Announcing $400,000 Equitable Community Benefit Grants in Garrett County, Maryland
November 25, 2025
Sustain Our Future Foundation is proud to introduce the community partners selected for our $400,000 Equitable Community Benefits Grants in Garrett County, Maryland. Developed in collaboration with local community advisors and Pivot Energy, this grants strategy reflects our shared commitment to ensuring the construction of a new solar energy project delivers meaningful, tangible, and lasting benefits for communities across Garrett County.
These investments support five community-based organizations, social enterprises, and a local community college’s technical training program whose work advances our core grantmaking goals to:
Strengthen the sustainability workforce while promoting economic justice
Eliminate carbon emissions through root-cause solutions
Prevent environmental pollution
Expand community-owned models of sustainable infrastructure
Heal natural ecosystems
Below are the selected grantee partners and how they are driving positive, local, impact.
Garrett County Community Action Committee - A nonprofit organization supporting working families through home electrification and weatherization upgrades. Funding will support its work to improve energy efficiency, reduce household energy burdens, and help create safer, healthier living conditions for residents across the county.
Garrett Soil Conservation District - A municipal program dedicated to strengthening community resilience. Funding will support the district to implement localized flood-mitigation projects, provide land-stewardship resources, and engage residents in practical conservation strategies that protect homes, farms, and waterways.
Student Scholarships for Garrett College Wind Turbine Technician Program - A community college expanding pathways into the renewable energy workforce through a wind turbine technician training program. Funding for local student scholarships will support this workforce development program open doors to family-sustaining careers and support the region’s renewable energy future.
Clean Compost LLC - A local social enterprise strengthening the circular economy. Funding will support community composting services that divert organic waste, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and provide educational opportunities for residents and small businesses.
All Earth Eco-Tours - A local social enterprise promoting outdoor recreation. Funding will support environmental education, and ecotourism to support community wellbeing and economic development, while cultivating a deeper connection to Garrett County’s natural landscapes.
We congratulate these extraordinary organizations and look forward to the powerful environmental and economic justice benefits their work will bring to communities in Garrett County, Maryland!