Ruppersberger Holds Workshop to Help Non-Profits Get Stimulus Money

(Severna Park, Md) - Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) held a workshop at Anne Arundel Community College today 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.
 
“The economic crisis has taken its toll on the non-profit sector.  People are not donating as much to these organizations while the need for their services is escalating.  In these tough economic times, it is more important than ever that these organizations have access to these critically important federal and state grants made possible through the stimulus bill.  I am pleased to be able to pull together a group of experts who can show these important groups how to access this money,” said Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD). 

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

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