salary.$20,000 *.10 =$2,000
●Justification (line 3):The Community Outreach Trainer makes presentations at hospitals and
other medical facilities.This position is supported with cash match funds from a private donor.
Annual salary is $40,000.She will be devoting 25%of her time to this project.We are
contributing $40,000 *.25 =$10,000 to support her time on this project.Her hourly rate is
$19.23.
●Justification (line 4):Fringe benefits @ 10%of salary.$10,000 *.10 =$1,000
Operating Expenses
This includes project supplies,expendable materials,information technology,software,dedicated or allocable
office rental,printing,telephone,fax,postage,photocopying,and other coordination and communication
expenses.Provide calculation and rationale for each line item,including how the expense directly connects to
activities described in the Project Narrative.
Travel
Travel expenses may include mileage and/or other transportation costs,meals,and lodging consistent with the
local jurisdiction's travel regulations and may not exceed the State of Maryland reimbursement rate specified
below.
For each line item entered,you must include a justification that ties that item to the activities described in your
Project Narrative.Dates for travel and training must be provided in the justification and must fall within
the award period.
●Mileage Reimbursement Allowance cannot exceed the $.67 cents/mile rate as of 1/1/2024.
○Current mileage rates can be located at:Fleet Management Services
●Per Diem/Meal Allowance cannot exceed the State’s Meal &Incidental Expenses Reimbursement
Rates.
○Current per diem rates can be located at:https://dbm.gov/Pages/MealTipReimbursement.aspx.
●Lodging Per Diem Allowance cannot exceed the U.S.General Services Administration (GSA)rates
(excluding taxes).
○Current lodging rates can be located at:Per Diem Rates |GSA.
Contractual Services
The contractual category should include consultant,service provider,and vendor contracts for services like
training,evaluation,program delivery,or website design.Payments to an outside agency for the work of their
employee(s)or any other services are considered Contractual Services.Include consultant fees,expenses,
and travel costs in this category if the consultant’s services are obtained through a written binding agreement
or contract.
For this line item description,provide the agency (consulting firm,temporary agency,etc.),a dash,and then
the nature of the service to be provided (e.g.,Consultants ABC –training for Seminar).Each contractual line
item requires the following budget narrative details:
●Identify the name(s)of the contracting party,including consultants,if available.
●Provide the cost per contractor.
●Provide the amount of time that the project will be working with the contractor(s).
●For professional services contracts,provide the amount of time to be devoted to the project,including
the costs to be charged to this proposed grant award.
●Provide the basis for cost estimates or computations.
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Note:For the LMB Budget,partner organization subcontract or sub-grant budgets are detailed in separate
tabs that roll up into a “Partner Summary”tab.These partner budgets should not be included in the LMBs’s
Contractual Services budget category.
Equipment
Equipment is defined as having a useful life in excess of one year and a procurement cost of $5,000 or more
per unit.Costs may include taxes,delivery,installation and similarly related charges.Equipment with a unit
cost less than $5,000 should be recorded in the ‘Other ’category (see below).
Indicate the cost of tangible,non-expendable personal property that has a usefulness greater than one year
and acquisition costs that are the lesser of the capitalization level established by the applicant entity for
financial statement purposes or $5,000 per article.Lower limits may be established to maintain consistency
with the applicant’s policy.
Equipment Calculation and Rationale
●Indicate the estimated unit cost for each item to be purchased.
●Identify each type of equipment.
●Provide the basis for cost estimates or computations.
Maintaining internal inventory records for equipment procured under this funding source is mandatory.
Other
Indicate all direct costs not covered above.Examples include food,facilities or event space rental (not
rent/mortgage),and professional dues/subscriptions,and equipment with a useful life less than one year
and a procurement cost of less than $5,000.Do not include costs that are included in the indirect cost rate.
●Provide the cost per item (e.g.food =$500,subscriptions =$100).
●Provide the basis for cost estimates or computations.
