Past Grants

Baltimore City Department of Planning

Toward support of the cost of a housing market value analysis for Baltimore City. This study will include current residential sale prices, occupancy and abandonment rates, vacant lands, foreclosure rates, subsidized housing, rentals, and commercial uses.

CivicWorks

For continued support of Project Lightbulb, an energy conservation program for residents of the Coldstream Homestead Montebello and Belair Edison neighborhoods. The goal, over a four-year period, is to implement the project in 4,000 houses in neighborhoods within Baltimore City. The program offers free home energy education and energy-saving assistance to low-income households. Trained AmeriCorps members implement practical strategies to combat rising energy costs, including hot water heater and water pipe insulation; light bulb replacements with fluorescent bulbs; installation of carbon monoxide detectors, and low-flow showerheads and faucets; and the setting of thermostat temperatures.

Johns Hopkins University

To provide two awards for the competitive Johns Hopkins Alliance for Science and Technology Development Program. The goal is to encourage scientists and researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland Baltimore to promote technology transfer through the development of marketable products and services.

Progressive Maryland Education Fund

For support of an education campaign, “Maryland’s Fiscal Crisis and Its Impact on Working Families.” The purpose of the 18-month education campaign and outreach strategy is to educate the public and policymakers about reductions in the state’s budget and the potential for the elimination or reduction of public services.

Baltimore City Department of Planning

Two-year funding for the implementation of the Food Policy Task Force recommendations. Initiatives include strategies to increase access to healthy, affordable food particularly in the “food deserts” in underserved neighborhoods in Baltimore City. By working with community partners, the Food Policy Director will support the development of the Virtual Supermarket, an online order and delivery service; expansion of farmers’ markets; revitalization of public markets to offer fresh local produce; development of a food circulator bus providing transportation for public housing residents to grocery stores and farmers’ markets; and maintenance of urban agricultural production and distribution.