WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) announced $13,716,279 in Community Project Funding he secured for Maryland’s 7th Congressional District in the 2024 federal government spending bills.
“Community Project Funding provides Members of Congress, who know their Congressional Districts best, the ability to request, fight for, and secure funds for local organizations that perform critical work in our communities. After a careful and deliberate application process from a diversified pool of applicants, the organizations below will receive these direct federal investments so that they can continue their work on behalf of all who call Baltimore home.
“This fiscal year’s government funding process was unprecedented, as Congress – on multiple occasions – narrowly avoided a catastrophic federal government shutdown. House Democrats remained committed to putting People Over Politics throughout negotiations and firmly rejected extreme Republican cuts and policies. We worked under the spirit of honest bipartisanship to unite both sides of the aisle and craft legislation that invests in America’s future and delivers for the American people,” said Congressman Kweisi Mfume.
Congressman Mfume championed funding for all 15 projects he submitted this year and worked with Maryland Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen to bolster the support for these same legislative initiatives in the United States Senate.
The projects receiving the fiscal year 2024 round of funding are as follows:
Acquisition and Renovation of Blighted Properties in Park Heights
$1,250,000 to acquire and renovate single-family blighted homes and create homeownership opportunities for lower-income families in the Park Heights community of Northwest Baltimore City.Baltimore Safe Haven Shelter
$1,000,000 to support the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of a new shelter for LGBTQ+ homeless youth.Belvedere Place Affordable Rental Housing Development
$500,000 to construct new, family-serving affordable apartments for households earning between 30% and 60% of Area Median Income (AMI).Capital Improvements to Civic Works' Center for Sustainable Careers Workforce Training Facility
$1,000,000 to implement key capital improvements to the electrical and HVAC systems in its Center for Sustainable Careers workforce training facility and classroom learning spaces.Crown Cork & Seal Blight Remediation
$500,000 to renovate a former campus of the Crown Cork & Seal Company in East Baltimore, a decaying 19-acre site between Highlandtown and Greektown.Elkader Way at Stadium Place
$1,000,000 to establish the new construction of affordable, permanent, and supportive housing units for older adults.Harbor West Community Partnership Resource and Wellness Center
$1,416,279 to support the construction of the Harbor West Community Partnership Wellness and Resource Center, which will promote regional community innovation and wellness by providing homeownership training, an intergenerational activity center, a library, a community meeting space, a commercial kitchen, and an interactive outdoor family gathering space.Lansdowne-Baltimore Highlands Community Center
$1,000,000 to construct a community center to serve the lower-income households at Lansdowne Gardens and neighboring communities.LIGHT Rock Children's Village Construction Project
$850,000 to expand and improve current facilities and provide space for additional classrooms, an indoor play area, community rooms and recreation space.Penn-North Community Violence Prevention After and Out-of-School Youth Center
$1,500,000 to construct a Youth Center which will offer no-cost programs for school-aged children living in economically disadvantaged areas.Rehabilitation of Fulton Avenue Homes
$500,000 to completely rehabilitate single-family rowhomes on South Fulton Avenue, which straddles Union Square, Restivo Square, and Carrollton Ridge neighborhoods.Renew and Reopen: A Program to Rehabilitate Vacant Properties for Neighborhood Revitalization
$1,000,000 to redevelop a vacant bank branch, at the intersection of Brooklyn's commercial corridors, into a permanent office space.Roberta's House Capital Improvements
$500,000 to support construction on the fourth level of the new Roberta’s House Family Grief Support Center.The Machine Works
$850,000 to transform a blighted factory into a small business incubator that will generate economic activity, create over 100 new local jobs, and catalyze revitalization and opportunity in a historically distressed area of East Baltimore.Wayland Village II
$850,000 to fund the construction of two-bedroom units and three-bedroom units designated for families and veterans with incomes at or below 60% of Area Median Income.
For full descriptions of these projects, please visit Congressman Mfume’s congressional website here. For reference, originally requested funding levels may not match what was ultimately secured after exhaustive negotiations during the fiscal year 2024 appropriations process.
Community Project Funding – Additional Information
Projects are restricted to a limited number of federal funding streams, and only state and local governments and eligible non-profit entities are permitted to receive funding.
Additional information on the reforms governing Community Project Funding is available here.
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