Past Grants

Maryland PIRG Foundation

Toward continued support of the Smart Energy Solutions Program, a statewide campaign to promote energy policies focused on energy efficiency and conservation. Maryland Public Interest Group will provide research and analysis on the implementation of new utility energy-efficiency programs, and seek to measure the effectiveness of the programs in meeting state goals for reduction of energy use. The campaign will send the message that it is state policy to provide funding for energy policies and programs aimed at lowering residential energy costs, providing relief to the lowest income customers, creating jobs, and reducing the negative public health impacts of pollution and carbon dioxide emissions from energy generation and distribution.

Baltimore Green Spaceﾠ

Toward an internship for the Baltimore Green Space – Green Sites Project, designed to preserve and support community gardens, pocket parks, and other community-managed open spaces in Baltimore City.

Mi Casa, Inc.

Toward start-up costs and the first phase of the Johnston Square Homeownership Project. Initiated by the Housing Authority of Baltimore City, the project focuses on renovating vacant houses, and increasing homeownership and employment for local contractors and residents.

Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper

For support of an aeration system pilot study as part of an effort to protect and restore the water quality of the Baltimore harbor. The study will report on the effectiveness of the use of aeration in reducing and eliminating dead zones within the Inner Harbor, as well as recommend the size and scope of aeration systems necessary to make a difference in oxygenation levels within the Chesapeake Bay and address problems of water quality and habitat protection in the Bay.

Moveable Feast, Inc.

Toward the purchase and installation of a back-up generator, additional shelving systems, and security cameras to enhance the facility’s state-of-the-art kitchen. Movable Feast provides nutritionally appropriate meals, groceries, and counseling to homebound persons living with HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses. The kitchen also serves as a setting for job training in the culinary skills for the unemployed and underemployed.