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Community Legacy (CL) Program (Maryland)

 
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    Funder Type

    State Government

    IT Classification

    B - Readily funds technology as part of an award

    Authority

    Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)

    Summary

    The Community Legacy program provides local governments and community development organizations with funding for essential projects aimed at strengthening communities through activities such as business retention and attraction, encouraging homeownership and commercial revitalization.?

    Projects/activities typically include, but are not limited to:?

    • Mixed-use development consisting of residential, commercial and/or open space
    • Business retention, expansion and attraction initiatives
    • Streetscape improvements
    • Increasing homeownership and home rehabilitation among residents
    • Residential and commercial façade improvement programs
    • Real estate acquisition, including land banking, and strategic demolition
    • Establishing funds to provide loan guarantees and credit enhancement to leverage other public or private financing


    Projects must be located in designated Sustainable Communities throughout Maryland. Sustainable Communities are areas found within Priority Funding Areas (PFAs) and are targeted for revitalization. To see your jurisdiction's Sustainable Community boundaries, use mapping tool at: http://www.dhcd.state.md.us/GIS/revitalize/index.html.

     

    History of Funding

    Examples of previously funded Community Legacy projects or activities:
    • Bowie's Senior Citizen Green” Housing Rehabilitation Program - providing incentives to allow the seniors to age in place while creating a more affordable and sustainable housing stock.
    • Ocean City Community Development Corporation's Façade Program - which has leveraged funds as high as 10:1 in the traditional downtown business district.
    • Central Baltimore Partnership's Baltimore Design School - an adaptive re-use of an abandoned factory building that created a state-of-the-art facility delivering educational rigor and training in the areas of fashion design, graphic design and architecture.
    • Frederick's Carroll Creek Park - new elements include brick pedestrian paths, water features, planters with shade trees and plantings, pedestrian bridges, and a 350-seat amphitheater for outdoor performances which has been an economic development catalyst for private investment along the park in downtown Frederick.

    Additional Information

    For more information, contact the appropriate Regional Staff Contact at: http://dhcd.maryland.gov/Communities/Pages/programs/CL.aspx. 

    Contacts

    Duane Felix

    Duane Felix
    2 N. Charles St, Suite 450
    Baltimore, MD 21201
    (410) 209-5825
     

  • Eligibility Details

    Eligible applicants are Maryland units of local government and Community development organizations (for example: county councils, community development corporations, main street organizations, downtown partnerships)

    Deadline Details

    Interested applicants are encouraged to contact their MD Regional project manager. More information is available at: https://dhcd.maryland.gov/Communities/Documents/SRP/PM-Map-ContactInfo.pdf.

    Award Details

    Individual award amounts vary based on project scope and population served. 

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