Earmark Requests
St. Michaels, Maryland
Fiscal Year 2024
Funded Earmarks
Below is the list of Congressionally Directed Spending projects for which Senator Cardin secured funding in the Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations bills. This funding package was passed in two parts – the first part, passed on March 8, 2024 included earmarks in the following appropriations bills: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Energy and Water Development; Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies; and Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies. The second part, passed on March 23, 2024 included earmarks in the following appropriations bills: Financial Services and General Government; Homeland Security; and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies.
Projects are listed in alphabetical order by Project Name by Senate Appropriations Subcommittee.
Agriculture & Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Subcommittee
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Project Title: Adkins Arboretum Site Improvements
Recipient Name: Adkins Arboretum
Project Purpose: This project will create and implement a unified overall amenities plan for the Adkins Arboretum. Seating and other site amenities will help make a welcoming venue for the more than 30,000 people visiting arboretum annually.
Project Location: Caroline County
Amount Funded: $260,000
Project Title: Bloomington Fire Co Building Expansion
Recipient Name: Bloomington Fire Company
Project Purpose: The funding will allow the Bloomington Fire Co to expand its current station, providing space to store trucks and service equipment and to expand and move lockers, allowing an adequate set-up for firefighters’ turnout gear.
Project Location: Garrett County
Amount Funded: $150,000
Project Title: Building African American Minds (BAAM) Academic Center
Recipient Name: Building African American Minds, Inc
Project Purpose: Funding will support completion of the ongoing construction of a new Academic Center facility to house staff offices and programming, including after school and summer programs, career and workforce development, and physical and mental health workshops.
Project Location: Talbot County
Amount Funded: $525,000
Project Title: Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Company Capital Improvement
Recipient Name: Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Company Capital Improvement
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to complete renovations to the Deep Creek Fire Company’s building expansion, including the second floor, which would house both career and volunteer staff.
Project Location: Garrett County
Amount Funded: $1,000,000
Project Title: Federalsburg Local Streets
Recipient Name: Town of Federalsburg
Project Purpose: Funds will be used for maintenance and repair needs on the local street network in Federalsburg.
Project Location: Caroline County
Amount Funded: $375,000
Project Title: Garrett County Utilities Infrastructure Equipment
Recipient Name: Board of County Commissioners of Garrett County
Project Purpose: The funding will be used to purchase a hydro-excavator truck and associated accessories needed to install and repair critical infrastructure for Garrett County, Maryland.
Project Location: Garrett County
Amount Funded: $525,000
Project Title: Good Will Fire Company Engine-Tanker Replacement
Recipient Name: Good Will Volunteer Fire Company No.#1, Inc
Project Purpose: Funds will support the replacement of the Good Will Fire Company’s current tanker, which was built in 1990 prior to the safety standards established in 1991, to allow the department to effectively serve areas that lack water supply from hydrants.
Project Location: Allegany County
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: HOPE Center
Recipient Name: Foundation of HOPE, Inc.
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to construct a 5,600 square foot facility to house the Foundation of HOPE offices and the economic development and empowerment afterschool program for middle school adolescent girls.
Project Location: Talbot County
Amount Funded: $630,000
Project Title: New Fire Station and Emergency Shelter in Hampstead
Recipient Name: Hampstead Volunteer Fire Engine & Hose Company No. 1
Project Purpose: Funding will support the replacement of the Hampstead Volunteer Fire Company’s current fire station with a new fire station and a separate event center, which will also serve as an emergency shelter.
Project Location: Carroll County
Amount Funded: $2,000,000
Project Title: Oakland Community Center Expansion
Recipient Name: Oakland Community Center Expansion
Project Purpose: Funding will support expansion and repairs for the Oakland Community Center, a community space used by people in the tri-state region. The current space cannot keep up with demand from the community.
Project Location: Garrett County
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: Public Safety Training Center
Recipient Name: Washington County Division of Emergency Services
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to upgrade a facility designed to train and certify firefighters, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and law enforcement officers for employment within the various public safety agencies not only locally but all across Maryland.
Project Location: Washington County
Amount Funded: $1,000,000
Project Title: Town of Greensboro for Greensboro Regional Wastewater System Expansion Project
Recipient Name: Town of Greensboro
Project Purpose: The project involves (1) the expansion of the existing Enhanced Nitrogen Removal (ENR) regional wastewater system (RWS) in the Town of Greensboro, and (2) the extension of the RWS to serve the towns of Henderson, Marydel, and Templeville, two Mobile Home Parks (MHPs) and Harman Subdivision.
Project Location: Caroline County
Amount Funded: $5,000,000
Project Title: Town of Rock Hall for Pump Stations Replacement Numbers 1, 2, and 3
Recipient Name: Town of Rock Hall
Project Purpose: Pump Stations Numbers 1, 2, and 3 will be converted to suction lift pump stations with their own control system. This is due to the existing sewage pumps, piping and control systems at these stations being at the end of their usable life.
Project Location: Town of Rock Hall, Kent County
Amount Funded: $1,501,000
Project Title: Tri-Towns Emergency Medical Services Restoration
Recipient Name: Tri-Towns Emergency Medical Services
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to upgrade the Tri-Towns EMS housing stalls, garage, generator, and other structural components.
Project Location: Allegany County
Amount Funded: $150,000
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Project Title: 300 kV Cryogenic Electron Microscope (Cryo-EM)
Recipient Name: University of Maryland, Baltimore Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology Research
Project Purpose: To acquire a 300 kV cryoEM instrument to be sited within the Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR) at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Funded: $963,000
Project Title: After Shooting Protocol Response Project
Recipient Name: Roca Baltimore
Project Purpose: Demonstration project would create a data-driven approach to reduce shootings and young people as they work to create long-term behavior change, combining best practices from Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs and long-term community work.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $1,455,000
Project Title: Anacostia River Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration & Monitoring
Recipient Name: Anacostia Watershed Society
Project Purpose: This project proposes to expand current efforts to restore the aquatic environment of the Anacostia River and its tributaries.
Project Location: Prince George’s County
Amount Funded: $225,000
Project Title: Building Capacity for Sea Level Rise Adaptation on the Eastern Shore
Recipient Name: Town of Oxford
Project Purpose: Talbot County
Project Location: The proposed project will build the Eastern Shore’s capacity to plan for and mitigate the impacts of coastal flooding and inundation.
Amount Funded: $1,060,000
Project Title: Cecil County Co-Respond Mobile Crisis Team Pilot Project
Recipient Name: The Affiliated Sante Group
Project Purpose: Sante is seeking funding to create a Cecil County Co-Responder Mobile Crisis Team. This team will pair together one specially-trained law enforcement officer with a behavioral health clinician to respond to individuals in crisis and/or severe emotional distress within the community.
Project Location: Cecil County
Amount Funded: $499,000
Project Title: Changing the Trajectory of Delinquency & Violence
Recipient Name: Kennedy Krieger Institute
Project Purpose: To fund programming to impact juvenile delinquency, violence prevention, and reduce crime.
Project Location: City of Odenton
Amount Funded: $963,000
Project Title: Enhancing Forensic-Based Investigations in our Community
Recipient Name: Carroll County Sheriff’s Office
Project Purpose: This project will fund the design, purchase and implementation of state-of-the art physical and digital forensic lab areas that would provide improved tools, equipment and related technology.
Project Location: Carroll County
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: Equipment for the Center for Education and Research in Microelectronics
Recipient Name: Morgan State University
Project Purpose: The center will produce a complementary curriculum in chip design and fabrication technology using the educational cleanroom to be developed in this project.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $963,000
Project Title: Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel Electrical Modernization
Recipient Name: University of Maryland, College Park
Project Purpose: To make modernization improvements on the Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel (GLMWT) at the University of Maryland, bringing modern diagnostics into the tunnel and restoring the tunnel electrical system to routine and safe operations.
Project Location: Prince George’s County
Amount Funded: $963,000
Project Title: Gun Violence Reduction Research Initiative (GVRRI)
Recipient Name: University of Maryland
Project Purpose: The University of Maryland Gun Violence Reduction Research Initiative (GVRRI) would address the causes, collateral consequences, and solutions to gun violence in the state of Maryland and the National Capital Region (NCR).
