The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development announced it has awarded $9,750,000 in grants to improve the health and safety of neighborhoods for counties through the department’s Community Health and Safety Works (CHSW) program. 

Local governments and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations are eligible for CHSW grant funding to implement crime prevention strategies through physical design improvements, operational activities and other community-driven strategies. CHSW projects are required to be located in Baltimore City or an area designated as a Maryland Sustainable Community elsewhere in the state.

“One of DHCD’s key missions is creating lovable places in Maryland where pride-in-place is strong but reinvestment is needed,” said Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day. “The projects funded through the Community Health and Safety Works program will not only make Maryland neighborhoods safer, cleaner and more lovable, but will support community-driven efforts that will have an impact on generations to come.”

A total of 108 awards were provided in the Fiscal Year 2024 round of funding across 20 Maryland counties and Baltimore City.

Find out how your county can apply here.