Past Grants

1000 Friends of Maryland

Two-year funding for support of Smarter Growth for Maryland initiatives, in collaboration with the Environment Maryland Research and Policy Center. Based on the goals and recommendations of the Reality Plus process, 1000 Friends will build constituencies for policy-making and legislative support to strengthen growth and land use practices. The goals are to direct development into areas designated for growth and to preserve the state’s agriculture, forest lands, and open spaces through strategic acquisitions and planned development.

1000 Friends of Maryland

For support of smart growth advocacy efforts and for the Reality Check Plus Program. Anticipating Maryland’s need to accommodate an additional 1.5 million people by 2030, 1000 Friends, in partnership with the Urban Land Institute Baltimore and the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education at the University of Maryland, undertook a statewide planning effort to develop a desired vision for future growth involving 100 leaders and residents on four regional leadership teams. The project aims to develop policy recommendations and strategies to manage future growth, while protecting environmentally sensitive areas.

University of Maryland Medical System Foundation.

Toward staffing costs of the Violence Intervention Project. The project will provide support services and community links to repeat victims of violence.

Transitioning Lives, Inc.

Two grants toward renovations for expansion of the Transitioning Lives Permanent Housing project to help meet the shortage of permanent housing for ex-offenders.

Sylvan Beach Foundation, Inc.

For staffing costs of a Program Director and a Director of Operations and Workforce Development. Sylvan Beach Foundation is a residential job training program to encourage troubled youth to become skilled workers and potential entrepreneurs.