For Immediate Release: Thursday, September 27, 2018
PUBLIC FORUM
The Montgomery County Council will hold a public forum on Tuesday, October 9 at 7:30 p.m. on the Community Grants Program and the Office of Legislative Oversight’s report on the Montgomery County Council Community Grants:
The Montgomery County Council is seeking public comment on the Community Grants Program. All stakeholders are encouraged to share their experience with the Community Grants program and make recommendations on program changes. Nonprofit organizations, Grants Advisory Group members, County staff and other grant-making departments, and outside agencies are invited to participate.
On September 25 the Office of Legislative Oversight released its report on the Montgomery County Council Community Grants. To access the executive summary and full report, visit the reports section of the Office of Legislative Oversight’s website.
The public forum will be held in the Third Floor Hearing Room of the Council Office Building, which is located at 100 Maryland Avenue in Rockville. The meeting will be televised live by County Cable Montgomery (CCM) on Xfinity channels 6 and 996, RCN channels 6 and 1056; and FiOS channel 30. It also will be available live via streaming through the Council website at http://tinyurl.com/z9982v8.
Those interested in testifying at the public forum can sign up online at http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/phsignup.html or by calling 240-777-7803. The deadline to sign up is Tuesday, October 9 at 10 a.m.
For more information about the Community Grants Program and to access previous Grants Advisory Group reports and lists of awarded grantees, please visit the Council Grants website at https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/grants/council_grants.html. If you have additional questions about the Community Grants Program, please contact Carolyn Chen at 240-777-7935 or Carolyn.Chen@montgomerycountymd.gov
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