Grants Management, Reports and Plans

Baltimore County’s Annual Action Plan for FFY 2023/CFY 2024 details the County’s planned efforts to use federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) entitlement funding to create decent housing, expand economic opportunity, and ensure a suitable living environment for low- to moderate-income persons and communities. The Action Plan is a one-year action look at how the County plans to achieve the needs and strategies identified in its five-year Consolidated Plan. The Action Plan provides goals and funding activities associated with the County’s Entitlement funding for the HUD-funded CDBG, HOME and Emergency Solutions Grant programs. This document is mandated by HUD and will be reviewed and approved by HUD. Evaluations are made by HUD for compliance with required federal rules and regulations.

Most of the grant funding listed below is allocated to benefit low- and moderate-income households and individuals through various activities carried out by public agencies and nonprofit organizations. These projects are detailed in the Annual Action Plan.

Activities include:

• Capital improvements to community-based facilities and public infrastructure
• Drug and alcohol counseling
• Services for children and youth
• Fair housing
• Foreclosure prevention
• Home ownership assistance
• Affordable housing construction
• Housing rehabilitation
• Lead hazard reduction
• Programs that benefit people living with a disability
• Rental assistance for those at-risk of homelessness
• Supportive services to the homeless

Baltimore County is now accepting applications for three Request for Proposals:

• Capital Projects—Should be aimed at meeting the needs of persons with disabilities or public facilities for general community development needs of low-moderate income persons.
• Homeless Services—Homeless Services include projects that prevent homelessness or assist those currently homeless.
• Public Services—Public Services are projects that address the needs of low-income citizens in the following areas:
  • Child care
  • Crime prevention
  • Drug abuse
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Energy conservation
  • Health and welfare
  • Recreational needs

Funding for these grant applications will be derived in part from the County’s annual federal HUD award. State and local funds will also be awarded through this process. Funding recommendations will be in accordance with priorities identified in the County’s 2020 to 2024 Consolidated Plan. Funding is intended to stabilize, enhance, and preserve Baltimore County communities and primarily benefit low- to moderate-income households.

In May 2020, Baltimore County posted its Citizen Participation Plan, its First Substantial Amendment, its Consolidated Plan 2020 to 2024, and its Annual Action Plan detailing the County’s multiyear strategy to use federal HUD funds to create decent housing, expand economic opportunity, and ensure a suitable living environment for low to moderate-income persons and communities. Generally published in April or May each year, the Annual Action Plan highlights efforts taken in that fiscal year to meet the needs identified in the Consolidated Plan. Substantial Amendments are published to program new funding not already identified in the Consolidated Plan or when new activities are identified using funds previously programmed for another activity. The CAPER describes how the County used CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds awarded to the County by HUD for use in a particular fiscal year. The FFY 2020/CFY 2021 CAPER provides an update for the Five-Year Consolidated Plan. Each report includes how these federal funds leverage other federal, state and County funds for the benefit of County citizens.

These documents are mandated by HUD and are reviewed and approved. Evaluations are made by HUD for compliance of activities with these plans. In keeping with the County’s Citizen Action Plan, the County invites citizens to read these reports and submit comments.

Baltimore County's CAPER FFY 2021/CFY 2022 and CAPER FFY 2022/CFY 2023 describe how the County used federal CDBG, HOME Investment Partnership Act, and Emergency Solutions Grant funds awarded to the County by the U.S. Department of HUD for use during CFY 2022 and CFY 2023. The report explains how these funds leveraged other federal, state and County funds for the benefit of Baltimore County citizens. These uses are to be consistent with the priorities identified within the County's Consolidated Plan, FFY 2020 to 2024. The Consolidated plan was previously submitted in accordance with federal requirements for jurisdictions receiving funds from HUD for housing and community development programs.

The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) administers annual entitlement grants from HUD, which constitutes the majority of the agency's funding. The Department receives funding from the CDBG, the HOME Investment Partnerships Program and from the Emergency Solutions Grant from HUD. Prior Consolidated Plans are below:

• Consolidated Plan, FFY 2016 through 2019

The DHCD also administers funding from the State of Maryland that supports those citizens at risk of living in a homeless shelter, citizens living in homeless shelters and citizens moving out of a shelter.

The DHCD uses County General funds from the Baltimore County Operating budget to leverage all of the federal and state funding received.