The following 15 Community Projects have requested in the Fiscal Year 2025 legislative funding packages. These projects are listed in alphabetical order by subcommittee, and not in any priority order.

Agricultural, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration

• $3,000,000 through the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, for the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue New Building Construction. The intended recipient is the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue, Inc, located at 200 W. Potomac Street, Brunswick MD 21716. A financial disclosure and federal nexus letter can be found here.
  •  If awarded, funding will be used to significantly expand the size of the current facility in downtown Brunswick and enhance the services provided to the community and surrounding service area by the Ambulance company.
• $679,990 through the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, for the Potomac Fire Company No. 2 Engine Replacement. The intended recipient is the Potomac Fire Company No. 2, Inc., located at 61 Main Street, Westernport MD 21562. A financial disclosure and federal nexus letter can be found here.
  • If awarded, funding will be used to purchase a new fire engine to increase their response capacity to other towns in Garrett and Allegany Co., and Mineral Co. WV. The current apparatus is more than 33 years old, and is costing the department severely in maintenance and mechanical costs. Additionally, the current vehicle does not meet NFPA standards.
• $4,308,338 through the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, for the San Mar Full Service Transitional Housing project. The intended recipient is San Mar Family and Community Services Inc., located at 8504 Mapleville Road Boonsboro, MD 21713. A financial disclosure and federal nexus letter can be found here.
  • If awarded, funding will be used to build a bridge from systems of care to stable and thriving adulthood for vulnerable young people, and ultimately prevent homelessness and further hardship. This project would include the renovation of five buildings on campus to housing for local young people. Eligible disconnected, independent living ready and unaccompanied females 17-21 will be the initial target population. This project will encompass 15 apartments in a modernized facility, that convey the inherent worth to the youth we serve, along with full amenities and areas to practice connection. This facility is not a long-term destination; it will provide the sweet spot for autonomy and structure, with support and enough time to pursue forward motion and support long-after their transition.

Commerce, Justice, and Science

• $2,000,000 through the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, for the Boys and Girls Club Statewide Crime Prevention Initiative. The intended recipient is the Boys and Girls Club of Metropolitan Baltimore, located at 1201 S. Sharp St., #302, Baltimore, MD 21230. A financial disclosure and federal nexus letter can be found here.
  • If awarded, funding will be used to to lead a statewide crime prevention initiative focused on building positive relationships between youth and law enforcement across the 90 communities in the State the Boys and Girls Clubs in Maryland serve. The club plans to implement programs for youth that promote abstinence from substance use through practice of responsible behavior, refusal skills, and mentoring with statewide law enforcement partners.
    
    
• $2,808,220 through the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, for the Frostburg State University Planetarium. The intended recipient is Frostburg State University, located at 101 Braddock Rd., Frostburg, MD 21532. A financial disclosure and federal nexus letter can be found here.
  • If awarded, funding will be used to bring the university’s planetarium up to date with cutting edge technology and equipment, by replacing outdated equipment and comprehensively upgrading the audio and visual systems needed to expand STEM education, scientific literacy, and a love for Space, Science and Technology in Western Maryland.
    
    
• $1,919,950 through the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, for the Justice Jobs of MD Program Expansion. The intended recipient is Justice Jobs of Maryland, located at 22 South Market Street, Suite 210, Frederick, MD 21701. A financial disclosure and federal nexus letter can be found here.
  • If awarded, funding will be used to expand Justice Jobs of Maryland’s programmatic services to returning citizens and those with Substance Use Disorder, including workforce development to get and keep a job, mental health counseling, SUD counseling and assistance (especially to curb the Opioid Epidemic), and more. Justice Jobs’s programs support the goal Law Enforcement Agencies of reducing crime, as well as the strain on the criminal justice system, by supporting programming for returning citizens that has been proven to reduce recidivism.
    
    
• $2,100,000 through the Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, for the Real Time Crime Center. The intended recipient is the Montgomery County Government, located at 100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20878. A financial disclosure and federal nexus letter can be found here.
  •  If awarded, funding will be used to mitigate staffing shortages by implementing a Real Time Crime Center. Montgomery County implemented its own take on a Real Time Crime Center, called the Violent Crime Information Center (VCIC), through a pilot program seeded with ARPA funding. This pilot program was critical in developing a proof of concept on how a Real Time Crime Center would operate in Montgomery County. Valuable lessons were learned that can serve to guide the future implementation of a permanent Real Time Crime Center. Funding would purchase technology and equipment that would allow Montgomery County to implement the crime center efficiently.

