{"id":13331,"date":"2026-01-20T21:40:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T02:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/?p=13331"},"modified":"2026-01-20T21:40:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T02:40:46","slug":"state-of-maryland-announces-40-8-million-proposed-for-community-development-projects-in-central-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/2026\/01\/20\/state-of-maryland-announces-40-8-million-proposed-for-community-development-projects-in-central-region\/","title":{"rendered":"State of Maryland Announces $40.8 Million Proposed for Community Development Projects in Central Region"},"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 jurisdictions in Central Maryland are set to receive a combined $40.8 million through the state\u2019s State Revitalization Programs for 139 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 Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford and Howard counties and Baltimore City 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\">Acquisition and rehabilitation of housing in the Arundel Village and Brooklyn Heights communities (Brooklyn Park, Anne Arundel County);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reducing mortgage interest rates by three percentage points for homeowners buying former vacant properties, this program increases homeownership and stabilizes neighborhoods (Baltimore City);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Renovation and activation of two vacant historic buildings, for mercantile occupancy in Ellicott City that were modified due to ongoing flood mitigation efforts. This strengthens neighboring businesses in the Historic District and Main Street (Ellicott City, Howard County);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Phase II of the Liberty Road Fa\u00e7ade Improvement Initiative, to provide design and construction upgrades for businesses to enhance storefronts, improve visibility, and revitalize the commercial corridor (Gwynn Oak, Baltimore County);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Continuation of the City of Westminster&#8217;s Fa\u00e7ade Improvement Program for commercial establishments within the Westminster Sustainable Community Designated areas (Westminster, Carroll County);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Building improvements to enhance the appearance of downtown Aberdeen, retain and assist existing businesses, and attract new commercial activity on its designated Main Street area (Aberdeen, Harford County).<\/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:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDgsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTEyMTAuNTAwODExMTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2RoY2QubWFyeWxhbmQuZ292L0NvbW11bml0aWVzL1BhZ2VzL1N0YXRlUmV2aXRhbGl6YXRpb25Qcm9ncmFtcy9kZWZhdWx0LmFzcHgifQ.mrPg_-FZzQr3n1GCNMOhJxdpRMwhi54eCSrf8uGhamQ\/s\/1523952158\/br\/122777434447-l\"><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 jurisdictions in Central Maryland are set to receive a combined $40.8 million through the state\u2019s State Revitalization Programs for 139 projects and activities that promote community development and economic growth in the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget.<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/2026\/01\/20\/state-of-maryland-announces-40-8-million-proposed-for-community-development-projects-in-central-region\/\">&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],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-neighborhood-revitalization","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13331","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=13331"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13332,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13331\/revisions\/13332"}],"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=13331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}