Project Location: Prince George’s County
Amount Funded: $726,000
Project Title: Interoperable Police Radio Communications Equipment
Recipient Name: City of Rockville
Project Purpose: This project would provide funds for Rockville to acquire essential Police radio communications equipment needed for emergency preparedness and response operations. This would also support continuity of operations and increase community preparedness.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Funded: $963,000
Project Title: Montgomery County Police Department Crime Lab – Laboratory Information Management System
Recipient Name: Montgomery County: Police Department
Project Purpose: The project would improve the quality and timeliness of Crime Lab services in Montgomery County by funding the Laboratory Information Management System.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Funded: $963,000
Project Title: Montgomery County Police Department Crisis Co-Response Teams (CIT)
Recipient Name: Montgomery County: Police Department
Project Purpose: This program would provide funding for Montgomery County Crisis Intervention Teams (CITs), specialized units composed of law enforcement officers and mental health professionals that are trained to respond to situations involving individuals experiencing a mental health crisis.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Funded: $700,000
Project Title: Office Modernization & Cybersecurity Enhancements
Recipient Name: Baltimore City State’s Attorney
Project Purpose: This project would upgrade the agency’s IT system.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $775,000
Project Title: Penetrating Injury Recovery Project
Recipient Name: University of Maryland Medical Center – Shock Trauma Center
Project Purpose: Trauma Outpatient Center will provide comprehensive and holistic post-discharge care and resources for patients who have experienced injuries caused by violence.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $1,275,000
Project Title: Re-Entry Services
Recipient Name: Anne Arundel County
Project Purpose: Program will support comprehensive re-entry coordination and post-release case management services for released individuals, which may reduce recidivism.
Project Location: Glen Burnie
Amount Funded: $450,000
Project Title: Safe House for Child Survivors of Sex Trafficking in Maryland
Recipient Name: TurnAround, Inc.
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to hire staff, purchase equipment, and begin operations at Maryland’s first safe house for child survivors of human trafficking. The Safe House will provide a 24-hour call center, on-site case manager, overnight beds, counseling, and education programs.
Project Location: Baltimore County
Amount Funded: $1,150,000
Project Title: School-Based Violence Prevention
Recipient Name: Baltimore City Health Department
Project Purpose: School-Based Violence Prevention Program to reduce violence in middle and high schools that are persistently dangerous.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $738,000
Project Title: Statewide Youth Conflict Coaching
Recipient Name: Conflict Resolution Center of Baltimore County
Project Purpose: To establish a 2.5 year, on-school-premises pilot program bringing in Youth Conflict Coaches to discuss conflicts with at-risk high schoolers before they develop into violence.
Project Location: Baltimore County
Amount Funded: $291,000
Project Title: UMBC Quantum Science Institute
Recipient Name: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Project Purpose: Support to seed a new UMBC Quantum Science Institute that will leverage the reputations of the University’s existing internationally recognized quantum faculty to grow the overall quantum science research enterprise at UMBC and help train the next generation of quantum-ready students.
Project Location: Baltimore County
Amount Funded: $1,500,000
Project Title: Violence Intervention Program
Recipient Name: University of Maryland Capitol Region Medical Center
Project Purpose: Program to engage violently injured patients aged 15-35 while in hospital to assess medical and social needs and provide intense case management upon discharge. Funding used for personnel, equipment, and travel needed to expand program to cover evenings and weekends.
Project Location: Largo
Amount Funded: $275,000
Project Title: Worcester County Body Worn Camera Equipment
Recipient Name: Worcester County
Project Purpose: Provide Body Worn Cameras (BWC) for law enforcement officers, which will improve community policing.
Project Location: Worcester County
Amount Funded: $244,000
Project Title: Youth Violence Intervention Program
Recipient Name: MedStar Franklin Square
Project Purpose: Funding will support capacity and program expansion for evidence-based intervention methods which will address behavioral health, substance use, and violence prevention for youth in the areas of Southeast Baltimore County and South Baltimore City.
Project Location: City of Baltimore
Amount Funded: $963,000
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Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee
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Project Title: Assateague Island
Recipient Name: Army Corps of Engineers
Project Purpose: Funding will be used to maintain the integrity of Maryland’s treasured Assateague Island by repositioning sand to areas that are vulnerable to erosion, removing navigation hazards, and protecting habitat for threatened and endangered species on the island.
Project Location: Worcester County
Amount Funded: $900,000
Project Title: Baltimore Harbor and Channels – Seagirt Loop Deepening
Recipient Name: Army Corps of Engineers
Project Purpose: Funding will support preconstruction activities for widening and deepening of the Seagirt-Dundalk access channel to expand the Port of Baltimore’s capacity to serve large vessels safely and efficiently.
Project Location: City of Baltimore
Amount Funded: $2,031,000
Project Title: Brunswick Treatment Plant Upgrades
Recipient Name: Army Corps of Engineers
Project Purpose: Funding will support improvements to both drinking water and wastewater treatment plants to increase efficiency and capacity and ensure safe drinking water and waste treatment. The project serves the City of Brunswick and additional residents of Frederick and Washington Counties.
Project Location: City of Brunswick, Frederick County
Amount Funded: $2,000,000
Project Title: C&O Canal Rewatering
Recipient Name: Army Corps of Engineers
Project Purpose: Funding will be used to complete design and begin construction of a project to re-water 1.2 miles of the historic Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal terminus at Cumberland. The project intends to transform underutilized riverfront into an area for public use and tourism.
Project Location: Allegany County
Amount Funded: $2,451,000
Project Title: Center for Nanotechnology
Recipient Name: The Center for Nanotechnology (Coppin State University)
Project Purpose: Funding will expand the Center for Nanotechnology at Coppin State to grow their research into renewable and clean energy. Nanomaterials can help improve the efficiency of renewable energy systems. The Center also hosts high school students to engage in research and promote STEM careers.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $2,175,000
Project Title: Claiborne Harbor, MD
Recipient Name: Army Corps of Engineers
Project Purpose: Claiborne Harbor is a federally-authorized channel that has not received maintenance dredging for more than two decades. Funding will support maintenance dredging to ensure continued safe use of the channel by the community.
Project Location: Talbot County
Amount Funded: $8,000
Project Title: Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB) Plan Implementation
Recipient Name: Army Corps of Engineers
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to implement the Commission’s Potomac River Basin Comprehensive Water Resources Plan to help protect, preserve, and restore the water quality of the Potomac River Basin. The Potomac River Basin supplies 78% of the drinking water for the DC Metropolitan
Area.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Funded: $650,000
Project Title: Slaughter Creek Maintenance Dredging
Recipient Name: Army Corps of Engineers
Project Purpose: Funding will be used for dredging of this federally-authorized channel for navigation. The channel was last dredged in 1987 and is now highly restricted due to shoaling. Previous funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act supported engineering and design for this project.
Project Location: Dorchester County
Amount Funded: $250,000
Project Title: Upper Thorofare, MD
Recipient Name: Army Corps of Engineers
Project Purpose: Funds will be used for maintenance dredging of the Upper Thorofare/Deal Island federally-authorized channel, which has experienced shoaling, restricting its safe use for navigation.
Project Location: Somerset County
Amount Funded: $14,000
Project Title: Washington Aqueduct Backup Water Supply
Recipient Name: Army Corps of Engineers
Project Purpose: Funds will support an Army Corps of Engineers feasibility study exploring options for the establishment of a secondary drinking water source and additional drinking water storage capability for the Washington, D.C. metro region, as authorized by the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022.
Project Location: Washington, D.C. Metro Area
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: Wicomico River, MD
Recipient Name: Army Corps of Engineers
Project Purpose: Funding will be used to dredge the Wicomico River from the Chesapeake Bay to Salisbury to ensure that it remains passable by barges. The Port of Salisbury has the second highest commercial volume of Maryland ports and continued dredging of the Wicomico is critical to its success.