Energy and Water Development

• $4,000,000 through the Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades for the Town of Brunswick, MD. The intended recipient is U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Baltimore District, located at 2 Hopkins Plaza, Baltimore, MD 21201. A financial disclosure and federal nexus letter can be found here.
  • If awarded, funding will be used to improve both the water and wastewater treatment plants to increase efficiencies and include technology that would allow for increased capacity. These plants serve residents of the City of Brunswick (with a population just over 8000) as well as 200 Frederick and Washington county residents outside the city boundaries. This is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the project will ensure safe clean drinking water and safe treatment of waste for the residents of the City of Brunswick and for those residents in Frederick and Washington counties served by our treatment plants.
• $5,000,000 through the Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, for a Drinking Reservoir Rebuild for the Town of Boonsboro, MD. The intended recipient is U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Baltimore District, located at 2 Hopkins Plaza, Baltimore, MD 21201. A financial disclosure and federal nexus letter can be found here.
  •  If awarded, funding will be used to replace the Town’s single-basin 1.3 MG finished water reservoir with a 1 MG dual basin concrete tank. This is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the reservoir is a critical component of the distribution system, providing the water pressure and pressure relief needed to operate the water system.

Interior and Environment

• $1,041,000 through the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, for the FC Frederick Clean Water project. The intended recipient is FC Frederick, located at 4502 Bartholows Road, Mt. Airy, MD 21771. A financial disclosure and federal nexus letter can be found here.
  • If awarded, funding will be used to address stormwater management, erosion control, drainage infrastructure, and pollutant filtration as part of a larger community infrastructure project for youth sports in Frederick County.
    
    
• $5,720,000 through the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, for the Middletown Wastewater Enhanced Nutrient Removal Upgrade. The intended recipient is the Burgess and Commissioners of Middletown, located at 31 W. Main Street, Middletown, MD 21769. A financial disclosure and federal nexus letter can be found here.
  • If awarded, funding will be used to expand complete engineering, operational, and safety upgrades at one the towns two wastewater treatment plants. Specifically, the town will use funding for lagoon decommissioning, sludge dewatering, service relocation from another WWTP, disinfection and ancillary infrastructure.

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development

• $3,940,381 through the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, for Grantsville Sidewalk and Crosswalk Safety Project. The intended recipient is the Town of Grantsville, located at 171 Hill Street, Grantsville, MD 21536. A financial disclosure and federal nexus letter can be found here.
  • If awarded, funding will be used to provide pedestrian and ADA access to the Town of Grantsville’s Arts and Entertainment district, the Casselman River Bridge State Park, and tie into the River Road Bikeways Project. New sidewalks and a crosswalk will be constructed along approximately .6 miles of US 40 Alt from Patton Lane to River Road.
    
    
• $5,000,000 through the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, for Sidewalks for All: Downtown Frederick Streetscape. The intended recipient is the City of Frederick, located at 101 North Court Street, Frederick, MD 21701. A financial disclosure and federal nexus letter can be found here.
  • If awarded, funding will be used for planning and design of a new streetscape project to increase safety, walkability, ADA accessibility, and infrastructure that supports Downtown Frederick residents and businesses. The streetscape project would occur alongside the City’s planned stormwater upgrades on Market St. and Patrick St.
    
    
• $7,500,000 through the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, for the Prospect Center Affordable Housing project. The intended recipient is the Frederick County Government, located at 12 East Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701. A financial disclosure and federal nexus letter can be found here.
  • If awarded, funding will be used to catalyze the development of affordable housing at the Prospect Center. Frederick County acquired the site in 2021 with plans to house a 911 center, an emergency operations center, and several County agencies. Adjacent to the existing building, which is scheduled to be renovated to accommodate public services, Frederick County intends to develop an affordable housing project, as workforce or senior housing. It is anticipated that the use of funding will enable the county and eventual developer to offer units to lower-income households. This will help address housing instability in the county. In fact, the 2023 United Way ALICE report indicates that 36% of County residents are either at or below the ALICE threshold, meaning they cannot meet a “survival budget,” and the cost of housing is a main contributor to this trend.
    
    
• $5,117,000 through the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, for Zero Emission Bus Purchases. The intended recipient is the Montgomery County Department of Transportation, located at 101 Monroe Street, 10th Floor, Rockville, MD 20850. A financial disclosure and federal nexus letter can be found here.
  • If awarded, funding will be used to purchase up to five new zero-emission buses to replace existing diesel or CNG buses that have reached the end of their lifecycle. This request supports the County’s priorities to expand use of transit, grow its Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network, and transition to zero-emissions vehicles by 2035. The bus purchase will enable the County to implement its bus network redesign and begin operations of a new BRT corridor on Veirs Mill Road.

For information on previous years project requests, please visit my FY 22 Community Project Funding, FY 23 Community Project Funding, or FY 24 Community Project Funding pages.