Proactive grants, initiated by Columbia Association, are available to organizations that contribute to the quality of life in Columbia, enhance CA’s mission, and help to meet CA’s vision — which is to create and support solutions to meet the evolving needs of a dynamic and inclusive community. View some of the grants that Columbia Association has awarded to local organizations below. For more information, contact Michelle Miller, Director of Community Services at Michelle.Miller@ColumbiaAssociation.org or 410-715-3170
| Grant Recipient | Grant Amount |
| Voices for Children, Inc. | $2,500 |
| Howard Community College Educational Foundation | $15,000 |
| Howard County Center for African American Culture | $5,000 |
| Columbia Festival of the Arts | $105,000 |
| Howard County Director of Finance/ Howard County Department of Recreation & Parks: 4th of July Celebration | $6,500 |
| Howard County Director of Finance/ Office on Aging support of Howard County Home Repair Program | $25,000 |
| Neighbor Ride | $10,000 |
| Columbia Foundation | $85,000 |
| Maggie J. Brown Spirit of Columbia Scholarship Awards | $15,000 |
| ManneqArt | $4,000 |
| Inner Arbor Trust (approved by CA Board) | $1,600,000 |
| Total FY13 Grants Awarded: | $1,873,000 |
| Grant Recipient | Grant Amount |
| Association of Community Services | $5,000 |
| CERN (Community Emergency Response Network) | $10,000 |
| Civic Works | $10,000 |
| Columbia 50th Birthday Celebrations | $12,998 |
| Columbia Festival of Arts | $105,000 |
| Columbia Foundation | $90,000 |
| Howard Community College Educational Foundation | $10,000 |
| Howard County Director of Finance/ Howard County Department of Recreation & Parks: 4th of July Celebration | $6,500 |
| Maggie J. Brown Spirit of Columbia Scholarship Awards | $15,000 |
| Neighbor Ride | $10,000 |
| Prescott College | $15,000 |
| Total FY14 Grants Awarded: | $289,498 |
| Grant Recipient | Grant Amount |
| Association of Community Services | $5,000 |
| CERN (Community Emergency Response Network) | $10,000 |
| Civic Works | $10,000 |
| Columbia Book Fund | $15,000 |
| Columbia Festival of Arts | $105,000 |
| Community Action Council | $10,000 |
| Howard County Director of Finance/ Howard County Department of Recreation & Parks: 4th of July Celebration | $6,500 |
| Howard County Home Repair and Modification Program | $25,000 |
| Howard County Community College Educational Foundation, Conflict and Mediation Center | $5,000 |
| Inner Arbor Trust (State bond write-off for Symphony Woods) | $190,000 |
| Korean American Senior Association of Howard County | $5,000 |
| Maggie J. Brown Spirit of Columbia Scholarship Awards | $15,000 |
| Neighbor Ride | $10,000 |
| Oakland Mills Community Association | $10,000 |
| Prescott College | $15,000 |
| The Community Foundation of Howard County | $90,000 |
| The Village in Howard, Inc. | $10,000 |
| Total FY15 Grants Awarded: ($347K-$190K bond bill) | $157,000 |
| Grant Recipient | Grant Amount |
| Howard County 4th of July | $6,500 |
| Columbia Book Fund | $15,000 |
| Neighbor Ride | $10,000 |
| Columbia Festival of the Arts | $105,000.00 |
| Prescott College for Columbia Families in Nature | $10,000.00 |
| Civic Works | $10,000.00 |
| The Village in Howard | $25,000.00 |
| The Community Foundation of Howard County | $100,000.00 |
| CERN | $10,000.00 |
| KASA (Korean American Senior Association of Howard County | $6,000.00 |
| Association of Community Services | $5,000.00 |
| Howard County Home Repair program | $25,000.00 |
| Columbia 50th Birthday | $2,250.00 |
| Howard County Citizen’s Association | $500.00 |
| The Community Ecology | $10,000.00 |
| Spirit of Columbia Scholarships | $12,500.00 |
| Long Reach Community Association | $3,100.00 |
| Total FY16 Grants Awarded: | $355,850 |
| Grant Recipient | Grant Amount |
| Columbia Book Fund | $15,000 |
| Neighbor Ride, Inc. | $10,000 |
| The Community Foundation of Howard County | $110,000 |
| Columbia Festival of the Arts | $123,000 |
| Civic Works | $10,000 |
| KASA (Korean American Senior Association of Howard County) | $7,000 |
| Community Action Council | $15,000 |
| The Village in Howard, Inc. | $25,000 |
| Association of Community Services (ACS) | $5,000.00 |
| Howard County Citizens Association (HCCA) | $5,000 |
| Maggie J. Brown, Spirit of Columbia Scholarship Awards | $15,000 |
| Total FY17 Grants Awarded: | $340,000 |
| Grant Recipient | Grant Amount |
| Camp Attaway | $15,000 |
| Neighbor Ride, Inc. | $10,000 |
| Columbia Festival of the Arts | $105,000 |
| Downtown Columbia Partnership | $200,000 |
| Howard Community College Educational Foundation | $3,000 |
| Maryland Public Television/ MPT Foundation, Inc. | $10,000 |
| The Inner Arbor Trust | $121,000 |
| KASA (Korean American Senior Association of Howard County) | $6,000 |
| Community Foundation of Howard County | $105,000 |
| The Village in Howard | $25,000 |
| Community Action Council of Howard County | $15,000 |
| Maggie J. Brown, Spirit of Columbia Scholarship Awards | $15,000 |
| Columbia Housing Center | $5,000 |
| Total FY18 Grants Awarded: | $635,000 |