PUBLIC NOTICE: Baltimore County Announces Grant Opportunity for Community Development Programs and Holds Public Hearing
PUBLIC NOTICE:
Baltimore County Announces
Grant Opportunity for Community
Development Programs
and Holds Public Hearing
Baltimore County invites non-profit
organizations, government agencies and the general public to a meeting to
discuss upcoming funding opportunities and spending priorities for housing and community
development programs. The meeting, to be led by the Department of Planning, will
be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 13, 2016, in the basement (Genesis Hall)
of St. Pius Church, 6428 York Road, Baltimore, MD, 21212.
Citizens and organizations will be
asked to express their views on needs and spending priorities related to housing
and community development for the coming fiscal year, 2018, during a public
hearing that will begin at 10 a.m. Following the public hearing, County staff
will discuss the process through which organizations may apply for grant
funding. The bulk of the funding to be discussed is made available by the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which allocates funding annually
to Baltimore County. HUD funds include Community Development Block Grants and
Emergency Solutions Grants. Additional support comes from state and County
funding. The County disburses much of this funding through a competitive grant
program administered by the Department of Planning.
County
staff will also invite interested citizens to learn about and consider joining
the Homeless Roundtable, the County's advisory group that helps guide policy on
homelessness. The Homeless Roundtable supports the County Continuum of Care and
the efforts of Baltimore County government in the allocation of public funds to
prevent and reduce homelessness in the County.
Grant funding opportunities are targeted to:
1.) Homeless Services – projects
that prevent homelessness or assist those who are currently homeless.
2.) Public Services –
projects that address the needs of low-income citizens in the area of employment, crime prevention,
child care, health and welfare, education, substance abuse, energy conservation or recreational needs.
3.) Capital Projects – for
the removal of architectural barriers for persons with disabilities.
Generally, one-year grants will range in size from $15,000 to $200,000. Applications are due by 2 p.m. February 7, 2017. To learn more, visit http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/planning/grants/index.html