Plan2040 is Anne Arundel County's path to an inclusive future. The plan calls for equity by providing economic opportunities, affordable housing, and a high quality of life across all communities. Hear more about the plan's emphasis on equity, and bring your questions and comments for the County Executive on Thursday, Oct 29, 2020 at 07:00 p.m. 

Click here for more information and registration details. Closed captioning will be available and for the first time, simultaneous translation into Spanish.

You can view the full draft of Plan2040 and submit comments aacounty.org/Plan2040. The public comment period is open NOW through November 15, 2020.

Today, Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman announced a new program to provide grants of up to $10,000 to restaurants and food service businesses in the county. The county is committing $5 million of its federal CARES Act funding to the grant program and expects to receive an additional $5 million from the state's new initiative, bringing the total funding to $10 million. This program is designed to help restaurants and other businesses that are experiencing reduced revenue because of COVID-related restrictions and loss of consumer confidence. County Executive Pittman also announced an expansion of the humanitarian relief fund to include food service workers who have lost wages and tip income due to the pandemic.

Read the full press release.

County Executive Steuart Pittman and Arts Council Executive Director April Nyman jointly announced a new grant program to provide $1 million of federal CARES Act funding to support the county arts community. The arts are an important economic driver within Anne Arundel County, and because artists are not categorized as essential employees, individual artists and organizations that employ artists have been severely affected by the COVID pandemic.

Read the full press release.

Last week County Executive Pittman announced three new programs that will provide essential health and financial support to our residents hardest hit by the pandemic. Learn more about the new Water Bill Relief Program, COVID Recovery and Grief Support Program, and COVID Care Coordination Program at the link below. 

Read the full press release.

The State of Maryland in partnership with the Forever Maryland Foundation is now accepting applications for the annual Keep Maryland Beautiful grants program.

Four different grants are being offered to help volunteer and nonprofit groups, communities, and land trusts support environmental education projects, litter removal, citizen stewardship, and solve natural resource issues in urban and rural areas. The deadline to apply for funding is Nov. 12, 2020. Awards will be announced in spring 2021.

Anne Arundel County Local Development Council (LDC) grants application cycle is now open! LDC grants are available on a competitive basis to nonprofit and community organizations working to benefit the communities and residents within a three mile radius of Live! Casino.

The LDC has identified the following three major areas of focus for awarding grant funds:

Additional information:

Click here for the quarterly newsletter from the Anne Arundel County Office of Emergency Management.

This four-page PDF document has useful tips to better prepare our County residents for the Fall and upcoming Holiday season, while the COVID-19 pandemic continues. It also offers live hyperlinks to many useful websites and social media outlets to get the latest guidance on preparedness for unexpected emergencies.

Residents can view a calendar of upcoming community meetings in their area, review site plans and other documents, attend virtual meetings, watch previously recorded meetings, and provide public comments directly to the Office of Planning and Zoning - all through the new Community Meetings website. See a list of upcoming meetings below and click here for more details and to view the full calendar.

Click here to see this post on County Executive Pittman's Facebook.

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