The Maryland Department of Commerce has been awarded a $1.6 million grant from the Economic Development Administration, an agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce. The federal grant comes from the American Rescue Plan and will be matched with $396,000 from the state’s Maryland Economic Adjustment Fund. The funding will be used to assist Maryland […]
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Historic $12M investment in Howard community nonprofits
Howard County has announced a historic $12 million investment in more than 60 community nonprofits in the fiscal 2023 budget. The funding expands support to 19 additional nonprofits, with a focus on assisting smaller organizations that have been hardest hit by the pandemic and provide services to the most vulnerable populations. County Executive Calvin Ball also […]
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$1.34M grant reinforces Maryland Smith’s Center for Global Business
A $1.34 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education through its Title IV Centers for International Business program will enable the Center for Global Business at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business to expand its portfolio of programs through 2026. The primary focus will involve applying lessons of the COVID-19 […]
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Energy efficiency loans available to Maryland building owners
The Maryland Energy Administration has announced the fiscal 2023 Jane E. Lawton Conservation Loan Fund to finance energy efficiency improvements in buildings. Eligible recipients are building owners of commercial, institutional, industrial, government and educational facilities located in Maryland. Program funding of $1.7 million is available on a first-come, first-served basis. The standard interest rate is […]
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Howard housing department accepts MIHU applications
Howard County’s Department of Housing and Community Development is accepting applications for its Moderate Income Housing Unit program July open enrollment period. To purchase an MIHU home, individuals must apply to DHCD during an open enrollment period to be placed in the database. To qualify, an applicant’s household income may not exceed 80 percent of […]
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$5M Housing Opportunities Trust Fund launched in Howard
Howard County has announced an inaugural investment of $5 million that will create a new Housing Opportunities Trust Fund in Howard County. The transformational fund, the first of its kind in Howard County, will be administered by the county Department of Housing and Community Development and will be used to: ● Assist first-time home buyers ● Develop, preserve and rehab […]
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Arundel BPW transfers Crownsville Hospital property to county
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman issued the following statement regarding the Board of Public Works’ vote to transfer Crownsville Hospital Center to the county: “The board’s decision to transfer the Crownsville Hospital Center complex to Anne Arundel County presents an obligation and an opportunity. “As stewards of Crownsville, we have an obligation to continue to […]
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Pittman, Arundel Transportation adopt Vision Zero Plan
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman signed an executive order to adopt the Anne Arundel County Vision Zero Plan. By doing so, Anne Arundel County joins the state of Maryland, and other jurisdictions in Maryland (including Prince Georges, Montgomery, Harford, Cecil, Baltimore and Baltimore City), in the commitment to reach zero deaths and serious injuries […]
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Design meeting for Ellicott City tunnel set for July 6
Howard County’s Department of Public Works’ Bureau of Environmental Services will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, July 6, to share the design of the Ellicott City Safe and Sound plan’s Extended North Tunnel project. It will begin at 6 p.m. at the Banneker Room of the George Howard Building at 3430 Court House Drive, in Ellicott […]
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Arundel Aging and Disabilities launches assistive technology loan program
The Anne Arundel County Department of Aging and Disabilities has launched its Assistive Technology Loan Program. The program will offer a range of equipment that will be available for loan or demonstrations at no cost. Program participants will have the ability to test equipment to help them identify what products best meet their needs. Assistive […]