Vacant housing in Baltimore on October 2, 2024. Photo credit: Rachel Baye / WYPR.
Vacant housing in Baltimore on October 2, 2024. Photo credit: Rachel Baye / WYPR.

The Maryland Board of Public Works approved $26.5 million in grant funding for 130 community-led revitalization and redevelopment projects.

The grants — totaling anywhere from $25,000 to $1 million — will help with business expansion, community facilities, affordable housing — including acquiring vacant properties for conversion — and housing repair programs.

Gov. Wes Moore featured three projects led by Park Heights Renaissance, a nonprofit working to transform the neighborhood, at the board’s last meeting of the year.

Read more at WYPR.