FY24 COMMUNITY FUNDING PROJECTS SECURED

Project Name: Cybersecurity Workforce Training Expansion Program
Applicant: Maryland Association of Community Colleges
Project Description: Funds will upgrade information technology infrastructure, computer equipment, and software for cybersecurity labs at 16 community colleges to provide state-of-the-art learning environments and prepare students with the skills they need to take advantage of Maryland’s growing cybersecurity industry.
Project Location: Statewide
Amount Included: $2,000,000

Project Name: Incentivizing Accessibility in Housing Rehabilitation and Development Projects
Applicant: Maryland Department of Disabilities
Project Description: Funds will be used to renovate and develop housing units with Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards and Assistive Technology features to support people with disabilities and older adults.
Project Location: Statewide
Amount Included: $500,000

Project Name: Increasing Diversity in State Contracting
Applicant: State of Maryland
Project Description: Funds will be used to create a mentoring service network and ongoing, interactive training for historically underserved businesses to successfully find, respond to, and secure state and/or local government contracts.
Project Location: Statewide
Amount Included: $740,000

Project Name: Maryland Child Care Support
Applicant: Maryland Family Network
Project Description: Funds will expand the Growing Opportunities for Family Child Care Program, supporting the creation of new licensed family child care programs with professional development and business coaching. The program will serve 220 participants, creating affordable child care options for Maryland families
Project Location: Statewide
Amount Included: $632,000

Project Name: C&O Canal Rewatering
Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Project Description: Funding will be used to complete the design and begin construction of a project to add water to 1.2 miles of the historic Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal terminus at Cumberland. The project intends to transform underutilized riverfront into an area for public use and tourism.
Project Location: Allegany County
Amount Included: $2,451,000

Project Name: Carver Center Renovation Project
Applicant: Cumberland Economic Development Corporation
Project Description: Funds will restore the first African American school in the county as the Carver Community Center, housing community services like afterschool and workforce development programs. The project will also display historic artifacts commemorating the school and African American history in the region.
Project Location: Allegany County
Amount Included: $1,000,000

Project Name: Good Will Fire Company Engine-Tanker Replacement
Applicant: Good Will Volunteer Fire Company No.#1, Inc
Project Description: Funds will replace the current fire tanker, which is over 30 years old, lacking a number of standard safety features, and in need of costly repairs. The new tanker will have increased capacity and improve response time to fires.
Project Location: Allegany County
Amount Included: $500,000

Project Name: Tri-Towns Emergency Medical Services Building Restoration
Applicant: Tri-Towns Emergency Medical Services
Project Description: Tri-Towns EMS serves over 100 square miles in Allegany and Garrett Counties in a building that is open to the public, including for walk-in care. Funds will upgrade the building to repair some damaged areas, operate more efficiently, and provide a safe space for walk-in patients.
Project Location: Allegany County
Amount Included: $150,000

Project Name: Annapolis City Dock - Resilience 2024
Applicant: City of Annapolis
Project Description: City Dock is an economic and cultural center of Annapolis, with proximity to shopping, tourism, dining, and public events. Funds will be used to expand flood protection by constructing a mix of fixed and deployable barriers along Compromise Street to address flooding that occurs during major storms.
Project Location: Anne Arundel County
Amount Included: $1,383,069

Project Name: Annapolis City Dock Revitalization - Waterfront Park
Applicant: City of Annapolis
Project Description: Funds will be used to construct a dynamic public space that will serve as the gateway to the  Chesapeake Bay, providing direct access to the water with welcoming green space for visitors and residents including Annapolis' underserved urban communities.
Project Location: Anne Arundel County
Amount Included: $850,000

Project Name: Changing the Trajectory of Delinquency and Violence
Applicant: Kennedy Krieger Institute
Project Description: Funds will be used for early intervention to prevent juvenile crime and violence by working with military families around Fort Meade and local law enforcement to identify early warning signs and risk factors and provide behavioral supports and services within the community.
Project Location: Anne Arundel County
Amount Included: $963,000

Project Name: Community-Based Services for Older Adults to Age in Place with Dignity & Respect
Applicant: Partners In Care Maryland, Inc.
Project Description: Partners In Care provides no-fee transportation, home maintenance, and support to help older adults safely age in place. Funds will be used to expand outreach, training, and programs to serve more individuals.
Project Location: Anne Arundel County
Amount Included: $1,000,000

Project Name: Creating a Restoration Resource Workforce through Reentry Partnerships
Applicant: Maryland Reentry Resource Center Inc.
Project Description: Funds will be used for a partnership with the Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council to provide soft skills, green infrastructure, and landscape training to returning citizens in order to help these individuals secure jobs and create a ready workforce of restoration maintenance professionals.
Project Location: Anne Arundel County
Amount Included: $200,000

Project Name: Crownsville Hospital Historic Documentation and Storytelling
Applicant: Anne Arundel County
Project Description: The Crownsville Hospital has painful history dating back to 1911, which includes physical and mental experimentation on its patients. Funds will help preserve records and artifacts and collect oral histories to establish Crownsville Hospital Memorial Park as a museum of reconciliation and healing.
Project Location: Anne Arundel County
Amount Included: $500,000

Project Name: Crownsville Trails and Open Space
Applicant: Anne Arundel County
Project Description: Funds will be used to demolish dilapidated structures at the old Crownsville Hospital site to prepare for a public park. Funds will also develop a trail system through the Chesapeake Heritage Area to provide greater access to historical points in the county and outdoor recreation for residents.
Project Location: Anne Arundel County
Amount Included: $4,116,279

Project Name: Glen Burnie Town Center Plaza Revitalization
Applicant: Anne Arundel County
Project Description: Funds will support design and construction to revitalize the Glen Burnie Town Center plaza, incorporating trees and planting for stormwater management and installing safety improvements for pedestrians. The new space will draw visitors to nearby businesses and public events.
Project Location: Anne Arundel County
Amount Included: $1,050,000

Project Name: Jonas and Anne Catharine Green Park Coastal Restoration Project
Applicant: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Project Description: Funds will be used to restore and protect the coastline of the public park to be more resilient to climate change and ensure continued access to the water. The project will include improved stormwater management and water quality and enhanced public access and recreation for residents and visitors.
Project Location: Anne Arundel County
Amount Included: $450,000

Project Name: Lead Service Line Replacement
Applicant: Anne Arundel County, MD
Project Description: Funds will be used for the actual replacement of the lead service lines, which will include public outreach, design, and construction efforts.
Project Location: Anne Arundel County
Amount Included: $959,752

Project Name: MD 214 Construction
Applicant: MDOT / Anne Arundel County
Project Description: Funds will be used for design, right-of-way, and improvement along MD 214 from MD 468 to east of Loch Haven Road, including bicycle infrastructure, shared use path, increased vehicular capacity, and intersection improvements to reduce traffic at Loch Haven Road.
Project Location: Anne Arundel County
Amount Included: $500,000

Project Name: Ordnance Road Detention Facility Re-entry Program
Applicant: Anne Arundel County
Project Description: Funds will support comprehensive re-entry coordination and post-release case management services for individuals released from the Ordnance Road Detention Facility as part of the County's strategy to help returning citizens find stable employment to reduce re-arrests and recidivism.
Project Location: Anne Arundel County
Amount Included: $450,000

Project Name: Real Time Crime Center
Applicant: Anne Arundel County
Project Description: Funds will support a Real Time Crime Center hub to provide 24-hour information to officers responding to incidents, centralize data analysis, and better coordinate efforts to combat gun and violent crime and improve public safety for residents.
Project Location: Anne Arundel County
Amount Included: $963,000

Project Name: South County Boys & Girls Club
Applicant: Boys & Girls Clubs of Annapolis & Anne Arundel County
Project Description: Funds will be used to build a new club house in Lothian to expand the Boys and Girls Club mentoring and afterschool services to the southern area of Anne Arundel County.
Project Location: Anne Arundel County
Amount Included: $850,000

Project Name: Transit Operations Facility
Applicant: Anne Arundel County
Project Description: Funds will support acquisition, design, and construction of a Transit Operations Facility to securely house the county's transit fleet and provide space for operations and maintenance staff so the transit system operates more efficiently.
Project Location: Anne Arundel County
Amount Included: $500,000

Project Name: Acquisition and Renovation of Blighted Properties in Park Heights
Applicant: Park Heights Renaissance, Inc.
Project Description: Funds will be used to acquire, renovate, and sell single-family blighted homes in the Park Heights Community. The project will create local jobs and train residents in construction while renovating vacant properties and providing affordable homeownership opportunities.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $1,250,000

Project Name: Baltimore City for the Patapasco Wastewater Treatment Plant Headworks Improvements
Applicant: Baltimore City
Project Description: Funds will be used to rehabilitate the Grit Facility at the Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant to improve performance and minimize upstream sanitary sewer overflows to protect water quality.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $4,000,000

