Downtown Partnership of Baltimore
$5,000 / 2011 / Community Development
For continued support of installations by Baltimore Art Exposure of local artwork in empty storefront windows on Charles Street.
Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
$90,651 / 2011 / Community Development
For support of the Mount Auburn Cemetery Project Clean Up in an effort to restore and preserve an historical landmark. Local community partners, collaborating with Morgan State University’s Center for Museum and Historical Preservation, will train four to six prisoners in horticulture, groundskeeping, landscaping, and history, as well as how to create and engrave memorials.
Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, Inc.
$239,110 / 2011 / Community Development
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
$60,000 / 2011 / Community Development
For continued support of the Foreclosure Prevention and Mitigation Services initiative in an effort to strengthen the capacity of community development organizations in targeted neighborhoods.
Downtown Partnership of Baltimore
$23,000 / 2011 / Community Development
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.