Past Grants

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

To develop and disseminate a briefing paper on the economic, health, and safety effects of an alcohol tax increase in Maryland. The paper will include analyses of the impact of an increase in Maryland’s alcohol taxes on worker productivity, job creation and loss, and the likelihood of crossing state borders to purchase alcohol.

The League for People with Disabilities, Inc.

Toward renovation costs of a therapeutic swimming pool. The pool’s controlled temperature is expected to increase mobility and range of motion for League clients with disabilities, as well as neighbors in surrounding communities.

Baltimore HealthCare Access, Inc.

Toward the cost of a feasibility study for the implementation of the Regional Non-Profit Health Insurance Cooperative, designed to expand health-care coverage for the working poor and underserved residents of Maryland. The study will examine technical issues, product design and actuarial modeling, market research, business and financial operational models, and regulatory issues.

Loving Arms, Inc.

For the cost of a consultant to train staff in the use of a new accounting system, federal and state reporting requirements, and accounting standards. The grant will help cover the cost of background clearances for new staff and volunteers. Norma and Robert’s House, a program of Loving Arms, provides short-term, safe, and nurturing shelter and support services to eight male and/or female youth who are runaways, homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless.

Baltimore Mental Health Systems, Inc.

In support of a strategic planning session on housing development for the mentally ill of Baltimore City.