Project Name: Baltimore City State's Attorney Office Modernization and Cyber Security Enhancements
Applicant: Baltimore City State's Attorney
Project Description: Funds will allow the office to work more closely with the community to address violent crime by modernizing technology, protecting against cyberattacks, training agency prosecutors and staff, supporting victim services, and enhancing diversion programs to prevent recidivism.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $775,000

Project Name: Baltimore Community Lending Business Development and Resource Center Program
Applicant: Baltimore Community Lending
Project Description: Funds will be used to provide technical assistance and coaching services to launch emerging businesses that will provide much needed consumer products and services, create new local jobs, and strengthen the economic foundation of communities in Baltimore.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $500,000

Project Name: Baltimore Courthouse
Applicant: General Services Administration
Project Description: The existing Edward A. Garmatz Courthouse is unable to meet the long-term space, safety, and security needs of the courts currently housed within the facility. Funds will be used to support site acquisition and design work for a new courthouse.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $1,500,000

Project Name: Baltimore Franklin-Mulberry Corridor - Reconnecting Communities
Applicant: MDOT / Baltimore City
Project Description: Funds will be used to support public engagement and outreach to develop community-led plans to enhance transportation connectivity and access for the neighborhoods in West Baltimore impacted by the “Highway to Nowhere.”
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $500,000

Project Name: Baltimore Harbor and Channels Seagirt Loop Deepening
Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Project Description: Funding will be used to study the process and economic benefit of deepening and widening the entire Seagirt-Dundalk access channel to allow more areas of the Port of Baltimore to safely and efficiently serve larger ships.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $2,031,000

Project Name: Belvedere Place Affordable Rental Housing Development
Applicant: BRIDGES Community Development Corporation
Project Description: Funds will be used to develop 83 new, family-serving affordable apartments in the Park Heights neighborhood. The apartments will be part of a development on a vacant property across from the Pimlico Race Course that will include a community park, retail space, and supportive services for residents.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $500,000

Project Name: Bright Futures and Family-Sustaining Careers for Baltimore City Residents
Applicant: Civic Works, Inc.
Project Description: Civic Works provides job training to individuals with barriers to employment, helping them find sustaining jobs. Funds will be used to increase wraparound case management, career placement, job retention, and supportive services and expand program capacity in order to serve more Marylanders.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $788,000

Project Name: Capital Improvements to Sustainable Careers Building
Applicant: Civic Works, Inc.
Project Description: "This request will support Civic Works' Center for Sustainable Careers (CSC) in expanding access to family-sustaining careers for Baltimore City residents from historically marginalized communities. CSC focuses on jobs in the rapidly growing green construction industry, including utility infrastruct.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $1,000,000

Project Name: Center for Nanotechnology
Applicant: Coppin State University
Project Description: Funding will expand the Center for Nanotechnology at Coppin State to grow their research into renewable and clean energy. Nanomaterials can help improve the efficiency of renewable energy systems. The Center also hosts high school students to engage in research and promote STEM careers.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $2,175,000

Project Name: Community Family Life Center and Food Pantry
Applicant: BRIDGES Community Development Corporation
Project Description: Funds will support construction of a facility in the Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop neighborhood with a commercial kitchen and food pantry, afterschool tutoring, and job training to serve local families.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $990,000

Project Name: Crown Cork & Seal Blight Remediation
Applicant: Southeast Community Development Corporation
Project Description: The Crown Cork & Seal campus is one of the largest remaining undeveloped industrial sites in the city. It is approximately 30% occupied by artists and makers in affordable studio space. Funds will be used to demolish unsafe structures and stabilize buildings to improve safety for tenants.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $500,000

Project Name: Data-Driven After Shooting Protocol Expansion Project
Applicant: Roca Baltimore, LLC
Project Description: Funds will be used to build on Roca’s violence reduction pilot and Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs to work with 150-200 non-fatal shooting victims and their families each year to address trauma, manage conflict, and change behavior to break the cycle of violence in the community.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $1,455,000

Project Name: Equipment for the Center for Education and Research in Microelectronics
Applicant: Morgan State University
Project Description: Funds will be used to provide fabrication equipment to the Center for Education and Research in Microelectronics that will train students and facilitate research in semiconductor design and manufacturing, providing students with critical, in-demand skills.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $963,000

Project Name: Government Certifications Contracting & Match Making Solutions Center
Applicant: Morgan State University Foundation Inc. Baltimore Metropolitan Women's Business Center
Project Description: Women-owned businesses, including those owned by veterans and women of color, are underrepresented in government federal, state, and local contracting. Funds will be used to provide technical assistance and coaching to help these businesses successfully access contracting opportunities.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $700,000

Project Name: Historic Druid Hill Y Family Center Renovation
Applicant: Young Men's Christian Association Of Central Maryland, Inc.
Project Description: The Y in Druid Hill, built in 1916, provides critical services to the community. Funds will be used to replace the roof, renovate transitional housing and locker rooms, and upgrade the pool area, while protecting the historic structure and ensuring the sustainability of a key community resource.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $1,238,000

Project Name: Historic Preservation Workforce Development
Applicant: The Peale Center for Baltimore History and Architecture, Inc.
Project Description: Funds will support apprenticeships for returning citizens and underserved communities to learn skills for in-demand jobs. The program uses the historic Peale Museum as a classroom to teach skills like masonry repair, woodworking, window restoration, and plaster work.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $420,000

Project Name: Last Mile Park
Applicant: American Communities Trust, Inc.
Project Description: Funds will support the development of a park looping around a series of Amtrak overpasses that will provide a safe and inviting connection between the new Eager Park development near Johns Hopkins and the underserved community north of the tracks, bringing economic benefit to both communities.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $904,000

Project Name: Leveraging Neighborhood Equity Enhancement Deployment (LNEED)
Applicant: MDOT / Baltimore City
Project Description: The lack of accessible sidewalks and curb ramps in the city present major obstacles for individuals with disabilities and mobility challenges. Funds will upgrade pedestrian pathways in targeted corridors to improve mobility and increase safety for residents.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $500,000

Project Name: Maritime Skills Workforce Development Program
Applicant: Living Classrooms Foundation
Project Description: Funds will be used to pilot a workforce training program for underserved youth and unemployed adults with barriers to employment. Participants will receive training on vessel operations and water safety and receive certifications, employment placement assistance, and follow-up services.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $883,000

Project Name: Museum of the Blind People's Movement
Applicant: National Federation of the Blind
Project Description: The Museum of the Blind People's Movement will be the first museum owned and operated by the blind in the US, and will be a national platform to explore the struggles and successes of the blind as individuals and a movement. Funds will preserve archives and documents for inclusion in the museum.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $301,000

Project Name: NAACP Baltimore Headquarters Proposal
Applicant: Baltimore NAACP
Project Description: Funds will be used to upgrade and expand the Baltimore NAACP headquarters so it can increase its services, including fresh produce distribution, free and reduced-cost office space for small women- and minority-owned businesses, and youth programs.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $500,000

Project Name: Open Works Baltimore -- West Side Expansion
Applicant: Open Works, Inc.
Project Description: Funds will be used to open an Open Works makerspace in West Baltimore that will provide high-tech tools, industrial co-working space, technical education programs for all ages, workforce development training, entrepreneurship support, and contract manufacturing for startups and community projects.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $2,000,000

Project Name: Orchard Street Church Renovation
Applicant: Greater Baltimore Urban League
Project Description: Funds will be used to restore the Historic Orchard Street Church, the city’s oldest standing structure, as a headquarters and outreach center for the Greater Baltimore Urban League. It will also house a new community clinic in collaboration with Morgan State University’s new medical school.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $3,500,000

Project Name: OrchKids Inventory Expansion
Applicant: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Project Description: OrchKids provides free after school music education for students in underserved neighborhoods in Baltimore City. Funds will be used to purchase instruments and supplies to expand the program and reach more students.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $249,000

Project Name: Penn-North Community Violence Prevention After and Out-of-School Youth Center
Applicant: Unified Efforts
Project Description: Funds will be used to construct a permanent home for UniFIED Efforts’ out-of-school-time programs for children and youth in West Baltimore. The center will be a safe and positive environment for students with activities and educational enrichment.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $1,500,000

Project Name: Project Liberty Ship, the S.S. John W. Brown for Deck Restoration
Applicant: Project Liberty Ship, the S.S. John W. Brown
Project Description: The Liberty Ship, built in Baltimore in 1943, currently serves as an operating museum ship honoring servicemembers and shipbuilders who contributed to victory in WWII. It is also a Coast Guard maritime education site. Funds will restore the marine coating on the main deck to preserve the ship.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $200,000

