Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Announces Fiscal Year 2017 Application Round for Project C.O.R.E. Funding

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Announces Fiscal Year 2017 Application Round for Project C.O.R.E. Funding

NEW CARROLLTON, Md. (July 12, 2016) – The Department of Housing and Community Development has opened the FY17 application round for Project C.O.R.E. funding.

Project C.O.R.E., or Creating Opportunities for Renewal and Enterprise, is a state initiative to eliminate blight in Baltimore City and make way for new green space, new affordable housing, mixed-use development and expanded opportunities for businesses.

The Department will prioritize awards to those projects that will have a strong positive economic and revitalization impact. In addition, projects that can be completed quickly and with relative certainty of achieving the project-specific goals will receive preferences in scoring.

Applications are due August 19, 2016, at 3 p.m.

For more information and to apply, download:

• Request for Applications (PDF)
• Letter of Interest  (PDF)
• Scoring Criteria Checklist  (PDF)

For more information about Project C.O.R.E., visit http://dhcd.maryland.gov/ProjectCORE/.

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CONTACT: Sara Luell, Director of Communications, sara.luell@maryland.gov, 301-429-7803