Past Grants

Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, Inc.

Toward expansion of the floating wetlands project in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. The pilot project is designed to help remove nutrients from the water; trap sediments and heavy metals; colonize and feed filter organisms; and provide shading, structure, and refuge for fish through root systems. By taking this step toward cleaner water, the partnership intends to inform and engage residents and visitors in gaining a better understanding of the appreciation for the bay’s water quality.

Baltimore Green Space

For consulting costs to implement Land Trust Tracker, a Web-based database, in an effort to preserve and support communal gardens, pocket parks, and other community-managed open spaces.ﾠ

Downtown Partnership of Baltimore

For continued support of installations by Baltimore Art Exposure of local artwork in empty storefront windows on Charles Street.

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.