Project Location: Wicomico County
Amount Funded: $4,725,000
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee
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Project Title: African American Heritage Center
Recipient Name: African American Resources-Cultural and Heritage Society Inc.
Project Purpose: To produce, fabricate, and install educational exhibits and media at the new African American Heritage Center (125 East All Saints St., Frederick, MD 21701).
Project Location: Frederick County
Amount Funded: $162,000
Project Title: Baltimore Community Lending Business Development and Resource Center
Recipient Name: Baltimore Community Lending
Project Purpose: Portion of the costs required to construct and fit-out the space which will house the Business Development and Resource Center as well as the co-working space to allow the Program to be up and running as soon as possible and open to emerging and start-up
Project Location: Baltimore CIty
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: Baltimore Community Lending Business Development and Resource Center Project
Recipient Name: Baltimore Community Lending
Project Purpose: A community asset, and provide the much needed one-stop-shop business resources for new and existing enterprises to increase the rate of success by low-wealth entrepreneurs who are primarily women or people of color, operating in disinvested and revitaliz
Project Location: Baltimore County
Amount Funded: $1,000,000
Project Title: Baltimore, Edward A. Garmatz U.S. Courthouse
Recipient Name: General Services Administration
Project Purpose: The Pathways to Emerging Markets project aims to transform the foundation of our state and local economy to be organically inclusive of communities and people of color who historically have been relegated to being spectators when it comes to their involve
Project Location: Baltimore
Amount Funded: $1,500,000
Project Title: Crownsville Hospital Historic Documentation and Storytelling
Recipient Name: Crownsville Hospital Historic Documentation and Storytelling
Project Purpose: The funding for this request will support the documentation, archiving, and storytelling of the Crownsville Hospital Center history, which includes digitizing/preserving/publicizing records, artifacts, and other items.
Project Location: Crownsville
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: Exploring, Transitioning and Building with The 3rd
Recipient Name: The 3rd
Project Purpose: Funding will support preliminary work on the project to construct a new federal courthouse in the City of Baltimore.
Project Location: Columbia
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: Federal Lab Leveraging Innovation to Products (FLLIP) Pilot Program
Recipient Name: Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO)
Project Purpose: This funding will allow the Haysbert Center to scale up, and expand their business coaching and support services for Baltimore residents, including through workshops, training, resources, events, and seminars.
Project Location: Howard County
Amount Funded: $1,150,000
Project Title: Government Certifications Contracting & Match Making Solutions Center
Recipient Name: Morgan State University Foundation Inc.
Project Purpose: To support the continuation and expansion of LEDC’s technical assistance program. The program is focused on the stabilization and retention of small businesses and microenterprises, as well as the protection of assets of small business owners.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $700,000
Project Title: Growing Opportunities for Family Child Care (GOFCC)
Recipient Name: Maryland Family Network
Project Purpose: MFN seeks to grow the supply of quality sustainable family child care businesses in Maryland. Growing Opportunities for Family Child Care (GOFCC) supports individuals with opening a licensed family child care program in their home.
Project Location: Statewide
Amount Funded: $632,000
Project Title: Increasing Diversity in State Contracting
Recipient Name: State of Maryland
Project Purpose: By providing access to intellectual property, facilities, and resources, federal labs can help Maryland businesses develop new technologies and processes to improve healthcare delivery, reduce costs, and address public health crises.
Project Location: Statewide
Amount Funded: $740,000
Project Title: Museum of the Blind People’s Movement
Recipient Name: National Federation of the Blind
Project Purpose: To establish RIDE, an entrepreneurship resource center for formerly incarcerated individuals that provides entrepreneurial and leadership training, empowering them and providing the tools to start their own small businesses and become leaders in their com
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $301,000
Project Title: Pathways to Emerging Markets for Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Entrepreneurs
Recipient Name: Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council
Project Purpose: Through the Women’s Business Center, Morgan State would like to start up a statewide program to help small business owners enter the contracting space. Funds will be used for hiring personnel/contractors, travel expenses, and equipment/supplies.
Project Location: Silver Spring
Amount Funded: $300,000
Project Title: Raymond V. Haysbert Center for Entrepreneurship
Recipient Name: Greater Baltimore Urban League
Project Purpose: The Museum of the Blind People’s Movement will be the first museum owned and operated by the blind of the United States, and will serve as a national platform to explore the historical struggles and successes of the blind as individuals and as a movement,
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $850,000
Project Title: RIDE (Returning Citizens Inspired to Develop Entrepreneurial Ventures) Entrepreneurship Resource Center
Recipient Name: Morgan State University
Project Purpose: The program specifically seeks build a knowledgebase, create a platform and relevant tools, and partner with financial experts to assist business owners in creating and submitting compelling funding applications – at no cost to the business owner.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $1,500,000
Project Title: Small Business Legal and Technical Assistance Program for Maryland Legacy Businesses
Recipient Name: Latino Economic Development Corporation
Project Purpose: Will be used in addition to state funding to create a mentoring service network and ongoing, interactive training for historically underserved businesses to successfully find, respond to, and secure state and/or local government contracts.
Project Location: Prince George’s County, Montgomery County, and Baltimore County
Amount Funded: $250,000
Project Title: Southern Maryland Minority Chamber of Commerce
Recipient Name: Southern Maryland Minority Chamber of Commerce
Project Purpose: The Exploring, Transitioning, and Building with The 3rd program (ETB) would provide a specific incubator and accelerator program for WOC entrepreneurs with a holistic approach that provides capacity building, network building, and access to capital opport
Project Location: Charles County, White Plains
Amount Funded: $270,000
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Project Title: Annapolis Dock Resilience
Recipient Name: City of Annapolis
Project Purpose: This project would construct flood protection to address the threat of high-tide flooding along Compromise Street.
Project Location: Anne Arundel County
Amount Funded: $1,383,069
Project Title: City of Rockville Emergency Operations Center
Recipient Name: City of Rockville
Project Purpose: This project would build a new facility and Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will allow for coordinated activities across city departments in the event of critical incidents and disasters to include public information and warning.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Funded: $592,000
Project Title: City of Rockville Potomac Woods Storm Drain Improvements
Recipient Name: City of Rockville
Project Purpose: This project would replace undersized storm drain pipes and inlets and rehabilitate the storm drain system outfall at Stratton Drive.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Funded: $900,000
Project Title: Flooding Control in Anacostia River Watershed for Environmental Justice
Recipient Name: Prince George’s County Executive
Project Purpose: The project would resize storm drainage infrastructure and/or expand the system in low-lying or surface collection areas in several localities prone to flooding, especially in light of the pressures from flooding events due to climate change.
Project Location: Prince George’s County
Amount Funded: $1,383,069
Project Title: Frederick County Microgrid Project
Recipient Name: Frederick County
Project Purpose: This project would ensure uninterrupted power supplies for Frederick County’s critical services by installing solar battery backup and diesel generators to generate power during a during a power outage.
Project Location: Frederick
Amount Funded: $1,275,000
Project Title: Jonas and Anne Catharine Green Park Coastal Restoration Project
Recipient Name: City of Annapolis
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to restore and protect the coastline of the public park to be more resilient to climate change and ensure continued access to the water. The project will include improved stormwater management and water quality and enhanced public access and recreation for residents and visitors.
Project Location: Anne Arundel County
Amount Funded: $450,000
Project Title: Town of Cheverly Flood Mitigation Project
Recipient Name: Town of Cheverly
Project Purpose: This project would replace and enlarge the storm drain system within Town streets, install a new storm drain system in the Town’s alley at the 2700 Block of Parkway Place, and develop a flood mitigation plan that includes community engagement, engineering, and construction.
Project Location: Prince George’s County
Amount Funded: $1,688,000
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Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee
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Project Title: Accident Drane House Association, Inc. for a Restoration Project
Recipient Name: Accident Drane House Association, Inc.
Project Purpose: The Drane House is the oldest existing residential structure in Garrett County, Maryland. This project will repair, restore, and furnish this 224-year-old historic structure as closely as possible to its original condition, providing a site for education and tourism.