Project Name: Raymond V. Haysbert Center for Entrepreneurship Small Business Support
Applicant: Greater Baltimore Urban League
Project Description: Funds will support the expansion of the Raymond V. Haysbert Center for Entrepreneurship, which provides education, instruction, and technical and management guidance for entrepreneurs to pursue a path to prosperity.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $850,000

Project Name: Rehabilitation of Fulton Avenue Homes (City of Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland)
Applicant: Unity Properties, Inc., part of Bon Secours Baltimore Community Works
Project Description: Funds will support renovation of historic row homes near the Union Square-Hollins Market National Historic District, part of a neighborhood-wide rehabilitation. The project will work with potential homeowners to qualify them for grants and reduce their costs and barriers to homeownership.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $500,000

Project Name: Roland Park Community Center HVAC
Applicant: Roland Park Community Center
Project Description: Roland Park Community Center offers a wide variety of community services including employment services, addiction counseling, low-cost preschool, free teen summer camp, and fitness for older adults. Funds will be used to update the HVAC system.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $47,350

Project Name: School-Based Violence Prevention
Applicant: Baltimore City
Project Description: Funds will implement the Supporting Our Students Program to teach middle and high school students non-violent coping and conflict resolution skills, provide coaching, mentoring and counseling, and link students and their families to supports and resources to reduce juvenile crime and violence.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $738,000

Project Name: University of Maryland Medical Center R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center Penetrating Injury Recovery Project
Applicant: University of Maryland Medical Center R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
Project Description: Funds will be used to develop and implement a comprehensive recovery program for patients who are victims of violent crime that includes post-injury care and mental health services, along with case management to support patients and stop the cycle of violence.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $1,275,000

Project Name: Upton Planning Committee for Renovations of the Parren Mitchell Event and Cultural Center
Applicant: Upton Planning Committee
Project Description: The Parren Mitchell House project will restore the home of Congressman Parren Mitchell to serve as a center for education & culture & a community meeting place. The project is part of the continued preservation of Lafayette Square, home to several historical & architecturally significant buildings.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $500,000

Project Name: York Road Community Hub Renovation
Applicant: Loyola University Maryland
Project Description: Loyola’s facility on York Road is a collaborative community space that hosts the Govans Farmers Market and houses York Road Initiative staff and campus security. Funds will be used to renovate the facility, relocate its public safety office, and expand space for workforce development activities.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $1,000,000

Project Name: Patapsco Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge – Phase 1
Applicant: MDOT
Project Description: Funds will be used to construct a bicycle and pedestrian bridge connecting the Patapsco Avenue Light Rail Station and Bus Hub with the north side of Patapsco Avenue, improving connectivity to the Cherry Hill neighborhood for residents and commuters.
Project Location: Baltimore City and Baltimore County
Amount Included: $5,000,000

Project Name: Creative Nomads "Where Art Starts" Youth and Family Program
Applicant: Creative Nomads
Project Description: The Where Art Starts program offers an outlet for youth and families to engage in creative educational programming together, while building relationships and community. Funds will expand the program and provide safe spaces for children and their families to connect through the arts.
Project Location: Baltimore City and Baltimore County
Amount Included: $80,000

Project Name: Zero Waste To Zero Hunger
Applicant: 4MYCITY INC
Project Description: Funds will expand the Food Rescue to Go! program that collects surplus food and distributes it to families facing hunger. Most of the rescuing, sorting, and bagging of food is done by paid trainees and deliveries are done by DoorDash drivers, creating jobs and preventing hunger in the community.
Project Location: Baltimore City and Baltimore County
Amount Included: $1,000,000

Project Name: Baer School Health Suite
Applicant: William S. Baer School Partnership Board
Project Description: The Baer School is a Baltimore City Public School that serves the city’s most critically disabled and medically vulnerable children. Funds will be used to remodel the health suite to serve students more effectively and provide care that will improve attendance.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $300,000

Project Name: Baltimore Community Lending Business Development and Resource Center Site Development
Applicant: Baltimore Community Lending
Project Description: Funds will be used to fit-out a new space for the Business Development and Resource Center and co-working space to support new and emerging small businesses in Baltimore City. The center will be a one-stop-shop for training, support, and access to resources.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $1,000,000

Project Name: East Baltimore Medical Center Renovations
Applicant: Johns Hopkins Community Physicians
Project Description: EBMC is in a medically underserved area of East Baltimore and demand has long exceeded capacity. Funds will be used to renovate the third floor of the medical center with additional clinical space to expand care delivery and access for local residents.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $750,000

Project Name: Increasing Educational Opportunities and Employment Skills for Goucher Prison Education Partnership Students
Applicant: Goucher College
Project Description: The Goucher Prison Education Partnership helps incarcerated individuals work toward a college degree and gain skills to help them successfully reenter their communities and reduce recidivism. Funds will expand the program to serve additional students and decrease the time to graduation.
Project Location: Baltimore County and Anne Arundel County
Amount Included: $355,000

Project Name: Out of School Programming for Baltimore City Students
Applicant: The Agoge Project
Project Description: Agoge Project volunteers provide free extracurricular activities for Baltimore City middle and high school students in the Belair- Edison and surrounding community. Funds will be used to introduce a new robotics class and expand sewing instruction, boxing, Jiu Jitsu, and other programs.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $75,000

Project Name: Park West Health System Capital Expansion Project
Applicant: Park West Health System, a federally qualified health center (FQHC) and nonprofit, one of the FQHC pioneers that was established in 1972.
Project Description: Funds will support the creation of a mobile health unit, staffed by a driver/security officer, a nurse clinician, and rotating health educators to serve residents who cannot easily reach the primary clinics. Services include routine exams, physicals, health screenings, and rapid testing.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $1,500,000

Project Name: Reading is Fundamental Literacy Program
Applicant: Reading is Fundamental
Project Description: Funds will be used for a partnership with Baltimore City Public School District to provide books, a lending library at each participating school, and free digital library access to students in pre-K through middle school to improve student literacy.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $500,000

Project Name: RIDE (Returning Citizens Inspired to Develop Entrepreneurial Ventures) Entrepreneurship Resource Center
Applicant: Morgan State University
Project Description: Funds will establish a new center for entrepreneurship and leadership training for formerly incarcerated individuals, empowering them to start their own businesses and become community leaders. By providing training and support, the center will incubate new businesses and reduce recidivism.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $1,500,000

Project Name: LIGHT Rock Village Academy Expansion Construction Project
Applicant: LIGHT Health and Wellness Comprehensive Services, Inc.
Project Description: Funds will expand and improve the LIGHT Rock Child Care Center to upgrade existing classrooms and develop unfinished space for additional classes, an indoor play area, and community meeting spaces. The renovation will allow for increased enrollment and service to West Baltimore residents.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Included: $850,000

Project Name: Art with a Heart Out of School Time Initiatives
Applicant: Art with a Heart
Project Description: Art with a Heart offers a variety of services to the Baltimore community, including year-round educational visual art programs to underserved children, youth, and adults. Funds will be used to serve more students in educational, mentorship, and leadership programs.
Project Location: Baltimore City; Baltimore, Howard, Anne Arundel Counties
Amount Included: $506,000

Project Name: Bunkhouse renovation
Applicant: The Pearlstone Center
Project Description: The Pearlstone Center is an outdoor education center that includes an organic farm and gardens and hosts students and workforce development training for green jobs. Fund will renovate bunkhouses and build a new bathhouse to support an overnight summer camp for low-income children.
Project Location: Baltimore County
Amount Included: $1,558,000

Project Name: C.P. Crane Plant Property
Applicant: Baltimore County
Project Description: Funds will support the county’s acquisition of 153 acres of land at the site of the former CP Power Plant in Bowley’s Quarters. The county will preserve the green space to protect the Chesapeake Bay and provide a waterfront park for the residents of eastern Baltimore County.
Project Location: Baltimore County
Amount Included: $1,666,279

Project Name: Pikesville Armory Redevelopment
Applicant: Pikesville Armory Foundation
Project Description: Funds will redevelop an aging, vacant 14-acre campus of historic buildings into a public park with green space, playgrounds, athletic fields, art, and education. This project will serve local communities in Pikesville and the entire northwest Baltimore region.
Project Location: Baltimore County
Amount Included: $850,000

Project Name: Residential Setting/Supportive Housing Initiative
Applicant: Baltimore County
Project Description: Baltimore County currently has 20 mental health crisis beds. Funds will be used to increase the number of beds and partner with nonprofits serving the homeless and those with substance use and mental health disorders to ensure individuals have access to the care they need.
Project Location: Baltimore County
Amount Included: $750,000

