11. Community Participation

Maryland

In June 2024, Governor Moore and Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a new partnership to promote public sector innovation in the State of Maryland. Together they established the first-ever Bloomberg Philanthropies-supported state Innovation Team. Under the leadership of a chief innovation officer, the team is charged with identifying, testing, and piloting new initiatives to address the governor’s top priorities – particularly in advancing the Moore-Miller Administration’s fight to reduce child poverty. Maintaining a resident focus is a core component of the team’s work, alongside driving collaboration across state agencies and sectors.

The Governor’s Office of Community Initiatives (GOCI) is dedicated to fostering a more inclusive Maryland by actively connecting residents with valuable economic, volunteer, and human service opportunities. The Office’s mission is to bridge the gap between Marylanders and the resources available through various government, business, and nonprofit partners. GOCI also houses the Governor’s ethnic and cultural commissions, faith-based outreach, immigrant affairs, and the Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs.

The Moore-Miller Administration State Plan was also developed “to lay out an implementation roadmap of the Moore-Miller Administration’s mission to ‘leave no one behind’ in Maryland.”