Project Location: Garrett County
Amount Funded: $250,000
Project Title: Anne Arundel County for Lead Service Line Replacement Project
Recipient Name: Anne Arundel County
Project Purpose: This funding would support a capital project for replacement of lead service connections in Anne Arundel County.
Project Location: Anne Arundel County
Amount Funded: $959,752
Project Title: Baltimore City for the Patapasco Wastewater Treatment Plant Headworks Improvements
Recipient Name: Baltimore City Department of Public Works
Project Purpose: The Baltimore City Patapsco Headworks project will improve the effectiveness of the facility service area by removing grit, rags, large suspended material, fats, oils, and grease in the influent wastewater.
Project Location: City of Baltimore
Amount Funded: $4,000,000
Project Title: Charles County for Bryans Road Interceptor (Phase II) Project
Recipient Name: Charles County
Project Purpose: Funding will be used to support engineering costs for a project to reduce sanitary sewer overflows and contamination related to the Mattawoman Wastewater Treatment Facility. This project would improve capacity at the facility and protect water quality in the Potomac River and Bryans Road area.
Project Location: Charles County
Amount Funded: $450,000
Project Title: Charles County for Hughesville Collection Sewer System Project
Recipient Name: Charles County
Project Purpose: This project will design and construct a centralized sewer collection system for the Hughesville Village core, including approximately 25,000 linear feet of gravity sewer lines, approximately 3 new sewage pumping stations, and all associated infrastructure.
Project Location: Charles County
Amount Funded: $600,000
Project Title: Charles County for Lower Mattawoman Interceptor Project
Recipient Name: Charles County
Project Purpose: Funding will be used to support engineering costs for a project to repair defects in the Lower Mattawoman Interceptor. The project would improve capacity at the Mattawoman Wastewater Treatment Facility and protect the stream valley of the Mattawoman Creek.
Project Location: Charles County
Amount Funded: $400,000
Project Title: City of Bowie for Water Infrastructure Upgrades
Recipient Name: City of Bowie
Project Purpose: This project aims to replace a Low Lift Pump Assembly, conveying filtered water from the clear well to the ground storage tank at the treatment plant.
Project Location: City of Bowie
Amount Funded: $840,000
Project Title: City of Crisfield for Main Street Revitalization and Resiliency Business Incubator
Recipient Name: City of Crisfield
Project Purpose: Funding would implement revitalization of 339 W Main Street, a City-owned vacant historic building.
Project Location: City of Crisfield
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: City of Rockville for Sewer Infrastructure Upgrades
Recipient Name: City of Rockville
Project Purpose: Via this application, the City of Rockville seeks funding to implement 2.0 miles of pipe rehabilitation. The focus of this project will be sewer pipes over 50 years old within the Disadvantaged Community (DAC) of Southeast Rockville.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: City of Rockville for Water Main Rehabilitation Project
Recipient Name: City of Rockville
Project Purpose: This funding would expand the City’s water main rehabilitation program.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Funded: $959,752
Project Title: Howard County for Hauled Grease Acceptance Facility
Recipient Name: Howard County
Project Purpose: Funds will support a project to construct a dedicated Hauled Grease Receiving Facility that will separate hauled grease from other waste streams treated at the Little Patuxent Wastewater Reclamation Plant (LPWRP).
Project Location: Howard County
Amount Funded: $1,440,000
Project Title: Preservation Maryland for Historic Ellicott City Jail Rehabilitation and Reuse
Recipient Name: Preservation Maryland
Project Purpose: Preservation Maryland is pursuing the adaptive reuse of the historic Ellicott City Jail.
Project Location: Howard County
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: President Lincoln’s Cottage for Old Soldiers Home Renovations
Recipient Name: President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Old Soldiers Home (President Lincoln’s Cottage)
Project Purpose: Funding to support accessibility and electrical improvements at President Lincoln’s Cottage (PLC) will improve access to this National Monument, protect preservation investments already made, and create long-term cost savings through decreased energy and maintenance costs.
Project Location: District of Columbia
Amount Funded: $320,000
Project Title: Project Liberty Ship for Restoration of the S.S. John W. Brown
Recipient Name: Project Liberty Ship, the S.S. John W. Brown
Project Purpose: The proposed project will remove corrosion and paint from a historic ship currently operating as a museum honoring the Merchant Marine, Naval Armed Guard and shipbuilders whose efforts contributed to victory in World War II.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $200,000
Project Title: Town Council of Centreville for Water and Sewer Infrastructure Upgrades
Recipient Name: Town Council of Centreville
Project Purpose: This project will bring the water, sewer, and roadways up to current standards for the citizens in one of the low-income parts of town.
Project Location: Queen Anne’s County
Amount Funded: $2,000,000
Project Title: Town of Cottage City for Stormwater Management
Recipient Name: The Town of Cottage City
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to upgrade aging water and sewer lines with safer and more reliable materials to provide clean drinking water and the capacity necessary to meet the Town and residents’ needs.
Project Location: Queen Anne’s County
Amount Funded: $670,000
Project Title: Town of Hurlock for New Well Construction
Recipient Name: Town of Hurlock
Project Purpose: This project will support the drilling of a new deep well for the town’s water supply.
Project Location: Dorchester
Amount Funded: $405,000
Project Title: Town of North East for Water Control and Telemetry Updates
Recipient Name: Town of North East
Project Purpose: The Town of North East seeks funding for necessary updates to existing control and telemetry systems utilized at all of the Town’s water treatment plants and water distribution facilities.
Project Location: Cecil County
Amount Funded: $636,668
Project Title: Upton Planning Committee for Renovations of the Parren Mitchell Event and Cultural Center
Recipient Name: Upton Planning Committee
Project Purpose: The Parren Mitchell House project will restore the family home of Congressman Parren Mitchell.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: Village of Burkittsville for East Main Street Stormwater Management
Recipient Name: Village of Burkittsville
Project Purpose: Funds would support the Village in proceeding with engineering design work for the Western portion of East Main Street, in accordance with the Green Streets and Stormwater Master Plan (GSSMP).
Project Location: Frederick County
Amount Funded: $385,000
Project Title: Washington County for SCADA Upgrade
Recipient Name: Washington County
Project Purpose: Washington County’s SCADA system, a control/alarm system for monitoring its water and wastewater pump station, has not worked properly since a November 2022 cyber breach. Funds will replace the SCADA system at more than 50 pump stations.
Project Location: Washington County
Amount Funded: $200,000
Project Title: Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission for Utility Services Project
Recipient Name: Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
Project Purpose: This project will provide public sewer service to existing homes in historically disadvantaged communities that use private septic systems. This funding will target residents in disadvantaged communities to subsidize the cost of connection to the public utility.
Project Location: Prince George’s County and Montgomery County
Amount Funded: $1,600,000
Project Title: Worcester County for Riddle Farm Wastewater Treatment Plant Bypass Force Main Interconnect
Recipient Name: Worcester County
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to install a bypass force main interconnect at the Riddle Farm Wastewater Treatment Plant that will connect to the Ocean Pines sewer service area and provide a back-up system in the case of routine maintenance or major repairs.
Project Location: Worcester County
Amount Funded: $1,090,000
Project Title: Worcester County for Wastewater Upgrade and Rehabilitation
Recipient Name: Worcester County
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to upgrade the Mystic Harbour Wastewater Treatment Plant to improve the plant’s ability to process biosolids, thereby helping to mitigate problems in other parts of the plant and achieve compliance in effluent treatment levels.
Project Location: Worcester County
Amount Funded: $2,500,000
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Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee
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Project Title: 4MYCITY INC, MD, for a program to improve food security among low income individuals
Recipient Name: 4MYCITY INC
Project Purpose: Funds will expand the Food Rescue to Go! program that collects surplus food and distributes it to families facing hunger. Most of the rescuing, sorting, and bagging of food is done by paid trainees and deliveries are done by DoorDash drivers, creating jobs and preventing hunger in the community.
