Past Grants

Baltimore Efficiency & Economy Foundation, Inc.

For support of the Foreclosure Project, designed to develop systems that would support foreclosure prevention activities and to assist those who are already in foreclosure.

Baltimore Development Corporation

For continued support of administrative expenses of Maglev Maryland, a program to develop a magnetic levitation high-speed train between Baltimore and Washington. When fully operational, the travel time between the two cities will be less than 20 minutes.

Baltimore Community ToolBank

Seed funding for the implementation of the Baltimore Community ToolBank, a program that lends tools to community-based nonprofit organizations, churches, schools, and others involved in greening activities. By having access to tools, neighborhood organizations will be able to engage more volunteers, and undertake larger and more ambitious projects.

Baltimore Community Foundation

Toward support of the 2011 Baltimore City Annual Sustainability Report, which will serve as an accountability tool to track Baltimore’s progress toward improving the economic, social, and environmental sustainability of the city.

Baltimore City Department of Planning

Two-year funding for the implementation of the Food Policy Task Force recommendations. Initiatives include strategies to increase access to healthy, affordable food particularly in the “food deserts” in underserved neighborhoods in Baltimore City. By working with community partners, the Food Policy Director will support the development of the Virtual Supermarket, an online order and delivery service; expansion of farmers’ markets; revitalization of public markets to offer fresh local produce; development of a food circulator bus providing transportation for public housing residents to grocery stores and farmers’ markets; and maintenance of urban agricultural production and distribution.