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Fiscal Year 2026 Grants

(July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026)

The MLSC FY26 Grant Information Webinar will take place on January 30, 2025 at 10:00 am.

Maryland Legal Services Corporation will hold an informational webinar regarding FY26 funding opportunities on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 10:00 am. The webinar will cover general funding policies and priorities, the grant application process and the forecast for MLSC’s FY26 funding level. We anticipate the webinar will take 90 minutes or less.

Nonprofit organizations interested in seeking initial grant funding from MLSC must submit a Letter of Interest, with addenda, by February 7, 2025. For details, click here.

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. The application will open after the conclusion of the webinar.

To attend the webinar, please register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpcuutqTMpEta0m9uTCVC3nFEd0A11BTxA

New Applicants

Nonprofit organizations interested in seeking initial grant funding from MLSC must submit a Letter of Interest, with addenda, by February 7, 2025. For details, click here.

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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