St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center
$100,000 / 2008 / Community Development
Toward the purchase and revitalization of 55 FHA-foreclosed properties in the Brooklyn-Curtis Bay community over a two-year period in an effort to increase the number of homeowners and to help stabilize the neighborhoods.
Civic Works
$213,000 / 2008 / Community Development
For continued support of Project Lightbulb, an energy conservation pilot project in the Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello and Belair-Edison neighborhoods. This 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, lightbulb replacement with compact fluorescent bulbs, installation of carbon-monoxide detectors, low-flow showerheads and faucets, and setting appropriate thermostat temperatures.
University of Baltimore
$150,000 / 2008 / Community Development
To provide three honoraria for world-renown architects to participate in a design competition for a new University of Baltimore Law School on the corner of Charles Street and Mount Royal Avenue.
Civic Works
$50,000 / 2008 / Community Development
For support of the Weatherization for Nonprofits Pilot Program, which provides ten transitional housing facilities with services to improve energy efficiency. The objectives are to decrease operating costs, reduce energy consumption, improve the quality of supportive housing facilities, and develop an air sealing and insulation training program for replication.
U.S. Green Building Council Baltimore Regional Chapter, Inc./ Baltimore Bioneers Conference
$5,000 / 2008 / Community Development
Toward expenses related to the 2008 Baltimore Bioneers Conference, a three-day event addressing national and local topics on economic and environmental sustainability and social justice. Based on the California model, Baltimore’s effort is expected to stimulate, inspire, and move participants to a new level of action based on innovative solutions. Presentations will be offered on nutritional and sustainable food sources, urban farming, farm-to-school links, effects of climate change, energy efficiency, and recycling.