2026 Grounds For Play Grant & Stimulus Guide

Outdoor Learning Funding Resources Office of the State Superintendent of Education

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Provides funding resources specific to outdoor learning initiatives in the District of Columbia. Many funding opportunities become available around the same time each year; therefore, it can be helpful to create a funding calendar to flag when applications open and close, and plan for adequate time to compose and submit a great proposal.

Out of School Time Learning Grant The Wallace Foundation

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The Wallace Foundation funds projects to research and test new, innovative approaches to Out of School Time programs with the goal to increase student enrollment and in-school success. Wallace supports such efforts in five cities: Boston, Chicago, New York, Providence and Washington, D.C.

Philip L. Graham Fund Philip L. Graham Fund

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The Fund awards grants across a geographically vast area that includes 10 counties in Virginia and Maryland as well as the District of Columbia. The Fund only accepts letters of inquiry from organizations that have been ruled to be tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that are not private foundations as defined in the Code.

Program Grants The Morris and Gewndolyn Cafritz Foundation

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The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation is dedicated to improving communities in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The Foundation is offering grants for programs for improving the community in four program areas: arts and humanities, community services, education, and health. Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations that serve residents in the District of Columbia, Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties in Maryland, Arlington and Fairfax Counties, and the cities of Alexandria and Falls Church in Virginia.

Rec for All Community Grants Department of Parks and Recreation

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