Project Location: Baltimore City and Baltimore County
Amount Funded: $1,000,000
Project Title: A Wider Circle, MD, for a donation program for low income individuals
Recipient Name: A Wider Circle
Project Purpose: Funding will allow A Wider Circle to expand team, inventory, logistics, and transportation ensuring that it can get the necessary home furnishings to those households most in need throughout Maryland.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: Art with a Heart, MD, for arts education and out of school time programs
Recipient Name: Art with a Heart
Project Purpose: To address the equity gap in visual arts education by offering a variety of services to the Baltimore community, including year-round engaging, culturally relevant, and educational core visual art programs to under-resourced Baltimore area children, youth
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $506,000
Project Title: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, MD, for music education, including equipment
Recipient Name: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Project Purpose: To expand OrchKids to an additional centrally located “hub” site in Baltimore City, increasing the number of students served by an additional 125 students, and reducing the need for older students to rely on lengthy commutes.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $249,000
Project Title: CASA, MD, to increase access to services for vulnerable communities
Recipient Name: CASA
Project Purpose: This project will help CASA expand its holistic approach to track, incentivize, and increase enrollment of members into multiple programs and services in an effort to comprehensively address social determinants.
Project Location: Prince George’s County
Amount Funded: $1,000,000
Project Title: CCI Health Services, MD, for facilities and equipment
Recipient Name: CCI Health Services
Project Purpose: This project would support building renovations and expanded services.
Project Location: City of Greenbelt
Amount Funded: $940,000
Project Title: Choptank Community Health Systems, MD, for facilities and equipment
Recipient Name: Choptank Community Health Systems
Project Purpose: This project would support the renovation of clinical space and equipment needed to provide dental services for Kent and northern Queen Anne’s County residents, to serve both adult and pediatric patients.
Project Location: Town of Chestertown
Amount Funded: $892,000
Project Title: Civic Works, Inc., MD, for workforce development services
Recipient Name: Civic Works Inc.
Project Purpose: To expand access to family-sustaining career pathways for Baltimore City youth, young adults, and adults from historically marginalized communities over the next two years.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $788,000
Project Title: Creative Nomads, MD, for arts education and youth development
Recipient Name: Creative Nomads
Project Purpose: To provide arts education experiences designed to help children, their parents, and community members to connect on a meaningful personal level.
Project Location: Baltimore City and Baltimore County
Amount Funded: $80,000
Project Title: Garrett County Lighthouse, Inc., MD, for mental health crisis services
Recipient Name: Garrett County Lighthouse, Inc.
Project Purpose: This project would support the renovation and repairs of the Garrett County Lighthouse Residential Crisis Facility to allow it to reopen.
Project Location: City of Oakland
Amount Funded: $85,000
Project Title: Goucher College, MD, for the Prison Education Partnership
Recipient Name: Goucher College
Project Purpose: To expand course offerings for Goucher College’s Prison Education Partnership (GPEP) and establish new winter and summer terms, which would decrease the time from start to completion of bachelor’s degrees and increase the number of students who can be se
Project Location: Baltimore County
Amount Funded: $355,000
Project Title: Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, MD, for facilities and equipment
Recipient Name: Johns Hopkins Community Physicians
Project Purpose: This project will renovate the third floor of the East Baltimore Medical Center which provides enhanced services and comprehensive primary care for the local community in East Baltimore.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $750,000
Project Title: KID Museum, MD, for STEM education and youth development
Recipient Name: KID Museum
Project Purpose: To further develop an innovative, hands-on learning curriculum to increase Latino youth confidence and engagement in STEM
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Funded: $704,000
Project Title: Living Classrooms Foundation, MD, for a maritime skills workforce development program
Recipient Name: Living Classrooms Foundation
Project Purpose: To pilot a Maritime Skills Workforce Development Program for Opportunity Youth and unemployed or underemployed adults.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $883,000
Project Title: Maryland Association of Community Colleges, MD, for the purchase of equipment for a cybersecurity workforce training program
Recipient Name: Maryland Association of Community Colleges
Project Purpose: To acquire industry-standard cybersecurity tools, labs, and technologies as well as to hire personnel to keep workforce training aligned with the current needs of the cybersecurity industry.
Project Location: Statewide
Amount Funded: $2,000,000
Project Title: Maryland Reentry Resource Center Inc., MD, for workforce development activities
Recipient Name: Maryland Reentry Resource Center Inc.
Project Purpose: To expand soft skills and green infrastructure and landscape training to 2 cohorts of 20 criminal justice involved participants, creating a ready workforce of restoration and maintenance professionals.
Project Location: Anne Arundel County
Amount Funded: $200,000
Project Title: Mary’s Center for Maternal & Child Care, Inc., MD, for facilities and equipment
Recipient Name: Mary’s Center for Maternal & Child Care, Inc.
Project Purpose: This project would support the transition to and renovation of a new, larger health center in Prince George’s County.
Project Location: Prince George’s County
Amount Funded: $5,000,000
Project Title: Park West Health System, MD, for facilities and equipment
Recipient Name: Park West Health System
Project Purpose: This project will enable the expansion and the delivery of current health, dental, behavior and mental health services while integrating new disciplines such as psychotherapy and youth-specific behavioral services.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $1,500,000
Project Title: Partners In Care Maryland, Inc., MD, to support services for older adults
Recipient Name: Partners In Care Maryland, Inc.
Project Purpose: This project would support outreach and programs to allow older adults to Age In Place.
Project Location: Anne Arundel County
Amount Funded: $1,000,000
Project Title: Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington, MD, for school-based vision health services
Recipient Name: Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington
Project Purpose: Funding will be used to expand free school-based vision health services for underserved kids around Prince George’s County.
Project Location: Prince George’s County
Amount Funded: $200,000
Project Title: Prince George’s Community College, MD, for the commercial drivers licensure program
Recipient Name: Prince George’s Community College
Project Purpose: To enhance the Transportation Pathway at Prince George’s Community College to include coaching, internships, and apprenticeships.
Project Location: Prince George’s County
Amount Funded: $874,000
Project Title: Prince George’s County, MD, for a summer youth employment program
Recipient Name: Prince George’s County Executive
Project Purpose: To provide Prince George’s County youth with virtual and in-person work opportunities.
Project Location: Prince George’s County
Amount Funded: $1,500,000
Project Title: Reading is Fundamental, MD, for childhood literacy in pre-K through middle school in Baltimore City Public Schools
Recipient Name: Reading is Fundamental
Project Purpose: To support childhood literacy for students in Pre-K through middle school by providing books and library access to students in the Baltimore City Public School District.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, MD, for facilities and equipment
Recipient Name: Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Project Purpose: This project would construct a new outpatient cancer center for the Alvin & Lois Lapidus Cancer Institute.
Project Location: Baltimore City and County
Amount Funded: $1,500,000
Project Title: SpringForward, MD, for workforce development services
Recipient Name: SpringForward
Project Purpose: To provide SpringForward Farms with bridge funding to train eight full-time positions within the rapidly growing industry of indoor urban agriculture.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $307,000
Project Title: Sunflower Bakery, MD, for workforce development services
Recipient Name: Sunflower Bakery
Project Purpose: Funds will allow Sunflower Bakery to expand workforce development training services in pastry arts, hospitality, and other food related industries for young adults with intellectual disabilities – primarily learning and cognitive disabilities – to gain valuable skills and obtain jobs.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Funded: $75,000
Project Title: The Agoge Project, MD, for out-of-school time programs, including equipment
Recipient Name: The Agoge Project
Project Purpose: To offer safe, secure, relationship- based mentoring in three different locations in Baltimore City.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $75,000
Project Title: The Peale Center for Baltimore History and Architecture, Inc., MD, for historic preservation workforce development
Recipient Name: The Peale Center for Baltimore History and Architecture, Inc.
Project Purpose: To invest in the necessary infrastructure and expertise needed for the workforce development program at The Peale Center to scale up its historic preservation curriculum and activities and address the urgent need for new entrants to the preservation trade
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $420,000
Project Title: University of Maryland Eastern Shore, MD, for the veterinary medicine program
Recipient Name: University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Project Purpose: To provide start-up funding for a new Veterinary Medicine Program at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), which would be the second such program in the nation at an HBCU.
