8 Baltimore Main Street Grants Awarded From State Of Maryland

BALTIMORE, MD — Eight Baltimore neighborhoods are among 41 recipients of grants to support small businesses and economic recovery efforts, the governor announced Tuesday.

Groups promoting community development in Charm City received $1,655,230.

“We are proud to support local small businesses and help them recover from the economic toll brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic," Gov. Larry Hogan said in a statement about the $7 million in grants issued across the state. “Maryland communities would not be the same without our vibrant, historic Main Streets."

There are 33 designated Main Street Maryland communities and eight Main Street neighborhoods in Baltimore City, all of which applied for and received grants, state officials said.

“The pandemic has hit our small businesses particularly hard,” Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Kenneth C. Holt said in a statement. “The state and Baltimore City Main Street programs have a crucial role to play in supporting those businesses, and this funding will allow them to provide grants to their local businesses that will ultimately restore the vitality of their commercial districts and impact Maryland’s economic recovery.”

• $274,530 to Federal Hill Main Street
• $262,330 to Hamilton-Lauraville Main Street
• $257,893 to Southeast Community Development Corporation (Highlandtown)
• $250,406 to Pigtown Main Street
• $213,525 to Upton Planning Committee
• $183,021 to Waverly Main Street
• $122,014 to Fells Point Main Street
• $91,511 to Belair-Edison Neighborhoods

In 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic, officials said 180 businesses expanded or opened in Maryland's Main Street Maryland communities, generating 665 new jobs and sparking 130 public and private investments totaling more than $80 million in funding.