Baltimore Vacants Reinvestment Council June 2025 Meeting Recap June 30, 2025 As part of the Reinvest Baltimore initiative, the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development has begun a new blog series to highlight updates from monthly Baltimore Vacants Reinvestment Council meetings. For more information on the Baltimore Vacants Reinvestment Council, visit our website. In April, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) Secretary Jake Read the Rest… Comments Off on Baltimore Vacants Reinvestment Council June 2025 Meeting Recap
Baltimore Vacants Reinvestment Council Meeting Agenda and Virtual Meeting Link Available; Meeting at the Greater Baltimore Committee June 27, 2025 The Baltimore Vacants Reinvestment Council (BVRC) will meet this Tuesday, July 1st, from 11 AM to 1 PM at the Greater Baltimore Committee located at 111 S Calvert St., Suite 1700, Baltimore, MD 21202. Additional information about the meeting, including the meeting agenda and the virtual meeting link, can be found on the BVRC Webpage. Read the Rest… Comments Off on Baltimore Vacants Reinvestment Council Meeting Agenda and Virtual Meeting Link Available; Meeting at the Greater Baltimore Committee
Governor Moore Announces Additional Action to Close Maryland’s Racial Wealth Gap by Promoting Just Community Investment and Expanding Cannabis Pardons June 20, 2025 ANNAPOLIS, MD — Governor Wes Moore today announced additional action to close the racial wealth gap and expand access to work, wages, and wealth for Black Marylanders. Before a congregation of 200 at Bethel AME Church in Cambridge, the governor made official new Just Community designations to prioritize up to $400 million in competitive state Read the Rest… Comments Off on Governor Moore Announces Additional Action to Close Maryland’s Racial Wealth Gap by Promoting Just Community Investment and Expanding Cannabis Pardons
Main Street Maryland 2025 Conference – Call for Proposals Now Open Conference Date: October 7–8, 2025 | Downtown Easton, Maryland June 18, 2025 The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) is pleased to announce that the Call for Proposals for the 2025 Main Street Maryland Conference is now open. This year’s conference theme, “Great Places Win: Powering People, Places, and Possibility,” will spotlight the innovation, energy, and collaboration that fuel Maryland’s Main Street communities. Proposal Submission Read the Rest… Comments Off on Main Street Maryland 2025 Conference – Call for Proposals Now Open Conference Date: October 7–8, 2025 | Downtown Easton, Maryland
Department of Housing and Community Development Announces $5 Million in Additional Support for East Baltimore Southern Streams Health and Wellness Center June 17, 2025 NEW CARROLLTON, MD—The Department of Housing and Community Development today announced the closing of a $5 million loan to support the Mary Harvin Transformation Center Community Development Corporation’s Southern Streams Health and Wellness Center through the Neighborhood BusinessWorks program. The new funds reflect a total of $6.6 million in department investment in the $34.1 million Read the Rest… Comments Off on Department of Housing and Community Development Announces $5 Million in Additional Support for East Baltimore Southern Streams Health and Wellness Center
Maryland Publishes Nation’s First Statewide Tenants’ Bill of Rights June 16, 2025 NEW CARROLLTON, MD (June 16, 2025) – Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day today announced that the State of Maryland has published the first statewide Tenants’ Bill of Rights in the nation. The department’s Office of Tenant and Landlord Affairs has published the first version of the Maryland Tenants’ Bill of Read the Rest… Comments Off on Maryland Publishes Nation’s First Statewide Tenants’ Bill of Rights
PUBLIC NOTICE: Maryland Affordable Housing Trust Board of Trustees Meeting– June 25, 2025 June 16, 2025 The Board of Trustees of the Maryland Affordable Housing Trust (MAHT) will hold a virtual public meeting as follows: Date: Wednesday, June, 25 2025 Time: 1:00 PM Platform: Google Meet Meeting Link: MAHT Meeting Link Dial-in Number: +1 (302) 515-2228 PIN: 791 271 419# Meeting Agenda Approval of Minutes from the April 30, 2025 Meeting Read the Rest… Comments Off on PUBLIC NOTICE: Maryland Affordable Housing Trust Board of Trustees Meeting– June 25, 2025
PUBLIC NOTICE: BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice June 16, 2025 Monday June 16, 2025 Notice to All Providers of Unlicensed Fixed Wireless Broadband Service in Maryland In accordance with the NTIA’s (National Telecommunications and Information Administration) BEAD (Broadband Equity Access and Deployment) Restructuring Policy Notice dated June 6, 2025, the Maryland Office of Statewide Broadband (OSB) is offering providers of unlicensed fixed wireless service the Read the Rest… Comments Off on PUBLIC NOTICE: BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice
Governor Moore Announces First UPLIFT Fund Recipient to Increase Property Values and Homeownership in Historically Disinvested Communities June 13, 2025 ANNAPOLIS, MD — Governor Wes Moore today announced the Orchard Ridge community in Baltimore City as the State of Maryland’s first UPLIFT community. UPLIFT—which stands for Utilizing Progressive Lending Investments to Finance Transformation—is a program that will help increase property values and homeownership in disinvested neighborhoods by accelerating the pace of development, construction, and sale of quality Read the Rest… Comments Off on Governor Moore Announces First UPLIFT Fund Recipient to Increase Property Values and Homeownership in Historically Disinvested Communities
Great Places Win: Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Celebrates $400,000 in Funding to Gateway Community Development Corporation and Joe’s Movement Emporium June 10, 2025 Prince George’s County project final in Great Places Win event series touting Fiscal Year 2025 State Revitalization Program projects MOUNT RAINIER, MD (June 10, 2025) – Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day today joined officials from Gateway Community Development Corporation, Joe’s Movement Emporium, and the City of Mount Rainier to celebrate Read the Rest… Comments Off on Great Places Win: Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Celebrates $400,000 in Funding to Gateway Community Development Corporation and Joe’s Movement Emporium