Project Name: Road to Freedom Trail
Applicant: MDOT / Northeast Towson Improvement Association, Inc.
Project Description: Funds will be used for planning, design, and engineering for the Road to Freedom Trail, a cycling and pedestrian trail connecting 13 sites of historical significance from the Hampton National Historic Site to the Carver Community Center, increasing access for residents and visitors.
Project Location: Baltimore County
Amount Included: $500,000

Project Name: Rosedale Veterans Housing Initiative
Applicant: Sheppard Pratt Health System, Inc.
Project Description: Funds will support construction of affordable housing units for veterans and their families adjacent to a Health, Recovery, and Veterans Center, a one-stop shop for veterans in Baltimore County’s Rosedale. Residents will have access to employment training, health care, and legal assistance.
Project Location: Baltimore County
Amount Included: $850,000

Project Name: Safe House for Child Survivors of Sex Trafficking in Maryland
Applicant: TurnAround Inc
Project Description: Funds will be used to hire staff, purchase equipment, and begin operations at Maryland's first safe house for child survivors of human trafficking. The Safe House will provide a 24-hour call center, on-site case manager, overnight beds, counseling, and education programs.
Project Location: Baltimore County
Amount Included: $1,150,000

Project Name: Sinai Hospital Outpatient Cancer Center Modernization Project
Applicant: Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Project Description: Funds will be used to construct a new, consolidated, outpatient cancer center to serve as the flagship location for the Alvin & Lois Lapidus Cancer Institute. The new facility will allow for expanded access, more streamlined delivery of care and better patient outcomes.
Project Location: Baltimore County
Amount Included: $1,500,000

Project Name: SpringForward Farms: An Employee-Owned Solution for Adults with Behavioral Health Needs
Applicant: SpringForward Ventures
Project Description: SpringForward Ventures incubates new businesses that will convert to employee-ownership once sustainable. Funds will be used to train managers and growers in agricultural and business skills so they can become employee owners of a farm.
Project Location: Baltimore County
Amount Included: $307,000

Project Name: Statewide Youth Conflict Coaching
Applicant: Conflict Resolution Center of Baltimore County
Project Description: Funds will be used to pilot Youth Conflict Coaching in the high schools of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, and St. Mary’s counties, providing one-on-one counseling and helping resolve conflicts before they escalate to prevent school violence.
Project Location: Baltimore County
Amount Included: $291,000

Project Name: UMBC Quantum Science Institute
Applicant: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Project Description: Quantum technologies are a growing part of fields ranging from information security to medical advancements. Funds will support the creation of a new Quantum Science Institute to combine teaching and training with scientific advances to help educate the next generation of quantum-ready students.
Project Location: Baltimore County
Amount Included: $1,500,000

Project Name: Youth Violence Intervention Program
Applicant: MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center
Project Description: Funds will support capacity and program expansion for evidence-based intervention methods to address behavioral health and substance use disorders and prevent violence among youth in the Southeast Baltimore County and South Baltimore City.
Project Location: Baltimore County
Amount Included: $963,000

Project Name: End Hunger Warehouse Completion
Applicant: End Hunger in Calvert County
Project Description: End Hunger’s new warehouse will include a food pantry, culinary workforce development program, and a collaboration space for nonprofits serving the community. Funds will support completion of the workforce training and nonprofit spaces.
Project Location: Calvert County
Amount Included: $500,000

Project Name: Farming 4 Hunger Crime Prevention and Re-Entry Program Expansion
Applicant: Farming 4 Hunger, Inc.
Project Description: Funds will be used to expand the program, which trains returning citizens on machinery, carpentry, truck driving, and other skills to support successful reentry. Funds will also support operations of the farm, where program participants grow fresh food to combat hunger and learn agricultural skills.
Project Location: Calvert County
Amount Included: $600,000

Project Name: Southern Maryland Minority Chamber of Commerce Project Excel
Applicant: Southern Maryland Minority Chamber of Commerce
Project Description: Funds will support Project Excel in providing training and individualized consultations to developing minority-owned small and micro businesses, helping them grow, mitigate risk, and achieve long-term success.
Project Location: Calvert, Charles, St. Mary's and Prince George's
Amount Included: $270,000

Project Name: Adkins Arboretum Site Improvements
Applicant: Adkins Arboretum
Project Description: The Adkins Arboretum’s collection of 400 acres of native plants from the Mid-Atlantic Coastal region serves as a model of conservation and a place for visitors, including school groups, to enjoy trails and the outdoors. Funding will update amenities to better serve visitors.
Project Location: Caroline County
Amount Included: $260,000

Project Name: Greensboro Regional Wastewater System Expansion Project
Applicant: Town of Greensboro
Project Description: Improvements proposed will improve wastewater treatment facilities which will be of benefit to the town.
Project Location: Caroline County
Amount Included: $5,000,000

Project Name: Highway Road Improvements
Applicant: Town of Federalsburg
Project Description: Federalsburg plays a critical role in the industrial, warehousing, and transportation sectors of the Eastern Shore economy but many of its roads are in poor condition. Funds will be used for repairs, paving, and adding curbs and gutters.
Project Location: Caroline County
Amount Included: $375,000

Project Name: Benedictine Residential Facility
Applicant: Benedictine School for Exceptional Children
Project Description: The Benedictine School is a multi-functional, year-round education and residential center serving more than 150 children and adults with severe intellectual disabilities. Funds will renovate the outdated living areas and health facilities to better suit the needs of students and their families.
Project Location: Caroline County
Amount Included: $1,800,000

Project Name: Boys & Girls Clubs of Carroll County - North Carroll Expansion
Applicant: Boys & Girls Clubs of Carroll County
Project Description: Funds will be used to renovate a space in the old North Carroll High School to house a Boys & Girls Club and provide afterschool programs, recreation, and mentorship to over 400 additional students a year. The space will also allow for long-term expansion of the program’s capacity and services.
Project Location: Carroll County
Amount Included: $1,432,673

Project Name: Enhancing Forensic-based Investigations in our Community
Applicant: Carroll County Sheriff's Office
Project Description: Funds will be used to design and set up a state-of-the-art physical and digital forensics lab to effectively investigate and solve crimes and improve safety in the community.
Project Location: Carroll County
Amount Included: $500,000

Project Name: Hampstead Fire Station and Emergency Shelter
Applicant: Hampstead Volunteer Fire Engine & Hose Company No. 1
Project Description: Funds will support the construction of a new fire station and event center to improve fire, rescue, and EMS services to Hampstead and surrounding communities in Carroll and Baltimore Counties. The event center will also serve as an emergency shelter with a backup generator.
Project Location: Carroll County
Amount Included: $2,000,000

Project Name: Co-Respond Mobile Crisis Team Pilot Project
Applicant: The Affiliated Sante Group
Project Description: Funds will support a new Co-Responder Mobile Crisis Team, pairing a trained law enforcement officer with a behavioral health clinician to respond to individuals in crisis. The team will be dispatched from 911 calls or when individuals in crisis are encountered during routine patrols.
Subcommittee: CJS
Amount Included: $499,000

Project Name: Town of North East for Water Control and Telemetry Updates
Applicant: Town of North East
Project Description: These funds will improve water system’s efficiency and cleanliness of drinking water.  
Project Location: Cecil County
Amount Included: $636,668

Project Name: Charles County for Bryans Road Interceptor (Phase II) Project
Applicant: Charles County
Project Description: Funding will be used to support engineering costs for a project to reduce sanitary sewer overflows and contamination related to the Mattawoman Wastewater Treatment Facility. This project would improve capacity at the facility and protect water quality in the Potomac River and Bryans Road area.
Project Location: Charles County
Amount Included: $450,000

Project Name: Charles County for Hughesville Collection Sewer System
Applicant: Charles County
Project Description: Funding will support the design and construction of a centralized sewer collection system for the Hughesville Village center, including approximately 25,000 linear feet of gravity sewer lines, approximately 3 new sewage pumping stations, and all associated infrastructure.
Project Location: Charles County
Amount Included: $600,000

Project Name: Charles County for Lower Mattawoman Interceptor Project
Applicant: Charles County
Project Description: Funding will be used to support engineering costs for a project to repair defects in the Lower Mattawoman Interceptor. The project would improve capacity at the Mattawoman Wastewater Treatment Facility and protect the stream valley of the Mattawoman Creek.
Project Location: Charles County
Amount Included: $400,000

Project Name: LifeStyles Day/Homeless Center Improvement Project
Applicant: LifeStyles of Maryland Foundation, Inc.
Project Description: Funds will upgrade infrastructure at LifeStyles Homeless Shelter/Center to enhance its shelter, job placement, and other supportive services to individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness. Upgrades include increased security and storage of bulk food and supply purchases.
Project Location: Charles County
Amount Included: $912,000

