Maryland Center for Arts and Technology, Inc.
$50,000 / 2002 / Health and Human Services
Planning grant for the development of the East Baltimore Technology and Resource Center to provide entry-level workers with on-the-job experience in computer repair and network management.
Man Alive Research, Inc.
$75,000 / 2002 / Health and Human Services
Challenge grant toward construction costs of completing a facility for expansion of outpatient methadone maintenance treatment services for heroin-addicted individuals.
Legal Aid Bureau, Inc.
$193,208 / 2002 / Health and Human Services
Third-year funding for an initiative to meet the needs of noncustodial parents whose child support obligations exceed their ability to pay. By providing individual representation, Legal Aid has been able to identify recurring issues that adversely affect noncustodial parents, such as driver’s license suspensions, reports to credit agencies, and denial of access to child support records.
The Justice Policy Institute/The Tides Center
$49,733 / 2002 / Health and Human Services
To provide seed funding for the establishment of a new organization that will address adult and juvenile justice reform issues in the State of Maryland. The agency will provide technical assistance and training to local agencies to help determine the most effective methods of delivering neighborhood-based services to needy populations.
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
$12,750 / 2002 / Health and Human Services
For the completion of a study on Medicaid managed care and family planning in Baltimore City. The research addresses two issues: the path women take as they move from traditional Medicaid coverage to enrollment in managed care organizations; and how mandated managed care affects the providers of reproductive health services to the Medicaid population.