FACILITY RESERVATION
County Government Buildings
Rooms may be used by the public and government agencies holding meetings of a civic, cultural or educational nature.
Facility Description – Link to Active
Seating Chart
Submission Dates
Hours of Availability – Link to Active
Restrictions
Fees
EOB Auditorium
Rooms may be used by the public and government agencies holding meetings of a civic, cultural or educational nature.
Facility Description – Link to Active
Seating Chart
Submission Dates
Hours of Availability – Link to Active
Restrictions
Fees
The FUSP award must be used by the organization to provide direct services or benefits to vulnerable youth or low income individuals in spaces scheduled by CUPF. Examples of programs helped in the past have included food and toy distribution, language classes, cultural awareness, educational programs, youth development programs and job seeking skills.
It may not be used for fundraising, organizational administrative meetings (ex. internal staff training or business meetings), or only benefit the organization or its membership (ex. church service or lecture to club members).
Rooms in County Public Schools with a high number of low-income individuals (ex. designated as Title 1 or high number of FARMS eligible youth), or meeting rooms in Public Libraries, County Office Buildings (Exec. and Council), Clarksburg Cottage, Regional Service Center, and District 3 Police Station during times available for community use. The award will not cover the use of gyms, stadium fields, auditoriums, kitchens, equipment or MCPS support staff.
The amount awarded is contingent on available funding. The maximum award ($5400 in FY18) is enough to cover an afterschool program two or three times a week for the whole school year or an ongoing Saturday program. Rooms in schools (excluding gyms, stadium fields, auditoriums, and kitchens) can be fully covered during the week, but the “MCPS partnership” fees are charged for use on school holidays which is approximately 40% less than the room fees normally charged nonprofit organizations. Organizations receiving the award are responsible for covering the costs not covered by the subsidy.
1. Review the subsidy criteria to determine if your activity qualifies
2. Complete the online
Request Form
3. Submit the completed application online or to the below address:
Office of Community Use of Public Facilities
Attn: Subsidy Program
255 Rockville Pike, Suite 201
Rockville, MD 20850
or
[email protected]
Subsidies are valid only for the fiscal year for which they are awarded. Applications can be submitted at any time, but allow a minimum of 30 days for processing. Awards will be made until the funds runs out. An organization can submit multiple applications each year until they reach the current maximum annual award of $5,400.
Follow the regular application steps in ActiveMONTGOMERY.org. After your room use permit is approved, contact us on [email protected] or call 240-777-2725. All groups must agree to the conditions of use for the building they are using.
No, the selected organization is required to report back to CUPF after the program is completed to tell us how many individuals were served or benefited from your program.
The following criteria will be taken into consideration when reviewing applications.
Applicants are required to meet these criteria:
The program or activity is sponsored by a Maryland-based nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization or would be considered a nonprofit organization by the IRS
The mission of the organization is to serve vulnerable youth*
or low-income individuals in Montgomery County**
The program or activity will provide direct services or benefit vulnerable youth
or low-income individuals in Montgomery County
These additional preferred criteria will be taken into consideration. The program is:
- Providing direct service to vulnerable youth and/or low income persons in a Title I/High FARMS participation County school or economically disadvantaged area
· Free/reduced cost to participants (minimal material costs only)
· Led by volunteers
· First-time applicant
*Vulnerable/disadvantaged youth (ages 12-18) are those who, through a combination of circumstances, stage of development or other factors, may be at risk for a competent transition to adulthood and self-sufficiency.
**Low income persons qualified by the organization providing services. Generally, individuals receiving financial assistance.
Applications will be reviewed for completeness and confirmation that the proposed room(s) can accommodate the request. As needed, staff will recommend alternate locations or request missing information. The applications will then be forwarded to a review committee. A majority of criteria items, in addition to being a Maryland based nonprofit organization serving the target population must be met to receive an award. Recommendations for the award will be made to the Director, Community Use of Public Facilities, who will make the final determination. Decisions of the director are final.
The program is funded through a combination of CUPF and County funds. CUPF receives no public funding and its revenue comes from community use fees. Most of its budget is reimbursed to the schools to cover the costs of opening schools for public use such as electricity, water, sewage, custodial supplies, maintenance and MCPS staff.
Give us a call on 240-777-2725 or email
[email protected]. You will be referred to staff that books the type of space you are interested in or the FUSP coordinator.
Please note that applications are subject to the Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA) (Md. Code Ann., State Gov't., §10-611 through -628 (MPIA) and the County must comply with the disclosure requirements of the MPIA when a request for documents is received.