Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman, Anne Arundel County Health Officer Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman, and Anne Arundel County Public Schools Superintendent George Arlotto announced that the Department of Health and AACPS are partnering to hold a series of vaccination clinics for AACPS students aged 16 and older. The clinics will be held over three consecutive […]
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BGE awards $20K grants to 88 small businesses
BGE awarded 88 small businesses located within BGE’s service area $20,000 grants through its Energizing Small Business Grants program. This program is part of BGE’s $15 million pledge to assist small businesses with COVID-19 relief and recovery and is a multi-year commitment expected to run through at least 2023. “Small businesses are a vital part of Maryland’s […]
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County Executive Pittman lifts Anne Arundel’s COVID-19 restrictions on social gatherings
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman announced the lifting of county COVID-19 limits on social gatherings, based on encouraging declines in Anne Arundel County’s case rate and hospitalizations. The changes will go into effect at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 27. “This decision to loosen restrictions is based on trust. Trust that our residents will […]
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NIVA comments on reopening of Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has reopened the application portal for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program. The SBA initially opened the application process on April 8th, but it was quickly closed due to technical issues. The program that has more than $16 billion available in economic relief. “Simply put, this is emergency relief that […]
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Anne Arundel, City of Annapolis provide transportation to mass vax site
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman and Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley announced a collaborative effort to ensure county residents can access transportation to and from the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium mass vaccination site. “Anne Arundel County has prioritized our most vulnerable residents throughout the vaccination rollout, and we will continue to do so at the […]
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U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen direct more than $68M from American Rescue Plan to Marylanders
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris., Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone (all Md.) announced more than $68 million in American Rescue Plan funding to help families keep roofs over their heads and to prevent homelessness throughout Maryland amid […]
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Ruppersberger, Van Hollen fund childcare, Head Start
Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.) and Sen. Chris Van Hollen today highlighted more than $515 million to help Maryland childcare providers keep their doors open and reduce costs for struggling families amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The funding was provided by the recently-passed American Rescue Plan and included more than $11 million for Maryland’s Head Start early childhood […]
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Howard County Public School System to strengthen infrastructure for hybrid learning model
The Howard County Government and the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) have collaborated to make a series of infrastructure enhancements needed to sustain the hybrid learning model. These enhancements significantly increase the bandwidth available in schools, allowing for the continued use of Google Meet video tools to provide instruction to students who participate virtually […]
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AAEDC updates RFS grant program
The Anne Arundel County Economic Development Corp. (AAEDC) has updated its list of businesses eligible to apply for the Restaurant and Food Service (RFS) Grant Program to reflect its aim to assist businesses that were not served in previous application rounds. The AAEDC is now able to disburse $2.1 million from the state of Maryland […]
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MIC residents unveil contact tracing notification system
Three resident companies at the Maryland Innovation Center (MIC), an initiative of the Howard County Economic Development Authority (HCEDA), have collaborated to launch a new product, NOTIFY ― a contact-tracing notification system that anonymously monitors users movements throughout a facility to identify potential COVID-19 exposures. The system operates within facilities recording possible worker transmissions and […]