Past Grants

The Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies

Third-year funding for staffing costs of a Senior Research Analyst position for the Baltimore Workforce Investment Board. The analyst will determine the effectiveness of the ex-offender Re-Entry Center at Mondawmin Mall.

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Toward support of a two-year hospital-based buprenorphine project. The project identifies heroin-addicted patients who frequently use emergency rooms or other hospital services for primary health reasons and, through a specifically designed buprenorphine intervention, connects the patient to treatment.

The Johns Hopkins University/Center for Social Organization of Schools

Second-year funding for an evaluation of the Educational Opportunity Program at the two new high schools located at the Southwestern High School Campus. This study will help to determine whether the program warrants expansion.

The Johns Hopkins University/Center for Social Organization of Schools

To update “New Teachers in Baltimore City Public Schools, 1999-2004,” with 2004-2005 data that provides an assessment of each newly hired teacher and will help determine retention rates and percentages of teachers becoming certified.

The Loading Dock

For purchase, renovation, and relocation costs of a new facility to provide affordable recycled building materials for housing and community improvement. By doubling the size of its facility, the Loading Dock will be able to serve more customers in Baltimore City and in metropolitan area.