Allowable costs include:
●Food and beverages under the following circumstances:
○Those incurred by LMB Board members and employees traveling overnight on official Board
business;
○Bulk drinking water for coolers where tap water is not potable;
○Those routine expenses for the operation of a program serving children and youth (e.g.snacks
served to children on a regular basis at an out-of-school time program funded by the
organization;
○Meetings/focus groups/forums where the majority of attendees expected are family and/or
youth;and/or,
○Special events where the majority of attendees are not partnership members or staff or
State/local Agency representatives.
●Gift Card expenditures (in any form or format)are allowable for incentives for participants attending
meetings/focus groups/forums where:
○Only the necessary number of gift cards are purchased based on the number of participants;
○The organization,or its vendor/consultant,does not establish or maintain an inventory of gift
cards;and,
○The participants are families and or children/youth
Indirect Costs
●Up to 15%of Modified Total Direct Costs (MTDC)*may be requested for indirect costs if the grantee or
sub-grantee is a non-profit organization.
●Indirect costs are those incurred for a common or joint purpose benefiting more than one cost objective,
and not readily assignable to the cost objectives specifically benefited.
●Calculation of indirect costs must comply with State Finance and Procurement Article §2–208 of the
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Annotated Code of Maryland and the U.S.Office of Management and Budget (OMB)definition of
Modified Total Direct Costs (MTDC)per the OMB Guidance for Grants and Agreements.
*If there are no individual subcontracts over $50,000 then it is presumed that applicants may calculate indirect
costs using their total project direct costs (LMB direct costs +partner budgets).If any single
subcontract/sub-grant exceeds $50,000 you must “modify”the cost base by subtracting the amount over
$50,000 from the total project direct cost base before calculating indirect cost.For example:
●A project with $300,000 total direct costs includes a $75,000 subcontract.To calculate indirect costs the
applicant would subtract the extra $25,000 (amount above $50,000)from their total direct costs before
calculating the 15%indirect line item.So they would use $275,000 x 0.15 =$41,250 in indirect costs.
Unallowable Costs
Funding from the Governor ’s Office for Children will not be used for unallowable costs including,but not limited
to:
1.Alcoholic beverages;
2.Bad debts;
3.Contributions and donations to charitable organizations not in support of a defined activity;
4.Defense and prosecution of criminal and civil proceedings,claims,appeals and patent infringement;
5.Entertainment costs;Personal use by employees of organization-furnished automobiles (including
transportation to and from work)and other assets;
6.Fines and penalties and interest on fines and penalties;
7.Assets,goods or services for personal use;
8.Interest on borrowed capital/lines of credit;
9.Costs of organized fundraising events (galas,auctions,tournaments);
10.Costs of investment counsel/management;
11.Lobbying;
12.Losses on other awards;
13.Renovation/remodeling and capital projects;
14.Gifts for Board members and/or Board employees;
15.Costs of training/technical assistance offered by consultants that the Office and/or the Children’s
Cabinet or one of its member Agencies makes available at no cost.A list of offerings will be made
available by the Office;
16.Any plaque or item presented to a speaker,official,legislator,vendor,or other person in recognition of
service provided with a value in excess of $50;
17.Any expenses relating to the establishment,maintenance or liquidation of foundation or other accounts
used for the purpose of maintaining earned reinvestment and other State funds;
18.Investment fees and losses;
19.Flex fund expenditures;
20.For fee-for-service contracts,vendor staff vacation,sick leave and other leave time during which
services were not provided.
21.Trinkets/promotional/giveaway items (e.g.,pens,notepads,hats,mugs,portfolios,t-shirts,coins,gift
bags,etc.,whether or not they include the program/vendor name and/or logo).
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Open Session Item
SUBJECT: Construction Bid Award — Airport Parking Lot Pay System
PRESENTATION DATE: October 22, 2024
PRESENTATION BY: Scott Hobbs, Director of Engineering; Andrew Eshleman, Director of Public
Works; Neil Doran, Airport Director
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to award the bid for the Airport Parking Lot Pay System contract
to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, WPS North American Parking Systems USA DBA WPS
USA Corp. of Eldersburg, Maryland in the amount of $79,992.
