Technical Assistance Grant

The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development is committed to assisting Maryland’s local governments and nonprofit organizations build capacity to achieve their community revitalization and economic development goals.

Operating Assistance Grants include funding for Technical Assistance and Main Street Improvement Program Grant.

The Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) program assists local governments and nonprofits with operating costs associated with local housing and community revitalization efforts. The activities that funds are being requested for should be completed within one year.

Maximum grant request is $50,000 with no match requirement.

Eligible Applicants

Eligible Applicants include nonprofit organizations and local governments involved in community and economic revitalization activities.

Eligible Project Locations

Projects must be located in or serve residents of a Priority Funding Area.

Eligible Activities

Grants can be used for operating expenses only. Operating costs can include salary, professional services contracts, technology costs, or other costs related to administering the Technical Assistance Grant program.

Capital project costs are not supported through TAG; however, other DHCD programs do support capital costs, such as State Revitalization Programs.

All projects and/or activities should be completed within one year; a funding match is not required.

Additional consideration will be given to initiatives that address the overarching priorities of the Moore-Miller Administration, including ensuring that all those who want to live in Maryland can do so. In addition, priority consideration will be given to those projects and places that reflect the core objectives of MD DHCD (listed below), including to create great, lovable places and to right the wrongs of the past. Great places – lovable places– result from consistent targeted investment in locally-driven and inclusive community reinvestment plans.

Investments in designated Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments and Households (ENOUGH) areas, addressing the community conditions surrounding children in poverty, enriching community assets and services for youth.
Investments in designated Just Communities, transforming neighborhoods into thriving communities where all Marylanders, regardless of background, have access to fair housing, and economic stability and opportunity, righting the wrongs of the past.
Increased housing production, including mixed-income, middle market and affordable housing.
Increased household and generational wealth building, such as through homeownership, legacy homeowner renovations, and small business development.
Accelerated elimination of vacant properties, particularly in Baltimore City.

Resources

Application

In order to access the application and apply you must be registered through the Application Portal. Select “New User?” and complete the registration request form. Requests for registration may take up to 72 hours to be approved.

Application Portal

Application Status: Open

Application Period Opens: April 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM (EDT)

Application Period Closes: May 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM (EDT)