The Governor’s Office for Children (GOC) has partnered with the
Children’s Funding Project to document federal, state and county level investments in services and programs for children and youth in Maryland. The final product, known as a fiscal map, analyzes the funding sources and budget allocations that support all programs and services from the prenatal stage to young adulthood statewide.
WHAT is a fiscal map?
It is not a “map” in a geographical sense, but rather a way to organize complex funding data so that just about anyone can look at it and understand the flow of money for children and youth in their state or community. A fiscal map answers the question WHO invests HOW MUCH and in WHAT?
The fiscal map organizes funding data using a child-centered rather than an agency-centered view. That means it analyzes the funding our state received and allocated to different services and outcome areas that support children’s overall well-being and ensure that children are educated, healthy, safe, supported and connected, and employable. The maps track investments by developmental outcome, eligible services, intervention approaches and eligible populations.
WHY a fiscal map?
Governor Wes Moore signed the
ENOUGH ACT of 2024. Maryland’s ENOUGH Initiative aims to reduce childhood poverty in the state through community-led solutions that create thriving families and communities.
A core mission of the ENOUGH Act and the Governor’s Office for Children is to reduce childhood poverty in Maryland by bringing together often siloed efforts and programs at the community, local, and state levels in support of community-driven solutions designed to improve access to good schools, good jobs, and safe and healthy communities.
Previous efforts to combat child poverty often focused on isolated problems or handed down solutions from the top. ENOUGH is different. It takes a whole-community, whole-government approach and recognizes that lasting change comes when people closest to the challenge lead the way.
And, ENOUGH is not just about adding new services. It’s about making sure existing investments work better together, are easier to access, and reflect the needs of real families on the ground.
A comprehensive fiscal map that includes federal, state, local and private investment will support government and communities in breaking down silos and provide community leaders with the information they need to drive community-led solutions and create lasting change.
GOC has developed two maps: One State Map and One Map for all 23 counties and Baltimore City.
The maps will aid leaders, advocates, policy makers, the Children’s Cabinet, public sector employees, Local Management Boards, ENOUGH communities, nonprofits, residents and community groups to:
- Build stronger partnerships in ENOUGH Communities and across the state, drawing down and leveraging additional funding sources to sustain and expand Maryland’s efforts to combat child poverty and drive economic mobility
- Strategically allocate resources to support programs for youth, families, and children;
- Identify funding gaps to ensure that resources are directed where most needed; and
- Guide decision-making on how to distribute resources efficiently.
The current state fiscal map includes 534 funding streams totaling over $78 billion dollars invested in supporting Maryland’s children and youth.
Click below to access each map for an analysis of funding streams from federal, state, local, and some private dollars from FY2019 to FY2023.
In the Fall of 2025, GOC will refresh the fiscal maps to include FY2024 and FY2025 funding data, including more data on philanthropic funds.
Questions about the Maryland Fiscal Mapping Project? Contact Tracey Webb at tracey.webb@maryland.gov.