Project Location: Somerset County
Amount Funded: $1,071,000
Project Title: William S. Baer School Partnership Board, MD, for facilities and equipment
Recipient Name: William S. Baer School Partnership Board
Project Purpose: To fund a complete overhaul of the health suite.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $300,000
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Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee
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Project Title: Naval Support Activity Bethesda Fire House
Recipient Name: Naval Support Activity Bethesda
Project Purpose: The current fire station is in severe disrepair and has been plagued by mold, leaks, structural problems, and other serious issues. It is also undersized and unable to accommodate a ladder truck. Funds will be used for planning and design of a new station that meets the needs of the base.
Project Location: Bethesda
Amount Funded: $3,000,000
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee
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Project Title: Acquisition and Renovation of Blighted Properties in Park Heights
Recipient Name: Park Heights Renaissance, Inc.
Project Purpose: To acquire, renovate, and sell eight single-family blighted homes for homeownership in the Park Heights Community of northwest Baltimore City.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $1,250,000
Project Title: Annapolis City Dock Revitalization – Waterfront Park
Recipient Name: City of Annapolis
Project Purpose: Waterfront Park will transform the Annapolis waterfront by constructing a dynamic public space that will serve as the gateway to the Chesapeake Bay, providing direct access to the water with welcoming green space for visitors and residents and residents including Annapolis’ underserved communities
Project Location: Anne Arundel County
Amount Funded: $850,000
Project Title: Baltimore Franklin-Mulberry Corridor – Reconnecting Communities Project
Recipient Name: Baltimore City
Project Purpose: Funding will be used to support the ongoing planning effort for the Franklin-Mulberry Corridor Reconnecting Communities project in West Baltimore.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: Belvedere Place Affordable Rental Housing Development (City of Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland)
Recipient Name: BRIDGES Community Development Corporation
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to develop 83 new, family-serving affordable apartments in the Park Heights neighborhood. The apartments will be part of a development on a vacant property across from the Pimlico Race Course that will include a community park, retail space, and supportive services for residents.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: Benedictine Residential Facility
Recipient Name: Benedictine School for Exceptional Children
Project Purpose: Funds would support capital improvements that address obsolescence, safety, and health issues and to meet the needs of both current and future students at the Benedictine School for Exceptional Children, a Maryland Nonpublic Special Education Facility.
Project Location: Caroline County
Amount Funded: $1,800,000
Project Title: Boys & Girls Clubs of Carroll County – North Carroll Expansion
Recipient Name: Boys & Girls Clubs of Carroll County, Inc.
Project Purpose: This project would fund the renovation of a space in the old North Carroll High School to serve as a Boys & Girls Club headquarters, including community and classroom space.
Project Location: Carroll County
Amount Funded: $1,432,673
Project Title: Brandywine Rd. Bridge Replacement
Recipient Name: Prince George’s County
Project Purpose: Replacement of a structurally-deficient bridge.
Project Location: Prince George’s County
Amount Funded: $1,616,279
Project Title: Building and Alley Rehabilitation
Recipient Name: Harmer’s Town Art Center, Inc.
Project Purpose: This project would rehabilitate a vacant 34,000 square-foot commercial building and blighted alley to serve as a first-of-its-kind regional art facility, creativity incubator, and economic driver in Havre de Grace (Harford County).
Project Location: Harford County
Amount Funded: $3,351,000
Project Title: Bunkhouse Renovations
Recipient Name: The Pearlstone Center
Project Purpose: To fund bunkhouse renovations at the Pearlstone Center.
Project Location: Baltimore County
Amount Funded: $1,558,000
Project Title: Burtonsville Park and Ride Improvements
Recipient Name: Montgomery County Department of Transportation
Project Purpose: Construction of 500-space parking garage at Burtonsville Park-and-Ride lot, serving northernmost station on Montgomery County’s US29 Flash Bus Rapid Transit Line.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Funded: $850,000
Project Title: C.P. Crane Plant Property
Recipient Name: Baltimore County Government
Project Purpose: County in making a down payment to acquire 153 acres of land at the site of the former Charles P. Crane Power Plant in Bowleys Quarters, Maryland. Completed in 1963, the CP Crane Generating Station was decommissioned in 2018 and imploded in 2022.
Project Location: Baltimore County
Amount Funded: $1,666,279
Project Title: Cambridge Neighborhood Housing
Recipient Name: Habitat for Humanity Choptank
Project Purpose: This project would fund ongoing construction of 12 affordable homes, to include the cost of roads, water and sewer, sidewalks and lighting.
Project Location: Dorchester County
Amount Funded: $450,000
Project Title: Capital City Gateway Park
Recipient Name: City of Annapolis
Project Purpose: This project will be used for the design and construction of a new park in Annapolis, Capital City Gateway Park, at a prominent but underutilized site along the Rowe Boulevard gateway to the City’s downtown, Historic District, and State Capital campus.
Project Location: Anne Arundel County
Amount Funded: $850,000
Project Title: Capital Improvements to Civic Works’ Center for Sustainable Careers Workforce Training Facility (City of Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland)
Recipient Name: Civic Works, Inc.
Project Purpose: This request will support electrical and building rehabilitation work within Civic Works Center for Sustainable Careers (CSC)’ existing facility. This will enable continued work to expand access to careers for Baltimore City residents from historically marginalized communities.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $1,000,000
Project Title: Carver Center Renovation Project
Recipient Name: Cumberland Economic Development Corporation
Project Purpose: The Carver Community Center was established in 2001 with the intent to provide the community with the necessary resources within the halls of the historic former African American school. The revitalization of the center was spearheaded in 2021 with a plan to clean up the building and begin to use it again. The building is intended to serve as the headquarters of several local nonprofits and once again be a center for community resources. However, the building has intense repair needs before it can serve its community once again.
Project Location: Ridgely, Maryland
Amount Funded: $1,000,000
Project Title: Community Family Life Center and Food Pantry
Recipient Name: BRIDGES Community Development Corporation
Project Purpose: Funds will support construction of a facility in the Pimlico/Arlington/Hilltop neighborhood with a commercial kitchen and food pantry, afterschool tutoring, and job training to serve local families.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $990,000
Project Title: Community Resource Center for Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities, Montgomery County, Maryland
Recipient Name: Community Support Services, Inc.
Project Purpose: The Community Resource Center Development Project will fund the renovation of an existing office building in Gaithersburg, MD owned by Community Support Services, Inc. Renovations to the Community Resource Center are needed to safely accommodate children and adults with autism and other disabilities.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Funded: $850,000
Project Title: Crisfield City Dock
Recipient Name: City of Crisfield
Project Purpose: This project would make critical improvements to the Crisfield City Dock, which was damaged during Hurricane Sandy and again in storms in October 2021 and December 2022.
Project Location: Somerset County
Amount Funded: $2,003,532
Project Title: Crown Cork & Seal Blight Remediation (City of Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland)
Recipient Name: Southeast Community Development Corporation
Project Purpose:These funds would support demolition, remediation, stabilization, and architecture/engineering/project management costs for the former campus of the Crown Cork & Seal Company in East Baltimore.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: Crownsville Hospital Memorial Park Trails and Open Space
Recipient Name: Anne Arundel County, MD
Project Purpose: The funding for this request will support the documentation, archiving, and storytelling of the Crownsville Hospital Center history, which includes digitizing/preserving/publicizing records, artifacts, and other items, hiring consultants, and crafting storyboards.
Project Location: Crownsville
Amount Funded: $4,116,279
Project Title: Dobbin Road Shared Use Pathway
Recipient Name: Howard County Office of Transportation
Project Purpose: Funding will support construction of a segment of a shared use path to improve safety and connectivity.
Project Location: Howard County
Amount Funded: $1,000,000
Project Title: Downtown Frederick Youth Center
Recipient Name: The Ausherman Family Foundation
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to construct a youth center in downtown Frederick providing a safe place for young people ages 14-24 and their families to obtain support services and educational programming.
Project Location: Frederick County
Amount Funded: $4,616,279
Project Title: Ellicott City North Tunnel
Recipient Name: Howard County, MD
Project Purpose: This project would reduce the amount of water resulting from stormwater runoff and safely transport it to the Patapsco River. The project consists of a deep rock tunnel, an upstream diversion facility near Frederick Road, an outfall into the Patapsco River, and two additional diversion facilities.
