Baltimore Development Corporation
$25,000 / 2004 / Community Development
Continuing support of administrative expenses of Maglev-Maryland, a program developed to support a magnetic levitation high-speed train. When fully operational, the train holds the potential to reduce travel time between Baltimore and Washington to less than 20 minutes.
Baltimore Development Corporation
$25,000 / 2004 / Community Development
For the development of a plan to establish a nonprofit entity charged with providing oversight and day-to-day management of the Inner Harbor.
Baltimore Kids Chess League, Inc.
$25,000 / 2004 / Education
For expenses related to implementation of the Baltimore City Public School Chess Education Project, an after-school program for elementary school students. The goal of the project is to increase the number of after-school chess clubs in elementary schools by providing education materials and instructors to work with teacher-coaches, sponsoring chess activities, and encouraging children to attend competitive regional and national chess tournaments.
Baltimore Mental Health Systems, Inc.
$86,000 / 2004 / Health and Human Services
For the implementation of a pilot project designed by the Mental Health Policy Institute for Leadership and Training. The project provides mental health treatment to low-income people suffering from depression, and not currently accessing care through the public mental health system.
Baltimore Neighborhood Collaborative/ Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers
$85,000 / 2004 / Community Development
For support of the collaborative Neighborhood Revitalization activities and for the Transit-Centered Community Development Initiative. The collaborative has been developed to help build local leadership and increase investment in six neighborhoods.