REPORT -IN -BRIEF: The project was advertised in the Herald Mail, on the County's website and
portal, and on the State of Maryland's website, e-Maryland Marketplace Advantage. Six (6) bids were
received on Friday, October 11, 2024, as listed below. Bids were evaluated and the low bid is in order.
Contractor:
Total Bid:
WPS USA Corp.
$795992.00
Parking Boxx Corp.
$989928.00
PSX Inc.
$99,725.00
IP Parking NA, Inc.
$108,969.49
Flowbird America, Inc.
$1119350.00
Advanced Control Systems, Inc.
$122,220.88
DISCUSSION: Hagerstown Regional Airport is making improvements to its terminal parking lot to
support commercial air operations, and the long-term maintenance/development of its parking facilities.
This includes a phased approach to implement paid parking with facility improvements and paving the
existing gravel parking lot area. This first phase involves installation of ticketing facilities and reducing
the number of parking access points such that ingress/egress is limited to the locations with the ticketing
facilities. The bid award for the parking lot pay system includes the ticketing facilities and supporting
hardware and software. The first work phase involves running conduits for electric and fiber optic,
placement of traffic delineators and barriers, fence, and installing the entry/exit gates. The next phases of
work will include paving the existing gravel lot, lighting, security cameras, and improved pedestrian
facilities. This is a 75 consecutive calendar day contract, and the project is scheduled to begin in
November. The bid documents include liquidated damages in the amount of $250.00 per calendar day for
work beyond the completion date. This work is associated with implementation of the Airport's Strategic
Plan to allow commercial air service operations to be more self-sufficient and scalable in its operation.
The daily maximum rate will be $5 with the first hour fee for the pickup/drop off of passengers.
FISCAL IMPACT: Budgeted Capital Improvement Plan project — Airport Systemic Improvement
Projects (BLD088) - local funding. Average of 200-250 daily cars will yield $365,000-$456,250 annually.
CONCURRENCES: Airport Advisory Commission
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
ATTACHMENTS: Bid Tabulation, Aerial Map
AUDIOVISUAL TO BE USED: Aerial Map
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SUBJECT: Washington County Ice Cream Trail 2024 Update
PRESENTATION DATE: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
PRESENTATION BY: Danielle Weaver, Director, Public Relations and Marketing and Katie Yoder,
MultiMedia Specialist
RECOMMENDED MOTION: N/A
REPORT-IN-BRIEF: The Washington County Ice Cream Trail, created in 2021 by the Public
Relations Department, continues to promote local, small businesses and community engagement. The
2024 Ice Cream Trail has been the most successful year to date, with 581 participants. This year's
prizes include completer t-shirts sponsored by 29 local businesses, raising a total of $5,450 in
sponsorship funding.
DISCUSSION: Since its inception, the Ice Cream Trail has supported small, locally-owned ice cream
shops and has grown each year. The 2024 edition saw the highest number of participants at 581,
compared to previous years:
• 2021: 40 participants
• 2022: 305 participants
• 2023: 144 participants
• 2024: 581 participants
The Public Relations Department also worked closely with local businesses to sponsor this year’s t-
shirts, providing advertising space on the shirts and through the County's media outlets. Participant
feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, indicating the Ice Cream Trail’s value in the community.
With this success, the Public Relations Department looks forward to continued growth and increased
community participation in future years.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Ice Cream Trail program raised $5,450 from sponsorships, which covered
a portion of the cost of participant t-shirts. Additional minimal budgetary support was used to manage
the program’s logistical needs.
CONCURRENCES: N/A
ATTACHMENTS: Ice Cream Trail Infographic
Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland
Agenda Report Form
Washington County, Maryland
2024 Ice Cream Trail
The W ashington County Ice Cream Trail, launched in 2021 by the
Washington County Public Relations Department, was created to support
small, locally-owned ice cream shops and encourage positive community
engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2024 has been the BIGGEST year for the Ice Cream Trail. With the
completed trail submissio ns, participants will receive a completer t-shirt
that will be mailed to t hem this Fall . The total participants this year is
581!
This year, the PR Department hit the streets and asked local businesses to
help sponsor the t-s hirts as the budget for this initiative is small. The
fundraising from 29 sponsorships reached a total of $5,450! We cannot
thank the sponsors enough for their contributions. Each business sponsor
was given advertisement on the back of the t-shirts and through our
media outlets.
