SOUTH BALTIMORE GATEWAY PARTNERSHIP

UNLOCKING BALTIMORE’S POTENTIAL

Neighborhoods across South and Southwest Baltimore have come together to achieve real and meaningful change. Now watch what happens when we put millions of dollars per year behind that common vision.

To improve quality of life in our communities, we provide Enhanced Services above and beyond what the City already does. We also spearhead major Transformational Projects to dramatically improve the District as a whole. And every year we award Community Grants to support the work being done by our neighborhoods and nonprofits.

For more information: [email protected] www.SBGPartnership.org ! About Us

In 2015, Baltimore adopted the South Baltimore Gateway Master Plan, a sweeping plan to improve neighborhoods near the casino. The City then began to implement this plan, with the advice of the Local Development Council (LDC) and funding provided by the Local Impact Grants generated by video lottery terminals.

It soon became clear that another organization was also needed to help spend these funds -– something that could be more flexible, nimble, and entrepreneurial. So in 2016, the South Baltimore Gateway Partnership was established. Now the City and the Partnership split Baltimore’s share of the Local Impact Grants.

In order to successfully implement this ambitious agenda, we created our own Strategic Plan to narrow our focus to three crucial elements of the South Baltimore Gateway Master Plan: Environmental Sustainability, Health and Wellness, and Community Development and Revitalization.

We have also divided our work into three program areas: Community Grants, Enhanced Services, and Transformational Projects.

Tonight we are announcing our first round of Community Grants, totaling $650,000, along with the $1.4 million in Enhanced Services funds that we will spend on improving parks and public spaces across the District.

$650,000 in Community Grants

We believe nobody understands what a community needs better than its residents and the people already at work there. That’s why we offer Community Grants to community groups, nonprofits, schools churches, and other neighborhood anchors. Grants come in three levels (Tier 1: Up to $5,000, Tier 2: Up to $50,000, and Tier 3: Up to $100,000) and are accepted twice per year.

In our first funding cycle, we are committing $650,000 to community organizations and nonprofits across the South Baltimore Gateway District for local projects to improve neighborhood quality of life.

These grant applications were vetted over the course of several months, through an intensive process involving both volunteers and staff. Although we received more applications than we were able to fund, we went to great lengths to make sure that we supported as many projects as possible, from as many neighborhoods as possible.

TIER 2 AND TIER 3 RECIPIENTS

Youth Resiliency Institute Program: Cherry Hill Arts and Music Festival Grant Amount: $100,000

Center Stage / Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts Program: Center Stage in the Park Grant Amount: $100,000

Living Classrooms Foundation Program: School Leadership in Urban Runoff Reduction Project (SLURRP) Grant Amount: $90,000

Westport Community and Economic Development Corporation Program: Westport Community Land Trust Phase I: Formation Grant Amount: $50,000

Cherry Hill Community Development Corporation Program: Capacity Building Grant Amount: $50,000

United Way Program: United Way Homelessness Prevention Program Grant Amount: $50,000

Habitat for Humanity Program: Habitat for Humanity Pigtown / Mt. Winans Grant Amount: $50,000

South Baltimore Partnership Program: South Baltimore Partnership Sustainability Program Grant Amount: $10,000

TIER 1 RECIPIENTS

God’s Best Family, Inc. Program: South Baltimore Youth Football Team Grant Amount: $5,000

Ridgely’s Delight Association Program: Rededication Celebration & Ping Pong Tournament Grant Amount: $1,400

Restoring Inner City Hope (RICH) Program: Prayer Walk Grant Amount: $5,000

Southwest Baltimore Charter School Program: 21st Century Auditorium Grant Amount: $5,000

Citizens of Pigtown Program: COP Main Street Festival Grant Amount: $5,000

Cherry Hill Community Development Corporation Program: Cherry Hill Information Exchange Grant Amount: $5,000

Pigtown Community Garden Program: Solidifying Pigtown Community Garden Grant Amount: $5,000

Federal Hill South Neighborhood Association Program: TreeUp South Baltimore Grant Amount: $5,000

Lakeland Coalition Program: Community Green and Clean Team / Junior Green Team Grant Amount: $5,000

Citizens of Pigtown Program:Citizens of Pigtown Movies in the Park Grant Amount: $4,500

Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts Program: Middle Branch Park Public Art Grant Amount: $5,000

Fishes and Loaves Program: Fishes and Loaves Mobile Pantry Grant Amount: $5,000

Leadenhall Baptist Church Program:Community Eat Together Grant Amount: $4,000

Southwest Baltimore Charter School / Chesapeake Center for Youth Development Program: Sowebo Landmark 5k Grant Amount: $5,000

GiveFit / Lakeland Recreation Center Program: Free Group Fitness Classes Building a Healthy Community Grant Amount: $4,700

Lakeland STEAM Center Program: Community Zumba Classes Grant Amount: $4,500

Greater Purpose in Christ Ministry Program: Sit and Fit arts and crafts program Grant Amount: $5,000

Digital Harbor / Federal Hill Community Association Program: Project RELATE Grant Amount: $5,000

Federal Hill South Neighborhood Association Program: Parking Pass Pickup Event Grant Amount: $5,000

Citizens of Pigtown Program: Marketing Support and Outreach Grant Amount: $5,000

Live Baltimore / Federal Hill Prep Program: Federal Hill Prep “Riding to School” Video Support Grant Amount: $400

Federal Hill Main Street Program: Federal Hill Main Street Media Project Grant Amount: $5,000

$1.4 Million for Parks and Public Spaces

The baseline services that the City can afford to provide are often not enough to meet the needs of residents. That’s why we are stepping in to cover the gap, making our neighborhoods noticeably more livable.

While we haven’t fully determined all the services we will provide, we have made a major commitment to parks and public spaces.

And we have set an audacious goal: to have the best parks in Baltimore. Period. Because our neighborhoods deserve them.

That’s why tonight we are announcing $1.4 million in funding for parks and public spaces.

These funds will go to fund capital, maintenance, and programming in local parks –- along with enhancements to other public spaces across our neighborhoods.

Special Thanks

None of this would have been possible without the incredible support and tireless efforts of the following:

Mayor Catherine E. Pugh Governor Larry Hogan

Jim Smith, Chief of Strategic Alliances, City of Baltimore Colin Talbert, Deputy Chief, City of Baltimore Ethan Cohen, Senior Project Coordinator, City of Baltimore

City Council President Bernard “Jack” Young

Councilman Eric Costello Councilman Ed Reisinger

Senator Bill Ferguson

Delegate Luke Clippinger Delegate Brooke Leirman Delegate Robbyn Lewis

Delegate Antonio Hayes

Horseshoe Casino

Maryland Racing Commission

SBGP Board of Directors

Our Incredible Neighborhood Leaders