> Planning Home > Programs and Projects > Ongoing Plans and Projects > Special Projects and Studies > Other Planning Department Projects and Studies > Planning Assistance to Municipalities and Communities Program (PAMC)

Planning Assistance to Municipalities and Communities Program (PAMC)

Planning Board Guidelines

The Prince George's County Planning Board has a program to assist local municipalities and communities by offering planning assistance in response to various annually submitted requests. Resource allocation is in the form of staff services needed to complete a project, or a phase of a multi-year project, within each fiscal year. The County Council sets the total amount of assistance available through its annual budget process.

Examples of Eligible Projects

Current programs under PAMC

Guidelines for those who wish to participate in the program:

1. All requests shall be in writing, and may be submitted by the date specified in the annual program announcement or anytime during the year.

2. The request should indicate:

What is requested
Why it is requested
What benefits might result, and who would be the prime beneficiaries
Who the local contact will be
What resources (people and/or money) are available to assist the study and implement the recommendations

3. The applicant should be willing to report on follow-up implementation efforts for up to three years after the recommendations have been transmitted.

4. No jurisdiction can receive more than 20 percent of the yearly appropriation.

For municipalities and community groups that wish to submit requests, they may do so by submitting a letter to:

Elizabeth M. Hewlett, Chairman, Prince George's County Planning Board, 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772.

If you need further information or help in drafting your project request, contact Ivy Lewis (Community Planning South) at 301-952-3972 or Vanessa Akins (Community Planning North) at 301-952-4225.