2018 capital grant recipients -...
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Capital Grants Overview
Each year eligible applicants work with their local Legislative Representatives to apply to receive grant funds to complete capital projects (e.g. improvements to land or structures).
Eligible participants include: Nonprofit Educational or Public-Health
Institutions 501©3 Nonprofit Organizations Schools Institutions of Higher Learning
Capital Grants Overview
The projects that are funded offer benefits to local communities, including :
Employment creation Community development Economic gain Contracting opportunities for
local businesses
Capital Grants Overview
Currently, $798 million in Capital Grants are funding 1,500 local infrastructure projects across the State.
The 2018 Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan (MCCBL) bill authorized 272 bond bills for local initiatives for a total of $168 million.
Capital Grant Projects
Merriweather Post Pavilion - $20,000,000(Howard County)The Merriweather Post Pavilion is a 51-year old outdoor amphitheater in Columbia, MD owned by the Downtown Columbia Arts and Culture Commission. Twenty million dollars ($20,000,000.00) in grants has been awarded to assist in funding four capital construction projects for the design, construction, reconstruction, renovation, repair, and capital equipping of infrastructure improvements. Completion of the projects entail the full redevelopment and modernization of the amphitheater.
Capital Grant Projects
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore - $47,960,000.00(Baltimore City)The Maryland Zoo is committed to serving the surrounding communities by inspiring and educating people in the support and conservation of wildlife and wild places. To date, the Maryland Capital Grants program has awarded $47,960,000.00 to this treasured institution to assist in funding seventeen (17) projects that includes infrastructure improvements, trams and an elephant house.
Capital Grant Projects
2018 Bond Bill Funding
During the 2018 legislative session, the Maryland General Assembly evaluated 240 bond bill requests that totaled nearly $62.9 million.
You may view the status of each bond bill funded in 2018 by visiting http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/pubs-current/current-bond-bill-funding.pdf
Capital Grant Projects
Contracting Opportunities
Grant recipients are responsible for hiring contractors to work on capital projects.
Contact information is available for all grantee organizations in the Bond Bill Fact Sheet.
Capital Grant Policies & Requirements
Grant recipients are encouraged to follow State policies and requirements in regards to the planning and implementation of capital projects funded by grants to avoid loss of grant funds.
The online Capital Grants & Loans (CGL) Bookletoutlines these policies and requirements.
Capital Grant Policies & Requirements
Minority Businesses Grant recipients are encouraged to solicit certified Minority
Business Enterprises (MBEs) for all contracts.
Resident Businesses Grant recipients are encouraged to solicit Maryland resident
businesses to design and construct grant projects.
Competition Grant recipients are encouraged to use a competitive
procurement process when obtaining contractor services.