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Governor Larry Hogan Announces Statewide Flood Response Efforts

For immediate release: May 28, 2018 Contact: Shareese Churchill [email protected] 410-974-2316 Governor Larry Hogan Announces Statewide Flood Response Efforts State Resources Available For Ellicott City, Impacted Areas; Governor Urges Marylanders to Avoid Damaged Areas, Heed Local Authorities’ Instructions ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Larry Hogan has directed Maryland state agencies to coordinate and work together to keep  Read the Rest…

DHCD to Host Micro Loan Information Session May 10

Baltimore business owners and entrepreneurs, join us on May 10 from 5-7 p.m. at Belair-Edison Neighborhoods Inc. to learn how DHCD can assist your existing or prospective business and how successful business districts help community growth. To register for the event, click here.    

Maryland Announces Selection of State’s New Opportunity Zones

Maryland Announces Selection of State’s New Opportunity Zones 149 zones will provide development incentives for traditionally underserved areas of the state New Carrollton, MD (April 20, 2018) The nominations of 149 Opportunity Zones across Maryland were announced today by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development and the Maryland Department of Commerce as part  Read the Rest…

First Lady Yumi Hogan Celebrates Keep Maryland Beautiful; Launches New Anti-Litter Ad Campaign

First Lady Yumi Hogan Celebrates Keep Maryland Beautiful; Launches New Anti-Litter Ad Campaign State awards nearly $2 million to support community clean-up and beautification ANNAPOLIS, MD (April 16, 2018) – First Lady Yumi Hogan highlighted first-year accomplishments and launched a new transit advertising campaign for the Keep Maryland Beautiful program in a ceremony held at  Read the Rest…

Maryland Adds Four New Sustainable Communities

Two Allegany County communities, along with one in Prince George’s County and another in Queen Anne’s County, are the newest additions to the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development’s Sustainable Communities Program. Since 2010, the department has designated 109 Sustainable Communities. The program provides local governments with a framework for promoting environmentally, economically and  Read the Rest…

Secretary Holt and Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Staff Tour Easton Revitalization Projects

During National Community Development Week, Secretary Kenneth C. Holt and staff from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) visited the historic town of Easton in Talbot County. Led by Mayor Bob Willey and other town officials, Secretary Holt toured projects funded by state revitalization dollars, as well as the federal Community Development  Read the Rest…

Community Development Block Grant Brings Potable Water to Allegany County Homes

With help from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, two Allegany County communities now have access to clean drinking water for the first time. A $400,000 Community Development Block Grant helped fund the water project, which supports homes in the Prince Albert and Sunnyside communities near Mount Savage. The $1.4 million project also  Read the Rest…

A New Canvas for Baltimore: Humanim Takes Innovative Approach to Rebuilding Baltimore City

With help from Maryland’s Project C.O.R.E., a Baltimore City-based nonprofit is expanding their unique approach to blight removal and job creation. Working along McKean Avenue in the city’s Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood, Details, a part of the nonprofit Humanim, is using Project C.O.R.E. funds for the deconstruction of dilapidated rowhouses. Deconstruction differs from demolition in that homes  Read the Rest…

Governor Larry Hogan Announces Latest Phase of Project C.O.R.E. Initiative

For immediate release: March 27, 2018 Contact: Shareese Churchill [email protected] 410-974-2316 Governor Larry Hogan Announces Latest Phase of Project C.O.R.E. Initiative Over 500 Properties Targeted for Removal As Part of Efforts to Reduce Violent Crime in Baltimore ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Larry Hogan today announced a new phase in Project C.O.R.E, Maryland’s ongoing initiative to  Read the Rest…

Legal Notices: Updating Maryland’s Annual Plan

Under the guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), notice is hereby given that the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will hold a series of public hearings to develop its new draft Annual Plan update of the State’s Consolidated Plan.   The Consolidated Plan is a five-year  Read the Rest…

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