“First time doing the trail and I
enjoyed all the places. I’d have to
say Buddy Lou’s was probably my
overall favorite. there were
some I’ve never been to and it
was cool getting to try and see
new places!” – Sarah Schickle
“Finished our last stop on the trail
this week at Deliteful Dairy. We look
forward to participating again next
year!!!” – Kim Tribett
“This was my 3rd year it’s now a fun
summer tradition… Thanks for
another great summer of ice cream.
I am so excited that you are having
the shirts again. I’ll wear my 2022
shirt as I fill in my map this year.” –
Lisa Taylor
“We visited Cow’s Cones today and
enjoyed some delicious treats to
cool off on this hot day! Can’t wait
to see where our ice cream
adventures take us next!” – Claire
Kieffer
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Open Session Item
SUBJECT: Agriculture – Faces of Farming Presentation
PRESENTATION DATE: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
PRESENTATION BY: Kelsey Keadle, Business Specialist, Agriculture
Department of Business and Economic Development
RECOMMENDED MOTION: N/A
REPORT-IN-BRIEF: “Faces of Farming” is an agricultural-focused video marketing campaign that
will showcase two local Washington County farms every month, for one year. The “Faces of Farming”
marketing videos will be showcased on the County’s website, as well as Facebook and other social
media platforms, and will target a new industry and highlight a local farmer from that specific
agricultural industry. Additionally, the Faces of Farming marketing campaign will be utilized in
Washington County Public Schools as an agricultural education element focused on kindergarten to
Fifth grade students to connect Washington County youth directly with local farms.
DISCUSSION: Washington County’s agricultural business represents the backbone of the County’s
landscape. With almost 900 operating family farms and $167,907,000 in market value of products sold,
agriculture is the cornerstone of Washington County’s economy. The “Faces of Farming” marketing
campaign will aim to educate residents in Washington County, along with the surrounding States and
Counties, about the economic impact of the Ag industry. Additionally, these videos will be used for
agricultural education to numerous streams around Washington County, such as, 4-H and FFA (Future
Farmers of America) meetings, Ag Expo and Fair, and they will be available on the Washington County
Ag App and website.
FISCAL IMPACT: N/A
CONCURRENCES: N/A
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
ATTACHMENTS: N/A
AUDIO/VISUAL NEEDS: Yes - Faces of Farming Videos: Hixon Farm of Hancock, MD and Valley
Meadow Farms of Hancock, MD.
Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland
Agenda Report Form
Open Session Item
SUBJECT: Proclamation for Economic Development Week
PRESENTATION DATE: October 22, 2024
PRESENTATION BY: Washington County Board of County Commissioners to Jonathan Horowitz,
Director, Business and Economic Development
RECOMMENDED MOTION: None
PROCLAMATION:
WHEREAS, our Department of Business and Economic Development is an active member of the
Maryland Economic Development Association (MEDA), a nonprofit organization established in 1961
whose mission is to enhance the knowledge and skills of its members, encourage partnerships and
networking among people committed to bringing jobs and capital to Maryland, and promotes economic
development as an investment in Maryland, and;
WHEREAS, MEDA members promote statewide economic well-being by working to improve
Maryland’s business climate and the professionalism of those in the field of economic development -
including other professionals with a direct interest in the economy of Maryland – through its regular
educational meetings, special programs, and community–driven projects, members address diverse
issues, and;
WHEREAS, Economic Development Week provides the opportunity for community-minded
organizations to collaborate and share strategies, programs, and best practices on advancing Maryland’s
economy, and;
WHEREAS, the economic growth and stability of the State affect all regions and jurisdictions of
Maryland, and our Department of Business and Economic Development is an important component of
the State’s economic success.
NOW THEREFORE, we, the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland,
hereby proclaim the week of October 21st – 25th, 2024, as “Economic Development Week” in
Washington County and encourage all citizens to join us in recognizing and reaffirming the importance
of business development locally and statewide during this celebration.
Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland
Agenda Report Form