Project Name: Popes Creek Waterfront Phase II
Applicant: MDOT / Charles County
Project Description: Funds will support the Popes Creek Waterfront and Rail Trail, an accessible water access point with a boardwalk and pier that connects to a trail through an abandoned rail corridor. This will be the county’s first project to provide direct water access for recreation and fishing to all residents.
Project Location: Charles County
Amount Included: $200,000

Project Name: Protecting the Nation – Home Made Explosive (HME) Detection and Prevention
Applicant: United States Bomb Technician Association (USBTA)
Project Description: Funds will support research to identify threats from chemicals used to make Home Made Explosives, understand how these makeshift bombs work, and train professionals and first responders to detect and mitigate hazards and protect the public.
Project Location: Charles County
Amount Included: $963,000

Project Name: Southern Maryland Rapid Transit (SMRT)
Applicant: Charles County
Project Description: Funds will support a high-capacity transit service to alleviate one of the most congested commutes in the country, ignite job growth in target development areas in Southern Maryland, and reduce emissions.
Project Location: Charles County
Amount Included: $5,000,000

Project Name: Cambridge Neighborhood - Camper Street
Applicant: Habitat for Humanity Choptank
Project Description: Funds will be used to prepare sites in Ward 3 of Cambridge for the construction of safe, affordable, and energy efficient homes to help low-income families achieve sustainable homeownership.
Project Location: Dorchester County
Amount Included: $450,000

Project Name: Mace's Lane Community Center
Applicant: Mace's Lane Community Center, Inc.
Project Description: Funds will be used for the final phase of the renovation of the historic Mace’s Lane School into a museum and community center that will house a Boys & Girls Club, youth sports, education and cultural programs, community meeting space, and senior services.
Project Location: Dorchester County
Amount Included: $1,000,000

Project Name: Slaughter Creek Maintenance Dredging
Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Project Description: This channel has not been dredged since 1987 and is highly restricted due to shoaling, impacting waterway access. Funding for engineering and design was provided with resources under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This funding will continue to move the project forward towards dredging.
Project Location: Dorchester County
Amount Included: $250,000

Project Name: Town of Hurlock for New Well Construction
Applicant: Town of Hurlock
Project Description: Funds will be used to add a third water well in the Town of Hurlock to ensure adequate drinking water supply for the town’s needs.
Project Location: Dorchester County
Amount Included: $405,000

Project Name: African American Heritage Center
Applicant: African American Resources-Cultural and Heritage Society Inc.
Project Description: "The African American Resources-Cultural and Heritage Society (AARCH Society), in partnership with the City of Frederick, is converting a long vacant city-owned commercial property into an African American Heritage Center. The 3,200 square foot former fitness center requires extensive renovation to.
Project Location: Frederick County
Amount Included: $162,000

Project Name: Brunswick Treatment Plant Upgrades
Applicant: City of Brunswick
Project Description: Funding will be used for improvements to both drinking water and waste water treatment plants to increase efficiencies and capacity. The project serves the City of Brunswick and additional residents of Frederick and Washington Counties, and will help protect the Potomac River.
Project Location: Frederick County
Amount Included: $2,000,000

Project Name: Downtown Frederick Youth Center
Applicant: The Ausherman Family Foundation
Project Description: Funds will be used to construct a youth center in downtown Frederick providing a safe place for young people ages 14-24 and their families to obtain support services and educational programming.
Project Location: Frederick County
Amount Included: $4,616,279

Project Name: FITCI Manufacturing and Commercialization Center
Applicant: Frederick Innovative Technology Center, Inc.
Project Description: FITCI is a business incubator that serves startup and small businesses who face challenges when commercializing and manufacturing their products. Funds will renovate FITCI’s building into a manufacturing and commercializing space for entrepreneurs.
Project Location: Frederick County
Amount Included: $500,000

Project Name: Frederick County Microgrid Project / Prospect Center Resilient Power System
Applicant: Frederick County, Maryland
Project Description: Funds will be used to install a solar-charged microgrid to ensure uninterruptible power supplies for Frederick County's Emergency Operations Center, 9-1-1 Center, Interagency Information Technology Data Center, and several critical County services that protect residents.
Project Location: Frederick County
Amount Included: $1,275,000

Project Name: I Believe in Me Land Pruchase
Applicant: I Believe in Me Inc
Project Description: Funds will be used to purchase land for the Hope Center to house I Believe in Me’s mentoring program, which currently serves students with afterschool tutoring and goal-setting and self-esteem building activities. The new center will expand services to include summer and weekend programs.
Subcommittee: THUD
Amount Included: $1,250,000

Project Name: New John R. Webb VFW Post 3285 Building
Applicant: John R. Webb VFW 3285
Project Description: Fund will be used to construct a new building for the VFW to continue to operate, help veterans in Frederick County, and provide community space and services.
Project Location: Frederick County
Amount Included: $1,000,000

Project Name: Reconnecting West Patrick Planning Project
Applicant: MDOT / City of Frederick
Project Description: Funds will be used to create preliminary plans for the reconfiguration of the West Patrick Street/US 15 Interchange, in order to improve equitable access to downtown for disadvantaged communities. The city aims to connect these communities so residents can safely access amenities and services.
Project Location: Frederick County
Amount Included: $380,000

Project Name: Village of Burkittsville for East Main Street Stormwater Management
Applicant: Village of Burkittsville
Project Description: Burkittsville has experienced repeated flooding, including two 100-year flood events that eroded Main Street and damaged residences. Funds will be used for engineering design work to address drainage and stormwater issues on East Main Street.
Project Location: Frederick County
Amount Included: $385,000

Project Name: Woodside Avenue/North Carroll Street Improvements
Applicant: MDOT / Town of Thurmont
Project Description: Woodside Avenue and North Carroll Street are a continuous thoroughfare in Thurmont, serving hundreds of residents and industrial businesses. Funds will be used to repair failing roadway sections, replace and install curbs, gutters, and sidewalks, and improve stormwater management to prevent flooding.
Project Location: Frederick County
Amount Included: $1,000,000

Project Name: Accident Drane House Association, Inc for a Restoration Project
Applicant: Accident Drane House Association, Inc
Project Description: The Drane House is the oldest existing residential structure in Garrett County, Maryland. This project will repair, restore, and furnish this 224-year historic structure as closely as possible to its original condition, providing a site for education and tourism.
Project Location: Garrett County
Amount Included: $250,000

Project Name: Bloomington Fire Company Building Expansion
Applicant: Bloomington Fire Co
Project Description: Funds will expand the fire station with extra space to store trucks and service equipment and expand and move lockers in order to serve the Bloomington community and surrounding areas more efficiently. The new structure will also offer a shelter for the community in the event of natural disaster.
Project Location: Garrett County
Amount Included: $150,000

Project Name: Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Company Capital Improvement Project
Applicant: Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Company Inc.
Project Description: Funds will be used to complete renovations to the fire station’s expansion, finishing the second floor spaces that provide rest and recovery areas for career and volunteer firefighters. The facility can also be used as a community assistance center during natural disasters.
Subcommittee: AG
Amount Included: $1,000,000

Project Name: Garrett County Utilities Infrastructure Equipment
Applicant: Board of County Commissioners of Garrett County
Project Description: Funds will be used to purchase a hydro-excavator and associated equipment to allow Garrett County to perform public utility maintenance and repairs, install rural broadband, and respond to emergency situations more efficiently.
Project Location: Garrett County
Amount Included: $525,000

Project Name: Oakland Community Center Expansion
Applicant: Town of Oakland
Project Description: Funds will be used to expand the current Oakland Community Center to accommodate increased demand from residents for space for community and organization meetings, college classes, and family and holiday events.
Project Location: Garrett County
Amount Included: $500,000

Project Name: Garrett County Residential Crisis Services
Applicant: Garrett County Lighthouse, Inc.
Project Description: Safe Harbor RCS is Garrett County’s only mental-health focused residential crisis facility and has been closed due to structural water damage. Funds will be used to repair the damage and upgrade the structure so the facility can reopen and provide critical services to residents.
Project Location: Garrett County
Amount Included: $85,000

Project Name: Building and Alley Rehabilitation
Applicant: Harmer's Town Art Center, Inc.
Project Description: Funds will support the rehabilitation of a vacant commercial building to serve as a regional art facility, creativity incubator, and economic driver in Havre de Grace. The building will include low-cost artist studio space and makerspaces and will draw visitors with galleries, classes, and shops.
Project Location: Harford County
Amount Included: $3,351,000

Project Name: Dobbin Road Shared Use Pathway
Applicant: MDOT / Howard County
Project Description: Funds will support a multiphase effort to improve access with a shared use pathway along the east side of Dobbin Road from Oakland Mills Road toward Snowden River Parkway in Columbia. The project also provides a sidewalk on the west side of Dobbin Road and on the north side of Oakland Mills Road.
Project Location: Howard County
Amount Included: $1,000,000

