{"id":13328,"date":"2026-01-20T21:40:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T02:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/?p=13328"},"modified":"2026-01-20T21:40:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T02:40:59","slug":"state-of-maryland-announces-6-4-million-proposed-for-community-development-projects-on-eastern-shore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/2026\/01\/20\/state-of-maryland-announces-6-4-million-proposed-for-community-development-projects-on-eastern-shore\/","title":{"rendered":"State of Maryland Announces $6.4 Million Proposed for Community Development Projects on Eastern Shore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>NEW CARROLLTON, MD<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (January 20, 2025) \u2013 The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development today announced that Eastern Shore counties are set to receive a combined $6.4 million through the state\u2019s State Revitalization Programs for 33 projects and activities that promote community development and economic growth in the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThese projects are ready to move forward and will play a role in communities achieving their visions, which supports a more resilient, economically competitive and affordable Maryland,\u201d <\/span><b>said Gov. Moore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u201cThe Moore-Miller Administration is committed to ensuring that every dollar awarded will help strengthen the places we call home.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The state&#8217;s six State Revitalization Programs support revitalization and redevelopment projects and activities including: business expansion and retention; fa\u00e7ade and streetscape improvements; homeownership and home rehabilitation incentives; commercial improvement programs; community facilities; mixed-use development, and demolition activities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Projects in Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico and Worcester counties were selected through a competitively-scored, multi-agency review process used for the State Revitalization Programs. Some of these projects include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Construction of affordable single-family home builds and necessary equipment for a homeownership program in Elkton (Elkton, Cecil County);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Demolition of an unsafe building on the Perch property and creation of a walking path between Manokin Park and downtown Princess Anne (Princess Anne, Somerset County);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Revitalization of over 17,000 square feet at Dover Station to initiate the 3rd phase of development including the introduction of a brewery (Easton, Talbot County);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Continuation of the Commercial Facade Improvement Program to provide funding assistance for exterior improvements of commercial buildings in downtown Ocean City (Ocean City, Worcester);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Construction of Washington College\u2019s Innovation Plant, a regional hub for workforce training, skilled trades education, and entrepreneurship (Chestertown, Kent County);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Creation of an oyster processing facility with aligned bio labs and a publicly accessible exhibit (Cambridge, Dorchester).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cEach one of these projects advances community-driven priorities tied to revitalization goals, and helps make great places \u2013 places that strengthen economic competitiveness and that people want to call home,\u201d <\/span><b>said Jake Day, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u201cThat investment delivers real returns: For every dollar invested through the Department\u2019s revitalization programs, there\u2019s approximately $17.90 in economic impact.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Fiscal Year 2027 State Revitalization Program awards include 252 projects, awarded a total $73.7 million. Projects in 23 of Maryland\u2019s jurisdictions received awards through one or more of the programs. For a full list of awards, visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dhcd.maryland.gov\/Documents\/PressReleases\/FY27-State-Revitalization-Program-Proposed-Amounts.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">FY27 State Revitalization Program Awards<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more information about the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development and each of the State Revitalization Programs, visit our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dhcd.maryland.gov\/Communities\/Pages\/StateRevitalizationPrograms\/default.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW CARROLLTON, MD (January 20, 2025) \u2013 The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development today announced that Eastern Shore counties are set to receive a combined $6.4 million through the state\u2019s State Revitalization Programs for 33 projects and activities that promote community development and economic growth in the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget. \u201cThese<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/2026\/01\/20\/state-of-maryland-announces-6-4-million-proposed-for-community-development-projects-on-eastern-shore\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":242,"featured_media":12944,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,33,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-neighborhood-revitalization","category-press-releases","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/242"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13328"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13330,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13328\/revisions\/13330"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}