Greater Baltimore Committee
$5,000 / 2002 / Community Development
For a study on the economic impact of a new arena in downtown Baltimore.
International Center for Sustainable Development
$35,000 / 2002 / Community Development
Toward staffing to expand the Sustainable Baltimore initiative. The purposes of the project are to identify market opportunities for Maryland and U.S. businesses in sustainable development technology and services, to increase sustainable development practices in ongoing development plans, and to facilitate the export of regional technology and services.
Baltimore Development Corporation
$5,000 / 2001 / Community Development
To fund the costs of retaining a consultant whose responsibility is to develop consensus-building activities related to brownfields reforms. A strengthened State brownfields program, including an enhanced tax incentive package similar to the State Enterprise Zone Program, is considered one of the keys to economic revitalization of older cities like Baltimore and within the State’s Smart Growth strategies.
Patterson Park Community Development Corporation
$20,000 / 2001 / Community Development
Toward an initiative to clean streets and alleys in a 22-square-block area of the Patterson Park community.
Baltimore Neighborhood Collaborative/Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers
$60,000 / 2001 / Community Development
Renewed funding for an expansion of six neighborhood community-building initiatives. This collaborative will provide support to help develop local leadership and increase community activism.