Project Name: Ellicott City North Tunnel
Applicant: Howard County
Project Description: Downtown Ellicott City, a Maryland Heritage Area and small business center, has experienced severe flooding from storms in recent years. Funds will support construction of a flood-mitigating tunnel and related water diversion to reduce stormwater runoff to Lower Main Street and the West End.
Project Location: Howard County
Amount Included: $850,000

Project Name: Exploring, Transitioning and Building with The 3rd
Applicant: The 3rd
Project Description: Funds will be used to establish a business incubator and accelerator program for women of color entrepreneurs that includes capacity building, networking, and access to capital opportunities. The 3rd will serve entrepreneurs in the Baltimore-Washington region in all fields and stages of business.
Project Location: Howard County
Amount Included: $500,000

Project Name: Federal Lab Leveraging Innovation to Products (FLLIP) Pilot Program
Applicant: Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO)
Project Description: Funds will help small underrepresented healthcare and biotech businesses in Maryland form productive partnerships with the state’s more than 70 federal labs, enabling them to develop innovative solutions to healthcare challenges and grow their businesses and our economy.
Project Location: Howard County
Amount Included: $1,150,000

Project Name: Howard County for Hauled Grease Acceptance Facility
Applicant: Howard County
Project Description: Funds will be used to construct a Hauled Grease Receiving Facility at the Little Patuxent Wastewater Reclamation Plant. This safe space for restaurants and food service facilities to dispose of grease and food waste will prevent them from entering the water system and causing back-ups and overflows.
Project Location: Howard County
Amount Included: $1,440,000

Project Name: Laurel Boys and Girls Club Window Repair/Replacement Project
Applicant: Boys and Girls Club in Laurel
Project Description: Funds will repair and replace windows at the Boys and Girls Club in Laurel that provides after-school activities, and a positive learning environment for middle and high school students. The current windows are in disrepair and must be repaired with original materials that meet the historic code.
Project Location: Howard County
Amount Included: $300,000

Project Name: Preservation Maryland for Historic Ellicott City Jail Rehabilitation and Reuse
Applicant: Preservation Maryland
Project Description: Funds will rehabilitate and repurpose the Historic Ellicott City Jail into a work space for Preservation Maryland and other nonprofits, a public multipurpose area for community meetings, and a Center for Climate, Heritage, and Preservation Studies in partnership with the University of Maryland.
Project Location: Howard County
Amount Included: $500,000

Project Name: Ranleagh Court Redevelopment
Applicant: Enterprise Community Development, Inc.
Project Description: Funds will be used to preserve and expand affordable housing opportunities by replacing an aging community development with a higher-density, modern, mixed-income, multifamily community development.
Project Location: Howard County
Amount Included: $850,000

Project Name: Route 29 Bus Stations for Extending Flash Service between Columbia & Burtonsville
Applicant: Howard County Office of Transporation
Project Description: Funds will be used to construct 5-6 bus station facilities and accompanying Transit Signal Priority systems for a Flash Bus line to serve Maple Lawn, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and Downtown Columbia to improve transit for residents and commuters.
Project Location: Howard County
Amount Included: $750,000

Project Name: Town of Rock Hall for Pump Station Replacements 
Applicant: Town of Rock Hall
Project Description: Funds will be used to improve the water system which will be of benefit to the public within the town.
Project Location: Kent County
Amount Included: $1,501,000

Project Name: Rural Community Revitalization through Affordable Housing
Applicant: Kent Attainable Housing, Inc.
Project Description: Funds will support the construction of affordable homes for families in Chestertown and Butlertown. In addition to constructing housing units for first-time homebuyers, the program provides financial literacy and support services to help residents budget and establish good credit.
Project Location: Kent County
Amount Included: $810,000

Project Name: Choptank Community Health - Chestertown Health Center
Applicant: Choptank Community Health System, Inc
Project Description: Funds will be used to renovate the Chestertown Health Center to include affordable, comprehensive dental services for adult and pediatric patients. CCHS will also partner with NYU Langone Health to bring general dentistry and pediatric dental residents to the region to build the local workforce.
Project Location: Kent County
Amount Included: $892,000

Project Name: 300 kV Cryogenic Electron Microscope (Cryo-EM)
Applicant: University of Maryland, Baltimore
Project Description: Funds will be used to acquire a 300 kV cryoEM instrument to be sited within the Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology Research. The electron microscope will assist researchers in medicine and vaccine development, train students for STEM careers, and advance Maryland’s leadership in bioscience.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Included: $963,000

Project Name: A Wider Circle’s Essential Support ProgramAppl
icant: A Wider Circle
Project Description: Funds will expand the Essential Support Program, which provides beds, furniture, and basic home goods to low-income households across Maryland. A Wider Circle will ramp up its team, inventory, and logistics to serve an additional 600-800 households this year.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Included: $500,000

Project Name: Burtonsville Park and Ride Improvements and Transit Oriented Development
Applicant: Montgomery County Department of Transportation
Project Description: Funds will support construction of a 500-space facility at the Burtonsville Park-and-Ride lot, which serves the northernmost station on the county's US29 Flash Bus Rapid Transit Line. The additional capacity will allow more residents to access public transit and reduce traffic congestion.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Included: $850,000

Project Name: City of Rockville for Sewer Infrastructure Upgrades
Applicant: City of Rockville
Project Description: The City has an ongoing project to upgrade its sewer lines to prevent wastewater overflows and pipe failures in order to better serve residents and prevent environmental harm. Funds will be used to replace over 50-year-old pipes in Southeast Rockville.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Included: $500,000

Project Name: City of Rockville for Water Main Rehabilitation Project
Applicant: City of Rockville
Project Description: The funding would be used for replacing 6,000 linear feet of pipe in the City of Rockville, focused on water mains within a Disadvantaged Community (DAC) and a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Opportunity Zone in Southeast Rockville.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Included: $959,752

Project Name: Community Resource Center to Support Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Applicant: Community Support Services, Inc.
Project Description: Community Support Services addresses the needs of individuals with autism and other developmental and intellectual disabilities through individualized care and support. Funds will support the renovation of a building to provide job training, therapeutic services, and other supports for clients.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Included: $850,000

Project Name: Construct Joint Navy/DHA Fire Station: Planning and Design
Applicant: Naval Support Activity Bethesda
Project Description: The current fire station is in severe disrepair and has been plagued by mold, leaks, structural problems, and other serious issues. It is also undersized and unable to accommodate a ladder truck. Funds will be used for planning and design of a new station that meets the needs of the base.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Included: $3,000,000

Project Name: Crime Laboratory Information Management System
Applicant: Montgomery County
Project Description: Funds will implement a Laboratory Information Management System to streamline and automate processes with forensic laboratories so scientists can perform their work faster and with increased transparency to investigators and attorneys and ultimately increase public safety.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Included: $963,000

Project Name: Emergency Operations Interoperable Police Radio Communications Equipment
Applicant: City of Rockville
Project Description: Funds will be used to acquire police radio communications equipment to replace outdated systems. The new equipment will support operations and increase community preparedness by ensuring that Rockville officers can communicate with the Montgomery County Police Department and other agencies.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Included: $963,000

Project Name: Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB) Plan Implementation
Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Project Description: The ICPRB is a federal entity that works to protect the Potomac River. Funds will be used to implement the Potomac River Basin Comprehensive Water Resources Plan to help preserve and restore water quality. The Potomac River Basin supplies 78% of the drinking water for the DC Metropolitan Area.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Included: $650,000

Project Name: Latino STEM Education Initiative: Engaging Kids and Families in STEM Pathways
Applicant: KID Museum
Project Description: Funds will be used to develop and implement an innovative, hands-on learning curriculum to increase Latino engagement in STEM, supporting educational and economic opportunity for a large and growing segment of Maryland's population.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Included: $704,000

Project Name: Montgomery County Police Department Crisis Co-Response Teams
Applicant: Montgomery County
Project Description: Funds will support Crisis Intervention Teams, specialized units of law enforcement officers and mental health professionals trained to respond to individuals experiencing mental health crises. Teams provide immediate support to individuals in crisis and to help prevent tragic outcomes.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Included: $700,000

Project Name: North Bethesda Metro Station Northern Entrance
Applicant: Montgomery County
Project Description: Funds will support planning and preliminary engineering for a new north entrance to the North Bethesda Metro Station. The new entrance will serve existing and planned transit-oriented development in the Pike District and improve access for residents and commuters.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Included: $5,000,000

Project Name: Northwest Branch SVU3 Trail Rehabilitation
Applicant: Maryland National Capital Parks and Planning Commission
Project Description: Funds will be used to repave the Trail, replace existing bridges and culverts, and extend pavement to the existing end of Oakview Drive. Improvements to the Northwest Branch Trail, one of the oldest in the county’s network, will support bicycling, pedestrians, and access to public transit.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Included: $1,616,279

