Ruppersberger to Hold Workshop to Help Non-Profits Get Stimulus Money

(Severna Park, MD)- Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) will hold a workshop at Anne Arundel Community College on Monday, July 27, 2009, to help non-profit organizations apply for grants made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), known as the stimulus bill. 

The stimulus bill was signed into law on February 17, 2009.  Maryland received $3.9 billion to create and save jobs in the state, make important infrastructure improvements, and offer other assistance to individuals and businesses in the form of tax cuts and direct payments.  Some of this money is available to non-profit organizations as federal and state grants. 

Congressman Ruppersberger will be joined by grant experts and state representatives who will show participants how to find and apply for federal and state grants.  Representatives from Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley’s office will also demonstrate their “StateStat” website that tracks the progress of the Maryland Recovery and Reinvestment Plan.

WHO:        Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD)   
                   Ms. Beth Blauer, Director of the Maryland Governor’s StateStat Office
                   Mr. Eric Brenner, Director of the Maryland Governor’s Grants Office
                   Mr. Neil Bergsman, Director of the Maryland Budget and Tax Policy Institute

WHAT:       Ruppersberger to Hold Workshop to Help Non-Profits Get Stimulus Money

WHEN:      1:30 pm, Monday, July 27, 2009

WHERE:    Anne Arundel Community College
                    Center for Applied Learning and Technology
                    Room 100
                    101 College Parkway
                    Arnold, MD 21012

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