Sarbanes, Maryland Congressional Delegation Announce More Than $48 Million to Help Counties and Cities Respond to COVID-19

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) and the Maryland Congressional Delegation announced $48,404,965 to help counties and cities in Maryland respond to the economic and housing impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Funding comes from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748), a bipartisan, $2 trillion stimulus package passed by Congress and signed into law last week. The grants will be allocated through the following U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs:

• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG): $30,870,453
   
• Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG): $15,408,028
   
• Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA): $1,520,827

The funding announced today represents $2 billion of the overall $5 billion provided for CDBG, $2 billion of the overall $4 billion provided for ESG, and the entirety of the $65 million for HOPWA under the CARES Act. The additional CDBG and ESG awards will be distributed by the HUD Secretary to communities hit hardest by COVID-19.

“Local governments are on the frontlines of this crisis,” the lawmakers said. “This federal funding will shore up the capacity of our cities and counties to respond to the consequences of this virus. We look forward to the announcement of additional awards to Maryland state and local governments in the days and weeks to come.”  

The full breakdown of funding is as follows:

In addition to the above formula grants, the following competitive awards have been made to Maryland entities through the HOPWA COVID-19 Recovery Competitive Grants:

• AIDS Interfaith Residential Services, Inc.: $149,312
   
• City of Baltimore, DHCD: $158,847
   
• City of Baltimore: $156,778
   
• Health Care for the Homeless, Inc.: $140,720
   

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