Mid-Atlantic Region MBDA Advanced Manufacturing Center – Baltimore
The Mid-Atlantic Region MBDA Advanced Manufacturing Center – Baltimore is an entrepreneurially focused organization committed to wealth creation in the minority business community. Its goal is to assist its clients as they secure financial capital; identify contracting opportunities; provide strategic advice and counsel to address immediate and long-term business needs; provide group and one-on-one training and education, and create and retain jobs. This grant provided support to a local small business which will increase production efficiencies and expand its access to market opportunities.
Le Mondo
Le Mondo is an artist-owned-and-driven project positioning Baltimore as a center for theatre and the live arts, nationally and internationally. Comprised of three buildings on Baltimore’s historic Howard Street corridor, the project will champion a diverse community of arts and community organizations, individual artists, curators, and arts-lovers in the city. This grant provided building stabilization support for Phase Two of the mixed-used redevelopment project on the 400 block of North Howard Street in the Bromo Arts District.
Fuel Fund of Maryland
The Fuel Fund of Maryland provides financial and educational resources to vulnerable Maryland families for heat and home utility needs. Through collaborative funding and services, Fuel Fund ensures affordable energy to families that must overcome hardship caused by poverty and assists these families to meet their basic human needs. This grant provided support for the Affordability Solutions programs, which include bill assistance, Watt Watchers, and Energy Coaching.
Farm Alliance of Baltimore, Inc.
The Farm Alliance is a network of 16 urban farms working collectively to improve the viability of urban farming, repurpose vacant land into productive use, and increase food access to all residents through a cooperative farmers market stand, collective branding and marketing, shared tools, and training. Food is a determinant of health and recent studies indicate a strong correlation between healthy food access, life expectancy and premature death due to cardiovascular disease. This grant enables SNAP (food stamp) recipients to match fruit and vegetable purchases from the farms through the Double Dollars program, and pays for cooking demonstrations and nutrition education by a wellness business owned by women of color.
Emerging Technology Centers, Inc.
In 2019, Emerging Technology Centers will competitively select up to six companies to participate in the eighth cohort of Accelerate Baltimore. The accelerated technology and innovation incubation program includes 13-weeks of hands-on instruction and workshops, access to mentors, connections to potential partners and investors, and free office space at the ETC in East Baltimore to help entrepreneurs overcome technical issues, navigate changing markets and address financial challenges to boost commercialization of new products and services. The grant supports administrative costs and initial seed funding of $25,000 to each participant, and $100,000 in a follow-on funding award to the team judged to have the greatest potential for growth.