Baltimore’s Congressional Delegation Announces More Than $15.4 Million in Emergency Funding to Feed and Shelter City Residents

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) today announced $15.45 million in emergency federal funding to reimburse the delivery of essential goods and shelter to vulnerable Baltimore City residents.

The award serves as a total federal cost share reimbursement for services that Baltimore City provided to residents earlier in the pandemic.

“This federal funding will help the City of Baltimore continue to manage the pandemic-driven spike in food insecurity and homelessness – especially in low-income and minority communities, which have been disproportionately impacted by the virus,” the lawmakers said. “Team Maryland is committed to supporting local producers, distributors and community organizations that provide critical housing and nutrition assistance to keep residents safe and healthy as we continue to confront the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Funding comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and is authorized under Section 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Act. It includes:

·       $11,296,781.04 for Lord Baltimore Isolation and Quarantining Temporary Lodging

·       $2,321,215 for Saval Foodservice in Baltimore. The company was a participant in the Mixed Box Feeding Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

·       $1,827,306.49 for Baltimore’s Eating Together Feeding Program.

The lawmakers previously announced more than $18 million to deliver essential goods, services and resources to seniors across the city amid the COVID-19 public health emergency.