{"id":13335,"date":"2026-01-20T21:40:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T02:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/?p=13335"},"modified":"2026-01-20T21:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T02:40:26","slug":"state-of-maryland-announces-1-5-million-proposed-for-community-development-projects-in-western-maryland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/2026\/01\/20\/state-of-maryland-announces-1-5-million-proposed-for-community-development-projects-in-western-maryland\/","title":{"rendered":"State of Maryland Announces $1.5 Million Proposed for Community Development Projects in Western Maryland"},"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 Western Maryland counties are set to receive a combined $1.5 million through the state\u2019s State Revitalization Programs for 18 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 Allegany, Garrett, and Washington 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\">A Roof Replacement Program to provide roofs to low-income, single family homes owned and occupied by the disabled, elderly and veterans (Cumberland, Allegany County);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Creation of a grant program for fa\u00e7ade improvements to commercial and mixed-use properties in Westernport&#8217;s town center area, leveraging private investment to enhance economic vitality and preserve the Town&#8217;s character (Westernpost, Allegany);\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Demolition of two severely deteriorated, unsafe properties posing health and safety risks to the public (Oakland, Garrett County);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Revitalization of Water Street encompassing both street repair and the integration of storm water infrastructure (Smithsburg, Washington 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 Western Maryland counties are set to receive a combined $1.5 million through the state\u2019s State Revitalization Programs for 18 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-1-5-million-proposed-for-community-development-projects-in-western-maryland\/\">&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-13335","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\/13335","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=13335"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13336,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13335\/revisions\/13336"}],"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=13335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}