Rural Maryland Council
The Rural Maryland Council (RMC) brings together citizens, community-based organizations, federal, state, county and municipal government officials as well as representatives of the for-profit and nonprofit sectors to collectively address the needs of Rural Maryland communities.
Rural Maryland Council provides grants directly to local governments, non-profits, and community organizations to support targeted investments in important economic and community development programs and promote regional and intergovernmental cooperation through the Rural Maryland Prosperity Investment Fund (RMPIF).
Tri County Council for Western Maryland is also a recipient of RMPIF Grant Funding, which is used by our agency to support regional work. Currently, this work includes establishing a Western Maryland Entrepreneurial Ecosystem; supporting an EPA Brownfields Community Assessment Grant application for the 3-county region; serving on the Western Maryland Long Term Recovery Committee (formed following the Georges Creek flooding in May 2025), and active involvement with the Maryland Tech Council – Rural Tech Network in Western Maryland.
This grant also supports staff and training for our various small business lending programs which offer a Technical Assistance Program to our current loan clients.
For more information about this regional work, to better rural, Western Maryland, contact us, or visit the link below.
Rural Maryland Council Website
Rural Maryland Council Grant Portal
“Tri County Council of Western Maryland was very helpful in providing a low‐interest loan for the purchase of my newly expanded office space. The loan allowed expansion without the burden of a high‐interest rate that often goes along with business loans.
Not only that, but along the way of the application process, TCCWMD staff were able to provide insight and helpful advice on things like the business plan and the way things are budgeted to help set my business up for success.”
