Past Grants

Downtown Partnership of Baltimore

For support of a design competition for the 100 Light Street parking garage. The purpose of the competition is to engage the artistic and design community in presenting ideas for the visual enhancement of the facility.

Maryland Housing Counselors Network, Inc.

For support of the Housing Counselor Training Program in Baltimore City. The program, created in response to the demand for counseling in matters of foreclosure, provides nationally recognized training for the local housing industry in Maryland. The training includes the services of counselors with state-of-the-art foreclosure prevention tools, appropriate for helping clients achieve sustainable homeownership.

Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, Inc.

Two-year funding toward start-up costs of an annual State of the Harbor report card. In collaboration with Blue Water Baltimore, the partnership will create a multi-site water quality data bank and produce a report on the water quality indicators in Baltimore’s harbor and surrounding tributaries. In accordance with the Clean Water Act, data will be used to hold the city accountable for sewage overflows, and private owners for discharge and outfalls.

Baltimore Neighborhood Collaborative/ABAG

Toward support of a Baltimore Mortgage Resolution Fund feasibility study to develop a mortgage restructuring program in order to preserve homeownership for at-risk Baltimore City homeowners.

Emerging Technology Centers, Inc.

For expenses related to a competition for early stage venture investment awards to four entrepreneurs and their companies that will move to Baltimore City and remain for five years.