The Baltimore Regional Neighborhood Initiative (BRNI) program is designed to increase the competitiveness of the target communities in the Baltimore metro area for new homeownership and private-sector business, residential and commercial investment, through such activities as strategic property acquisition, redevelopment, rehabilitation, and new infill development.
Donor Name: Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
State: Maryland
County: Baltimore County (MD), Anne Arundel County (MD)
City: Baltimore
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/13/2022
Details:
Eligible Activities
Funds can support a wide range of community enhancement projects, including but not limited to:
- Down payment assistance to attract home buyers to purchase and rehabilitate homes.
- Programs to acquire or rehabilitate vacant or blighted properties.
- Programs to improve existing residential and business properties.
- Programs to achieve energy efficiency through weatherization and energy retrofits.
- Development of mixed-use projects that combine housing, retail, and office space.
- Development or enhancement of community open space or public infrastructure.
- Workforce and employment development programs.
- Strategic demolition.
- Operating costs necessary to implement a community enhancement project.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants are locally based nonprofit community development corporations (CDCs, Coalitions or Partnerships) in Baltimore City, or the inner-beltway communities of Baltimore County or Anne Arundel County, that are implementing a clear revitalization strategy in a specific neighborhood or set of neighborhoods. Crossjurisdictional partnerships are also eligible and encouraged, and projects may be in more than one political subdivision. The revitalization strategy should aim for the goal of growing the targeted community’s population and workforce, and improving key quality-of-life features that establish the conditions for increasing market-rate investment, positioning the target communities to become competitive for residential and economic investment in the region.
For more information, visit Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development.
