St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center
$50,000 / 2011 / Community Development
Toward staffing costs for the Foreclosure Prevention Program providing assistance in default mortgage counseling and offering legal service activities including pre-purchase and fair housing issues.
Baltimore Development Corporation
$120,000 / 2011 / Community Development
For continued support of administrative expenses of Maglev Maryland, a program to develop a magnetic levitation high-speed train between Baltimore and Washington. When fully operational, the travel time between the two cities will be less than 20 minutes.
The Door/Baltimore Urban Leadership Foundation
$10,000 / 2011 / Community Development
Toward support of the Supplier Development Program, a pilot program to foster linkages between local suppliers of goods and services, and local institutional purchasers.
Live Baltimore Home Center
$25,000 / 2011 / Community Development
Toward support of the Employer Outreach Campaign designed to increase the number of private and public employees owning or renting houses in Baltimore City. Working with the state, the center’s outreach efforts will promote incentives to help employees purchase houses.
University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center
$30,000 / 2011 / Community Development
Toward a feasibility study of a beverage container deposit program in Maryland. The study will quantify the costs of litter, waste, and greenhouse gas emissions associated with beverage containers; analyze potential incentive programs to divert containers from the waste streams; review experiences of other states; and recommend appropriate program components to maximize benefits for Maryland.