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Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces more than $48 Million to Support Counties and Cities in Responding to COVID-19Initial Allocations through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act passed last week
Washington,
March 30, 2020
WASHINGTON – The full Maryland congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone, today announced $48,404,965 to support counties and cities in Maryland in their response to the economic and housing impacts of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). These awards come through the CARES Act, which was signed into law last week. Statewide, funding is allocated through the following U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs:
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 Secretary of HUD to the communities that are hardest hit by COVID-19 within 90 days. “Local governments are on the frontlines of this crisis,” said the lawmakers. “This federal funding will shore up the capacity of our cities and counties to respond to its widespread consequences. 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:
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