Below are the digital application packets for all currently available community-based mini grant opportunities. To request a paper application, please call 410-632-1100 ext. 1119. Applications must be returned to the Worcester County Health Department (6040 Public Landing Rd. Snow Hill, MD.) by October 22, 2026, no later than 4:30 p.m. A review team will evaluate the applications, and awards will be made after October 30, 2026.
ADA Compliant Community Garden:
The Worcester County Health Department is pleased to be accepting mini-grant proposals from community partners to develop and sustain an ADA compliant community garden in Worcester County. Funded organizations must commit to planting, cultivating, harvesting and maintaining a community garden in Worcester County, Maryland, providing produce gleaned from the garden to the community, and ensuring the garden is ADA compliant through placement of 1-2 raised garden beds. Funded organizations will also be required to partner with the health department for community education and outreach. Organizations will be able to request up to $2500 and awards will depend upon the quality of proposals received and number of requests. A total of $5000 is available to support these efforts.
ADA Compliant Community Garden Mini-Grant Application (PDF, 484 KB)
Eating Smart. Being Active Program
The Worcester County Health Department is pleased to be requesting mini-grant proposals from community-based organizations, churches, or other interested organizations to help increase healthy eating and physical activity among Worcester County adults. Funds will be used to host one nine week series of the Eating Smart. Being Active program. The
program will be facilitated by staff from the Worcester County Health Department and the University of Maryland Extension and educates participants about physical activity; nutrition and healthy lifestyle choices; food preparation; saving money at the grocery store; preventing running out of food; eating a variety of healthy foods; food safety; and feeding children. The selected organization will promote, recruit participants for and host one 9-week session of the Eating Smart. Being Active program. Funded entities will also work to develop policies related to serving healthy foods, linking residents to community gardens or food pantries or other healthy food resources.
To be eligible for funding, your organization must serve Worcester County residents and/or employees, have a large meeting room available for weekly sessions, be willing to promote and recruit participants for the program, and host the weekly sessions in collaboration with the Health Department. Funded organizations will also be responsible for developing healthy food related policies and/or linking residents to community gardens, food pantries or other healthy food resources. Organizations will be able to request up to $5000 and awards will depend upon the quality of proposals received and number of requests.
Eating Smart. Being Active Program Mini-Grant Application (PDF, 491 KB)