Project Location: Howard County
Amount Funded: $850,000
Project Title: End Hunger Warehouse Completion
Recipient Name: End Hunger in Calvert County
Project Purpose: The End Hunger Community Economic Development Project serves individuals in Calvert, Charles, St. Mary’s, Prince George’s, and southern Anne Arundel Counties, creating a centralized location for local organizations and nonprofits to create new opportunities for residence and address the root causes of poverty. Funds will be used to renovate facilities to support the receipt and distribution of food to food pantries, schools, and businesses serving low income families. It also includes a dedicated space for a Culinary Workforce Development Program for students with disabilities.
Project Location: Calvert County
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: FITCI Manufacturing and Commercialization Center
Recipient Name: Frederick Innovative Technology Center, Inc.
Project Purpose: FITCI is a business incubator that serves startup and small businesses who face challenges when commercializing and manufacturing their products. Funds will renovate FITCI’s building into a manufacturing and commercializing space for entrepreneurs.
Project Location: Frederick County
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: Glen Burnie Town Center Plaza Revitalization
Recipient Name: Anne Arundel County, MD
Project Purpose: Funds will support design and construction to revitalize the Glen Burnie Town Center plaza, incorporating trees and planting for stormwater management and installing safety improvements for pedestrians. The new space will draw visitors to nearby businesses and public events.
Project Location: Anne Arundel County
Amount Funded: $1,050,000
Project Title: Goshen Road Safety Improvements, Montgomery County, Maryland
Recipient Name: Montgomery County
Project Purpose: Funding will support planning and design for safety improvements along Goshen Road, including new bike and pedestrian infrastructure and improvements to a high-crash-incidence intersection.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: Historic Druid Hill Y Family Center Renovation
Recipient Name: Young Men’s Christian Association Of Central Maryland, Inc.
Project Purpose: This project will fund capital improvements to protect the aging historical infrastructure of the Druid Hill Y, which serves as a haven for people facing social, health, and economic inequity challenges.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $1,238,000
Project Title: I Believe in Me Land Purchase
Recipient Name: I Believe in Me, Inc.
Project Purpose: To provide I Believe in Me the capital to purchase land to build The Hope Center, where they will house their at-risk youth mentoring program.
Project Location: Frederick County
Amount Funded: $1,250,000
Project Title: Incentivizing Accessibility in Housing Rehabilitation and Development Projects
Recipient Name: Maryland Department of Disabilities
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to renovate and develop housing units with Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards and Assistive Technology features to support people with disabilities and older adults.
Project Location: Statewide
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: Last Mile Park
Recipient Name: American Communities Trust, Inc.
Project Purpose: Last Mile Park is a one-mile urban ecological and public art trail that will loop through Amtrak’s eight overpasses, making it safe for residents north of the tracks to access the many publicly-funded amenities-parks, playgrounds and retail-to the south. Last Mile Park is planned as a one-mile urban ecological and public art trail that will loop through Amtrak’s eight overpasses. The trail will take pedestrians on a tour of sculptural art, permanent artistic light installations, and green infrastructure while providing engaging information on the narratives and culture of East Baltimore and its residents. The project integrates the northern and southern neighborhoods around the railroad track, promoting one unified community. Federal funds will be used complete the remaining seven overpasses for Last Mile Park.
Project Location: Baltimore City, Maryland
Amount Funded: $904,000
Project Title: Laurel Boys and Girls Club Window Repair/Replacement Project
Recipient Name: Laurel Boys and Girls Club
Project Purpose: Laurel was built around a dam and mill, and the historic Dam Ruins remain a local attraction. Funds will be used to restabilize, protect, and restore the Dam Ruins at Riverfront Park, renovate the observation deck, improve drainage to control erosion, and repair signage.
Project Location: Prince George’s County
Amount Funded: $300,000
Project Title: Leveraging Neighborhood Mobility
Recipient Name: Baltimore City
Project Purpose: To target investment in sidewalk reconstruction combined with curb ramp reconstruction. This will provide comprehensive mobility pathways along selected corridor segments.
Project Location: City of Baltimore
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: LifeStyles Day/Homeless Center Improvement Project
Recipient Name: LifeStyles of Maryland Foundation, Inc.
Project Purpose: To upgrade the LifeStyles Homeless Shelter/Center building infrastructure by improving security, allowing for storage for bulk purchase of food and supplies, and other major safety improvements.
Project Location: Charles County
Amount Funded: $912,000
Project Title: LIGHT Rock Children’s Village Construction Project
Recipient Name: LIGHT Health and Wellness Comprehensive Services Inc.
Project Purpose: Expansion and improvement of facilities, including development of unfinished warehouse space into classrooms, recreation, and community resources space.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $850,000
Project Title: Mace’s Lane Community Center Renovation
Recipient Name: Mace’s Lane Community Center, Inc.
Project Purpose: The funds will be used to repurpose the old Mace’s Lane High School into and New Mace’s Lane Community Center. Federal funds will support the construction of this new facility.
Project Location: Dorchester County
Amount Funded: $1,000,000
Project Title: MD 214 Construction
Recipient Name: Anne Arundel County
Project Purpose: Roadway improvements including vehicle capacity and bicycle infrastructure.
Project Location: Anne Arundel County
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: NAACP Baltimore Headquarters
Recipient Name: Baltimore NAACP
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to upgrade and expand the Baltimore NAACP headquarters so it can increase its services, including fresh produce distribution, free and reduced-cost office space for small women- and minority-owned businesses, and youth programs.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: New John R. Webb VFW Post 3285 Building
Recipient Name: John R. Webb Post No. 3285
Project Purpose: Fund will be used to construct a new building for the VFW to continue to operate, help veterans in Frederick County, and provide community space and services.
Project Location: Frederick County
Amount Funded: $1,000,000
Project Title: North Bethesda Metro Station Northern Entrance
Recipient Name: Montgomery County
Project Purpose: Funding will be used to advance the design of the new northern entrance to the North Bethesda Metro Station, a project that will support walkability and transit-oriented development.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Funded: $5,000,000
Project Title: Northwest Branch SVU3 Trail Rehabilitation
Recipient Name: Maryland National Capital Parks and Planning Commission
Project Purpose: Funding will support repaving the existing trail from the Prince George’s boundary to the end of the paved trail, replacing existing bridges/culverts, and extending the paving to the existing end of Oakview Drive.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Funded: $1,616,279
Project Title: Open Works Baltimore West Side Expansion
Recipient Name: Open Works, Inc.
Project Purpose: Improve economic mobility for underrepresented residents of West Baltimore by establishing a permanent nonprofit public-access makerspace adjacent to the CSU campus on North Avenue.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $2,000,000
Project Title: Orchard Street Church Restoration
Recipient Name: Greater Baltimore Urban League
Project Purpose: Improve economic mobility for underrepresented residents of West Baltimore by establishing a permanent nonprofit public-access makerspace adjacent to the CSU campus on North Avenue.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $3,500,000
Project Title: Patapsco Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge – Phase 1
Recipient Name: Maryland Department of Transportation
Project Purpose: Funding will be used to construct a bicycle and pedestrian bridge connecting the Patapsco Avenue Light Rail Station and Bus Hub with the north side of Patapsco Avenue.
Project Location: Baltimore City and Baltimore County
Amount Funded: $5,000,000
Project Title: Penn-North Community Violence Prevention After and Out-of-School Youth Center
Recipient Name: UniFIED Efforts Inc.
Project Purpose: This project would fund the construction of an out of school and after school facility.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $1,500,000
Project Title: Pikesville Armory Redevelopment
Recipient Name: Pikesville Armory Foundation
Project Purpose: Funding will be used for the stabilization and redevelopment of historic buildings that make up the Pikesville Armory.
