Financial Assistance may be provided to City Residents for recreation programs. Financial Assistance is based on residency, family’s prior year’s household income & family size.

Only residential addresses within the Corporate City Limits of Gaithersburg will be considered. Not all Gaithersburg mailing addresses are within the Corporate City Limits. Please use our Address & Parcel Map to see if your residence falls within corporate city limits.

Financial assistance of 10 - 90% is applied as a discount off the advertised resident price of each program.

• Aid for camp programs is limited to a maximum of $800 per child per year.
• Aid for eligible non-camp programs (aquatics, classes, sports) is limited to a maximum of $250 per person per year.

• Once approved financial assistance expires December 31 regardless of application date.
• The City reserves the right to require written documentation to establish residency of each family member included on your application. In certain cases, proof of parentage or legal guardianship may be required for dependent children.
• Incomplete applications will not be processed.
• Applications with all required documentation will be processed within 5 - 7 business days.
• Financial Assistance applications must be approved prior to registration for any program for which the applicant wishes to use financial assistance.
  • Spaces are not held while the application is being processed & space cannot be guaranteed.
  • Spaces are filled on a first come/first served basis.
• Applicants are responsible for paying, at the time of registration, all fees not covered by financial assistance. Registrations are processed after payment is received.
• Some registration fees are not covered by financial assistance.

Address on documentation must match name & address on application. Copies will not be returned.

• Copy of 2024 Federal 1040 tax return if filed with IRS
• Copy of Benefit or Approval letter for 2024 State, Federal and other public assistance (if applicable)
• Copy of supporting documentation for 2024 non-public assistance, including family support (if applicable)
• Copy of current lease or recent mortgage statement
• Copy of recent electric bill, gas bill and water bill