The purpose of the Children’s Cabinet Interagency Fund (CCIF) is to provide resources at the local level to strengthen community-based services to children, youth, and families with a focus on the Children’s Cabinet priorities in alignment with state-wide goals.

Local Management Boards (Boards) were established in the 1990s as part of a State/local collaboration committed to improving the well-being of Maryland’s children, youth, and families. The Boards were created to promote improved, coordinated local decision-making that focuses on results and accountability. The premise was, and continues to be, that health, education, economic, and social outcomes are more likely to be improved if decisions about programs and strategies are made by local jurisdictions with the funding, support, guidelines, and accountability managed by the State.

The jurisdictions, through their Boards, bring the knowledge of local needs, resources, and strengths. The Boards bring together public and private agencies, local government, faith-based and civic organizations, families, youth, and community members to develop, implement, and review a community plan.

Entities designated as the Local Management Board (LMB) by a local jurisdiction in accordance with Md. Human Services Code Ann. §8-301 are eligible to apply.