Project Location: Baltimore County
Amount Funded: $850,000
Project Title: Popes Creek Waterfront Phase II
Recipient Name: Charles County
Project Purpose: Funds will support the Popes Creek Waterfront and Rail Trail, an accessible water access point with a boardwalk and pier that connects to a trail through an abandoned rail corridor. This will be the county’s first project to provide direct water access for recreation and fishing to all residents.
Project Location: Charles County
Amount Funded: $200,000
Project Title: Public Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, Montgomery County, Maryland
Recipient Name: Montgomery County DOT
Project Purpose: Installation of EV charging stations in public locations.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Funded: $850,000
Project Title: Randolph Road Community Childcare and Community Center for Low-Income Families, Montgomery County, Maryland
Recipient Name: AHC Inc.
Project Purpose: This project is for the build out (internal construction) of a childcare center and corresponding 12-acre public park with a playground, picnic area, pedestrian walkways, and open lawn areas and a multi-use community room.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Funded: $1,175,000
Project Title: Ranleagh Court Redevelopment
Recipient Name: Enterprise Community Development, Inc.
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to preserve and expand affordable housing opportunities by replacing an aging community development with a higher-density, modern, mixed-income, multifamily community development.
Project Location: Howard County
Amount Funded: $850,000
Project Title: Reconnecting West Frederick Planning Project
Recipient Name: City of Frederick
Project Purpose: Funding will be used to plan for the reconfiguration of the West Patrick Street/US 15 Interchange, which severs low-income communities of color from the downtown core and nearby schools, services, parks, and trails.
Project Location: City of Frederick
Amount Funded: $380,000
Project Title: Rehabilitation of Fulton Avenue Homes (City of Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland)
Recipient Name: Unity Properties, Inc.
Project Purpose: This project will completely rehabilitate 20 historic, single-family row homes on S. Fulton Avenue in Baltimore. The properties will be sold to homeowners at 60% to 80% of AMI, creating opportunities for families to build generational wealth while stabilizing two currently blighted, vacant blocks.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: Renovation of the Dam Ruins at Riverfront Park in Laurel, Maryland
Recipient Name: City of Laurel
Project Purpose: Restoration of historic Dam Ruins at Riverfront Park.
Project Location: Prince George’s
Amount Funded: $850,000
Project Title: Residential Setting/Supportive Housing Initiative
Recipient Name: Baltimore County Government
Project Purpose: This project would help Baltimore County increase the number of crisis beds and supplemental housing resources available.
Project Location: City of Towson
Amount Funded: $750,000
Project Title: Road to Freedom Trail
Recipient Name: Northeast Towson Improvement Association
Project Purpose: Funding will support planning, design, and engineering for the Road to Freedom Trail, a cycling and pedestrian trail connecting 13 sites of historical significance.
Project Location: Baltimore County
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: Roland Park Community Center HVAC
Recipient Name: Roland Park Community Center
Project Purpose: Roland Park Community Center offers a wide variety of community services including employment services, addiction counseling, low-cost preschool, free teen summer camp, and fitness for older adults. Funds will be used to update the HVAC system.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $47,350
Project Title: Rosedale Veterans Housing Initiative
Recipient Name: Sheppard Pratt Health System, Inc.
Project Purpose: Funds will support construction of affordable housing units for veterans and their families adjacent to a Health, Recovery, and Veterans Center, a one-stop shop for veterans in Baltimore County’s Rosedale. Residents will have access to employment training, health care, and legal assistance.
Project Location: Baltimore County
Amount Funded: $850,000
Project Title: Route 29 Bus Stations for Extending Flash Service Between Columbia & Burtonsville
Recipient Name: Howard County Office of Transportation
Project Purpose: Funding will support the construction bus stations serving an extension of the FLASH bus rapid transit system.
Project Location: Howard County
Amount Funded: $750,000
Project Title: Rural Community Revitalization- Affordable Housing
Recipient Name: Kent Attainable Housing, Inc.
Project Purpose: Funds would enable Kent Attainable Housing to complete four additional affordable homes. We will then sell the completed homes to four Kent County working families whose income falls between 30% and 80% of the annual median income in Kent County and who have satisfied the financial lit. program.
Project Location: Kent County
Amount Funded: $810,000
Project Title: Russell Avenue Multimodal and Streetscape Improvements
Recipient Name: City of Gaithersburg
Project Purpose: Transforming a car-centric road into a pedestrian-friendly and more transit-oriented corridor.
Project Location: Gaithersburg
Amount Funded: $1,000,000
Project Title: Saving Jobs, Eliminating Solid Waste, and Expanding Green Opportunities
Recipient Name: Community Forklift
Project Purpose: Community Forklift is a nonprofit building materials salvage and reuse center that provides low or no-cost building supplies for low-income residents, workshops and trainings, and small business support services. Funds will be used to purchase a warehouse to be a permanent home for the program.
Project Location: Prince George’s County
Amount Funded: $1,616,279
Project Title: South County Boys & Girls Club
Recipient Name: Boys & Girls Clubs of Annapolis Anne Arundel County, Inc.
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to build a new club house in Lothian to expand the Boys and Girls Club mentoring and afterschool services to the southern area of Anne Arundel County.
Project Location: Anne Arundel County
Amount Funded: $850,000
Project Title: Southern Maryland Rapid Transit
Recipient Name: Charles County
Project Purpose: Funding will be used to advance design, engineering, and environmental review process for the development of a 19-mile fixed-route, high-capacity transit service from the Branch Avenue Metrorail Station in Camp Springs to Waldorf/White Plains.
Project Location: Prince George’s County and Charles County
Amount Funded: $5,000,000
Project Title: Speak Up Community Newsroom and Neighborhood Meeting Center
Recipient Name: Brothers United Who Dare to Care, Inc.
Project Purpose: Property acquisition and renovations for Brothers United Who Dare To Care, Incorporated.
Project Location: Washington County
Amount Funded: $750,000
Project Title: The Connect – Lexington Park
Recipient Name: Reach Back and Lift 1
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to purchase and renovate a former car dealership into a community center that includes an entrepreneur hub, retail boot camp program, community engagement initiatives, and violence prevention programs, supporting local economic development.
Project Location: St. Mary’s County
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: Transit Operations Facility
Recipient Name: Anne Arundel County
Project Purpose: Funds will support acquisition, design, and construction of a Transit Operations Facility to securely house the county’s transit fleet and provide space for operations and maintenance staff so the transit system operates more efficiently.
Project Location: Anne Arundel County
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: Vision Zero Improvements for Bus Stops, Montgomery County, Maryland
Recipient Name: Montgomery County
Project Purpose: Design and implementation of safety improvements at bus stops.
Project Location: Montgomery County
Amount Funded: $560,000
Project Title: West Hyattsville Station, Street and Road Infrastructure Improvements
Recipient Name: Prince George’s County
Project Purpose: Funding will be used for pedestrian and bicycle access improvements associated with transit-oriented development.
Project Location: Hyattsville
Amount Funded: $500,000
Project Title: Woodside Avenue/North Carroll Street Improvements
Recipient Name: Town of Thurmont
Project Purpose: Woodside Avenue and North Carroll Street are a continuous thoroughfare in Thurmont, serving hundreds of residents and industrial businesses. Funds will be used to repair failing roadway sections, replace and install curbs, gutters, and sidewalks, and improve stormwater management to prevent flooding.
Project Location: Frederick County
Amount Funded: $1,000,000
Project Title: YMCA Great Mills
Recipient Name: St. Mary’s County
Project Purpose: This project will construct a multiple use YMCA recreation center in Lexington Park. The facility may include a gymnasium, fitness center, multiple group exercise studios, Wi-Fi, locker rooms, basketball courts, multi-purpose rooms, meeting/social hall, catering kitchen, and office spaces.
Project Location: St. Mary’s County
Amount Funded: $850,000
Project Title: York Road Community Hub Renovation
Recipient Name: Loyola University Maryland
Project Purpose: Loyola’s facility on York Road is a collaborative community space that hosts the Govans Farmers Market and houses York Road Initiative staff and campus security. Funds will be used to renovate the facility, relocate its public safety office, and expand space for workforce development activities.
Project Location: Baltimore City
Amount Funded: $1,000,000
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