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Fiscal Year 2026 Grants

(July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026)

The MLSC FY26 Grant Information Webinar took place on January 30, 2025.

NOTE: The deadline for nonprofit organizations seeking initial grant funding to submit the Letter of Interest and addenda has passed.  This opportunity will reopen in early 2026.

Nonprofit organizations interested in continuing grant funding, and new applicants who submitted an LOI and were invited to apply for funding, for civil legal services for low-income Marylanders for fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026) must submit an application no later than Monday, March 17, 2025.

General Grants Timeline

MLSC makes grants once per year on the following timeline:

  • January or February: Grant application informational meeting/webinar (see News for date announcement)
  • March 15 (or next business day if March 15 falls on a weekend): Application deadline
  • May or June: Selection of grantees
  • Mid-July: First month grant disbursement of fiscal year (July 1 – June 30)

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