Project Name: Pathways to Emerging Markets for Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Entrepreneurs
Applicant: Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council
Project Description: Funds will be used to provide technical assistance and support for technology transfer to new small and women- and minority-owned businesses in emerging markets like microchip manufacturing and cybersecurity so they can succeed with cutting-edge research and product development.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Included: $300,000

Project Name: Public EV Charging for Disadvantaged Communities
Applicant: MDOT / Montgomery County
Project Description: Funds will be used to install electric vehicle charging stations at parking garages in Silver Spring, providing access for residents who may not have single-family homes where they can install home chargers. This will reduce barriers to purchasing EVs and reduce air pollution.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Included: $850,000

Project Name: Randolph Road Community Childcare and Community Center for Low-Income Families, Montgomery County, Maryland
Applicant: AHC Inc.
Project Description: AHC and Habitat for Humanity Metro Maryland are developing an affordable housing projects that includes 27 Habitat homes for purchase and 168 affordable rental units. Funds will be used to outfit a space for a childcare center and a community center and build a playground outside.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Included: $1,175,000

Project Name: Rockville - Emergency Operations Center at 6 Taft Court
Applicant: City of Rockville
Project Description: Funds will be used to update technology at the Rockville Emergency Operations Center to ensure it can support the City’s emergency response and public event security and coordination with county, state, and federal law enforcement to better protect and serve residents.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Included: $592,500

Project Name: Russell Avenue Multimodal and Streetscape Improvements
Applicant: MDOT / City of Gaithersburg
Project Description: Funds will update Russell Avenue to better connect Olde Towne Gaithersburg with new mixed-use development, accommodate a future Flash Bus Rapid Transit Route and expanded county transit center, and creating a park boulevard to spur economic activity between Odendhal and Montgomery Village Avenues.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Included: $1,000,000

Project Name: Vision Zero Standards for Bus Stops
Applicant: Montgomery County
Project Description: Funds will be used to develop standard designs for bus stops that incorporate best practices to ensure the safety of transit patrons walking and biking to transit stops and create a plan to prioritize and implement improvements countywide.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Included: $560,000

Project Name: Workforce Development Training Services for Individuals with Learning Disabilities
Applicant: Sunflower Bakery
Project Description: Funds will allow Sunflower Bakery to expand workforce development training services in pastry arts, hospitality, and other food related industries for young adults with intellectual disabilities – primarily learning and cognitive disabilities - to gain valuable skills and obtain jobs.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Included: $75,000

Project Name: Anacostia River Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration & Monitoring Project
Applicant: Anacostia Watershed Society
Project Description: Funds will be used to expand Anacostia River restoration activities to improve water quality including repopulating native mussels, planting aquatic vegetation, restoring vernal pools and wetlands, and the removal of non-native plants, and monitoring these activities to develop best practices.
Project Location: Prince George's County
Amount Included: $225,000

Project Name: Brandywine Road Bridge Replacement Project
Applicant: MDOT / Prince George's County
Project Description: Funds will replace a structurally-deficient and deteriorating bridge over Piscataway Creek to improve safety and traffic flow for local residents and commuters.
Project Location: Prince George's County
Amount Included: $1,616,279

Project Name: City of Bowie for Water Infrastructure Upgrades
Applicant: City of Bowie
Project Description: The City’s water system, which was built in the 1960s, uses a lift system to convey filtered water from a clear well to the ground storage tank at the treatment plant. Funds will be used to replace the aging lift pump assembly and ensure a safe and reliable drinking water supply for residents.
Project Location: Prince George's County
Amount Included: $840,000

Project Name: Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel Electrical Modernization
Applicant: University of Maryland
Project Description: The Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel has provided an aerodynamic testing resource for students and small businesses that has benefited a wide range of vehicles and applications for over 70 years. Funds will modernize the electrical drive to improve data and measurements and extend the life of the system.
Project Location: Prince George's County
Amount Included: $963,000

Project Name: Prince George's Community College, Pathways to Careers in Transportation
Applicant: Prince George's Community College
Project Description: Funds will expand the college’s Commercial Drivers Licensure program, which includes internships, apprenticeships, and a third-party testing center to serve more students seeking this in-demand certification. The program will also train students on safety, vehicle maintenance, and fleet management.
Project Location: Prince George's County
Amount Included: $874,000

Project Name: Renovation of the Dam Ruins at Riverfront Park in Laurel, Maryland
Applicant: City of Laurel
Project Description: Laurel was built around a dam and mill, and the historic Dam Ruins remain a local attraction. Funds will be used to restabilize, protect, and restore the Dam Ruins at Riverfront Park, renovate the observation deck, improve drainage to control erosion, and repair signage.
Subcommittee: THUD
Amount Included: $850,000

Project Name: Saving Jobs and Eliminating Solid Waste
Applicant: Community Forklift
Project Description: Community Forklift is a nonprofit building materials salvage and reuse center that provides low or no-cost building supplies for low-income residents, workshops and trainings, and small business support services. Funds will be used to purchase a warehouse to be a permanent home for the program.
Project Location: Prince George's County
Amount Included: $1,616,279

Project Name: Summer Youth Enrichment Program
Applicant: Prince George's County
Project Description: Funds will be used to provide county youth with both virtual opportunities and paid in-person work assignments so they gain employment skills as well as experience and exposure to a range of in-demand careers including information technology, trades, hospitality, and government service.
Project Location: Prince George's County
Amount Included: $1,500,000

Project Name: Town of Cheverly Flood Mitigation Project
Applicant: Town of Cheverly
Project Description: Cheverly experiences regular flooding and experienced a major flood in 2020. Funds will replace and enlarge sections of the storm drain system, install a new storm drain system in the Town's alley, and develop a flood mitigation plan to prevent future damage to homes and businesses.
Project Location: Prince George's County
Amount Included: $1,688,000

Project Name: Town of Cottage City for Stormwater Management
Applicant: The Town of Cottage City
Project Description: Significant stormwater drainage issues are impacting nearly half the families in the Town of Cottage City. Funds will address groundwater incursion that has caused issues with standing water, redirect stormwater away from residences, and repave streets and alleys to ensure proper drainage.
Project Location: Prince George's County
Amount Included: $670,000

Project Name: University of Maryland Capital Region Health Violence Intervention Program
Applicant: University of Maryland Capital Region Health
Project Description: Funds will be used to expand the Violence Intervention Program, which engages with patients aged 15-35 who were injured through violence to address medical and social needs and break the cycle of violence. With these funds, the program will be able operate on evenings and weekends.
Project Location: Prince George's County
Amount Included: $275,000

Project Name: Violence Reduction Research Initiative (VRRI)
Applicant: University of Maryland
Project Description: Funds will support research into gun violence intervention programs to determine and disseminate effective approaches. The Research Initiative will also study safety technology to prevent accidental gun deaths.
Project Location: Prince George's County
Amount Included: $726,000

Project Name: Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission for Expansion of Utility Service to Underserved Communities
Applicant: Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
Project Description: Over 4,000 homes in the WSSC service area in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties are on private septic systems, and many are failing or close to failing. Funds will extend public sewer to homeowners who cannot afford to pay on their own, preventing septic failures and protecting public health.
Project Location: Prince George's County
Amount Included: $1,600,000

Project Name: West Hyattsville Station, Street and Road Infrastructure Improvements
Applicant: Prince George's County
Project Description: Funds will be used to improve the area surrounding the West Hyattsville Metro Station with enhanced bicycle and pedestrian connectivity, art and signage, and stormwater management. The project will support continued transit-oriented economic development in the area and better serve local residents.
Project Location: Prince George's County
Amount Included: $500,000

Project Name: CCI - Ora Glen Community Health Services Expansion Program
Applicant: CCI Health Services
Project Description: Funds will be used to renovate and equip a dental practice, including pediatric dentistry, at CCI – Ora Glen, a community health center in Prince George’s County. Patients will have a one-stop-shop for affordable primary care, dental services, a pharmacy, and a walk-in clinic in a community setting.
Project Location: Prince Georges County
Amount Included: $940,000

Project Name: Flooding Control in Anacostia River Watershed for Environmental Justice
Applicant: Prince George's County
Project Description: Communities along the Anacostia Watershed’s southern portion, including Colmar Manor, Riverdale Park, and Hyattsville, experience urban flooding and have outdated storm drainage systems. Funds will pilot new flood control and warning systems and develop a comprehensive plan to reduce flooding.
Project Location: Prince George's County
Amount Included: $1,383,069

Project Name: Glasses4Scholars
Applicant: Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington
Project Description: Funds will be used to expand free school-based vision health services for underserved children in Prince George’s County. At school, students will receive an eye exam from a licensed doctor, and any child in need of corrective lenses will select two no-cost pairs of prescription eyeglasses.
Project Location: Prince George's County
Amount Included: $200,000

