{"id":12206,"date":"2024-07-25T13:27:52","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T17:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/?p=12206"},"modified":"2024-07-25T13:27:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T17:27:55","slug":"maryland-department-of-housing-and-community-development-announces-more-than-7-6m-in-grants-to-support-safer-neighborhoods-and-lovable-places-in-the-baltimore-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/2024\/07\/25\/maryland-department-of-housing-and-community-development-announces-more-than-7-6m-in-grants-to-support-safer-neighborhoods-and-lovable-places-in-the-baltimore-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Announces more than $7.6M in Grants to Support Safer Neighborhoods and Lovable Places in the Baltimore Region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New Carrollton, MD. (July 25, 2024) – <\/strong>The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development today announced it has awarded more than $7.6 million in grants to improve health and safety of neighborhoods for counties in the Baltimore region and Baltimore City through the department\u2019s Community Health and Safety Works (CHSW) program.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Local governments and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations are eligible for CHSW grant funding to implement crime prevention strategies through physical design improvements, operational activities and other community-driven strategies. CHSW projects are required to be located in Baltimore City or an area designated as a Maryland Sustainable Community<\/a> elsewhere in the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of DHCD\u2019s key missions is creating lovable places in Maryland where pride-in-place is strong but reinvestment is needed,\u201d said Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day.<\/strong> \u201cThe projects funded through the Community Health and Safety Works program will not only make Maryland neighborhoods safer, cleaner and more lovable, but will support community-driven efforts that will have an impact on generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

CHSW awards fall into one of four competitive categories:\u00a0<\/p>\n

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  1. Community Placemaking:<\/strong> Community-led collaborations that engage artists and designers to create lovable and safer spaces for community use.\u00a0<\/li>\n
  2. Environmental Health and Justice: <\/strong>Elimination of predatory and unhealthy practices such as illegal dumping, litter and traffic hazards and address urban heat islands and other conditions related to climate change.\u00a0<\/li>\n
  3. Cameras, Lighting, and Related Safety Services: <\/strong>Increased surveillance of illegal and dangerous activities in communities through lighting, camera strategies and related community safety services and technology.\u00a0<\/li>\n
  4. Technical Assistance for CHSW Initiatives:<\/strong> Nonprofit providers that will provide project design and implementation support to the awardees of CHSW project funding. Grant amounts are determined by the scope of services provided.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    A total of 108 awards worth $9,750,000 were provided in the Fiscal Year 2024 round of funding<\/a> across 20 Maryland counties and Baltimore City.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    In the state\u2019s Baltimore region, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll and Harford counties, along with Baltimore City, received a combined $7,669,200 to support 81 total projects.<\/p>\n

    Some local awardees include:\u00a0<\/p>\n