Md. State Revitalization Program awards announced

MARYLAND – Governor Larry Hogan has announced nearly $72 million in State Revitalization Program Awards.

We’re told six programs received funding and will support revitalization and redevelopment projects and activities, including business expansion and retention, streetscape improvements, homeownership and home rehabilitation incentives, commercial improvement programs, community facilities, mixed-use development, and demolition activities.

The Strategic Demolition Fund, a statewide program aimed at catalyzing activities that accelerate economic development and job production in existing Maryland communities, awarded $7.5 million to 22 projects. On the shore, the following projects are slated to receive funding:

• Reconstruction of the cabin of Harriet Tubman’s father, Ben Ross, to support the economic, cultural, and historic trades workforce development in Cambridge
• Stabilization and exterior rehabilitation of the 1913 Union Railway Station on Railroad Avenue to allow for future development, culminating ultimately in the creation of a hub along the Salisbury Rail Trail

For the full list of awardees, click here.