Project Name: Mary's Center Prince George's County Health Center
Applicant: Mary's Center for Maternal & Child Care, Inc.
Project Description: Mary's Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center, provides healthcare, education and social services for low and moderate-income individuals. Funds will be used to relocate its Adelphi Center to Cheverly to continue medical, dental, behavioral health, addiction, radiology, and other services.
Project Location: Prince George's County
Amount Included: $5,000,000

Project Name: Wrap Around Services for African and Latin American Communities
Applicant: CASA
Project Description: Funds will be used to pilot a case management system to provide more effective services to the community, including job training and health and human services. CASA will evaluate the pilot and develop best practices and a program manual to share with other service organizations.
Project Location: Prince George's County
Amount Included: $1,000,000

Project Name: Small Business Legal and Technical Assistance Program for Maryland Legacy Businesses
Applicant: Latino Economic Development Corporation
Project Description: Funds will support the continuation and expansion of LEDC’s technical assistance program, which helps stabilize and sustain small businesses and microenterprises, particularly in neighborhoods undergoing rapid change that could increase the risk of displacement.
Project Location: Prince George's County, Montgomery County, and Baltimore County
Amount Included: $250,000

Project Name: Town Council of Centreville for Water and Sewer Infrastructure Upgrades
Applicant: Town of Centreville
Project Description: This project will bring the water, sewer, and roadways up to current standards for the citizens in one of the low-income parts of town.
Project Location: Queen Anne's County
Amount Included: $2,000,000

Project Name: City of Crisfield for Main Street Revitalization and Resiliency Business Incubator
Applicant: City of Crisfield
Project Description: Funds will help revitalize a city-owned building on Main Street that was built in 1928 and has been vacant for over a decade. The rehabilitation of the building will serve as an anchor to redevelop & drive economic activity to the rest of Main Street, where there are over 2 dozen vacant storefronts.
Project Location: Somerset County
Amount Included: $500,000

Project Name: Crisfield City Dock
Applicant: City of Crisfield
Project Description: The Crisfield City Dock hosts community events, provides free water access for crabbing, fishing, and boating, and is a port for boats to Smith and Tangier Islands. Funds will address structural issues and raise the height of the dock to make it safer and mitigate impacts of sea-level rise.
Project Location: Somerset County
Amount Included: $2,003,532

Project Name: University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Veterinary Medicine Program
Applicant: University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Project Description: Funds will be used to establish a Veterinary Science Program within a new School of Veterinary Medicine at UMES. The program will be the first of its kind in the Maryland, Delaware, and DC region and will train pet and agricultural veterinarians to fill in-demand jobs.
Project Location: Somerset County
Amount Included: $1,071,000

Project Name: Upper Thorofare/Deal Island Maintenance Dredging
Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Project Description: Funding will be used ensure continued access to channels surrounding the harbors and communities of Deal Island, Wenona and Rumbley. These facilities are home ports of many historic Skipjacks, commercial Watermen, and recreational boaters.
Project Location: Somerset County
Amount Included: $14,000

Project Name: The Connect - Lexington Park
Applicant: Reach Back and Lift 1
Project Description: Funds will be used to purchase and renovate a former car dealership into a community center that includes an entrepreneur hub, retail boot camp program, community engagement initiatives, and violence prevention programs, supporting local economic development.
Project Location: St. Mary's County
Amount Included: $500,000

Project Name: YMCA Great Mills
Applicant: Commissioners of St. Mary’s County
Project Description: Funds will support construction of a multi- use YMCA recreation center in Lexington Park to provide affordable recreation opportunities to residents. The facility may include a gymnasium, exercise studios, Wi-Fi, basketball courts, multi-purpose rooms, catering kitchen, and office spaces.
Project Location: St. Mary's County
Amount Included: $850,000

Project Name: BAAM Academic Center
Applicant: Building African American Minds, Inc.
Project Description: Building African American Minds provides youth mentoring and services to Black students in Talbot County.  Funds will be used to complete an academic center that will house staff offices and programs, including student afterschool and summer programs and career/workforce development.
Project Location: Talbot County
Amount Included: $525,000

Project Name: Building Capacity for Sea Level Rise Adaptation on the Eastern Shore
Applicant: Town of Oxford
Project Description: Funds will be used to research and evaluate shoreline restoration and coastal flood protection methods with the goal of implementing and disseminating best practices in Oxford and neighboring communities that are at high risk from sea level rise, erosion, and subsidence.
Project Location: Talbot County
Amount Included: $1,060,000

Project Name: Claiborne Harbor Maintenance Dredging
Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Project Description: Claiborne Harbor is a federally-authorized channel that has not received maintenance dredging for more than two decades. Funding will support maintenance dredging to ensure continued safe use of the channel by the community.
Project Location: Talbot County
Amount Included: $8,000

Project Name: HOPE Center
Applicant: Foundation of HOPE, Inc.
Project Description: Foundation of HOPE works to mentor and empower middle school girls in Talbot County. Funds will be used to construct a new facility to house its offices and entrepreneurship and empowerment afterschool program, allowing it to serve 50% more students.
Project Location: Talbot County
Amount Included: $630,000

Project Name: Public Safety Training Center
Applicant: Washington County Division of Emergency Services
Project Description: Funds will be used to upgrade the center, which trains and certifies firefighters, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and law enforcement officers for employment within public safety agencies across Maryland. The site also houses the county’s emergency operations center.
Project Location: Washington County
Amount Included: $1,000,000

Project Name: Speak Up Community Newsroom and Neighborhood Meeting Center
Applicant: Brothers United Who Dare To Care, Incorporated
Project Description: Funds will be used to purchase and renovate a vacant property to house the Hagerstown Youth News Corps internship program to train young people in media skills and the Neighborhood Youth Club mentorship program to provide activities, outings, and events for students on Saturdays.
Project Location: Washington County
Amount Included: $750,000

Project Name: Washington County for SCADA Upgrade
Applicant: Washington County
Project Description: Washington County’s SCADA system, a control/alarm system for monitoring its water and wastewater pump station, has not worked properly since a November 2022 cyber breach. Funds will replace the SCADA system at more than 50 pump stations.
Project Location: Washington County
Amount Included: $200,000

Project Name: Wicomico River Maintenance Dredging
Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Project Description: Funding will be used to dredge the Wicomico River from the Chesapeake Bay to Salisbury to ensure that it remains passable by barges. The Port of Salisbury has the second highest commercial volume of Maryland ports and continued dredging of the Wicomico is critical to its success.
Project Location: Wicomico County
Amount Included: $4,725,000

Project Name: Assateague Island
Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Project Description: Funding will be used to maintain the integrity of Maryland’s treasured Assateague Island by repositioning sand to areas that are vulnerable to erosion, removing navigation hazards, and protecting habitat for threatened and endangered species on the island.
Project Location: Worcester County
Amount Included: $900,000

Project Name: Worcester County for Riddle Farm Wastewater Treatment Plant Bypass Force Main Interconnect
Applicant: Worcester County
Project Description: Funding will be used to install a new force main interconnect at the Riddle Farm Wastewater Treatment Plant that will connect to the Ocean Pines sewer service area and provide a back-up system in the case of routine maintenance or major repairs.
Project Location: Worcester County
Amount Included: $1,090,000

Project Name: Worcester County for Wastewater Upgrade and Rehabilitation
Applicant: County Commissioners of Worcester County, MD
Project Description: The Mystic Harbour Wastewater Treatment Plant has had difficulty in meeting the required permit effluent treatment levels. Funding will upgrade the biosolid treatment system and address structural issues with the facility housing the treatment systems.
Project Location: Worcester County
Amount Included: $2,500,000

Project Name: Worcester County Sheriff
Applicant: Worcester County
Project Description: Funds will be used to purchase body worn camera equipment, cloud storage, and IT support to ensure that every officer has a body camera to increase transparency and officer safety, identify training points, and provide evidentiary material for prosecution.
Project Location: Worcester County
Amount Included: $244,000

Project Name: President Lincoln’s Cottage for Old Soldiers Home for Renovations
Applicant: President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Old Soldiers Home (President Lincoln’s Cottage)
Project Description: Funds will support accessibility and electrical improvements at President Lincoln's Cottage to improve access to this National Monument, protect preservation investments already made, and create long-term cost savings through decreased energy and maintenance costs.
Project Location: Washington, DC
Amount Included: $320,000

Project Name: Washington Region Secondary Water Source Study
Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Project Description: Funding will be used to conduct a feasibility study on a secondary drinking water source and additional drinking water storage capacity for the Washington region, the only major metropolitan area in the country without back-up measures to support its water supply.
Project Location: Washington, DC
Amount Included: $500,000