Chesapeake Climate Action Network
$5,000 / 2012 / Environment
Toward a study to detail improvements to the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act.
Citizens Planning and Housing Association, Inc.
$5,000 / 2012 / Community Development
For a study of the proposed changes to the Baltimore City zoning code to reduce the density of liquor sales outlets and their impact on communities.
Citizens Planning and Housing Association, Inc.
$115,000 / 2012 / Community Development
For the implementation of a strategy designed to engage neighborhoods in an effort to reduce the number of liquor outlets in nonconforming establishments in Baltimore City.
CivicWorks
$228,140 / 2012 / Community Development
Two-year funding for support of the Real Food Farm, an operation for growing food, workforce training, and student education in Clifton Park. Civic Works’ focus is to expand production and self-sufficiency of farm operations, and to implement a schedule of improvements that includes a reliable water source; an all-season shed for washing, preparing, and processing produce; a farm tractor; and volunteers for farm tasks. Civic Works anticipates that the number of students participating in educational programs or volunteering will increase from 1,400 to 2,000 students, and seven AmeriCorps workers will be trained each year.
CivicWorks
$13,361 / 2012 / Community Development
Two grants to provide for an AmeriCorps member to spend a summer on the Real Food Farm.