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DHCD seeks to let certified nonprofit partners receive local rehab grants under HB 127
Summary
House Bill 127 would allow the Maryland Housing Rehabilitation Program (MHRP) to award funds directly to certified nonprofit partners as well as to local governments, a change DHCD officials said would expand program reach and speed fund distribution to low‑ and moderate‑income homeowners.
House Bill 127, presented to the Environment and Transportation Committee by Secretary Jake Day of the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), would expand eligible recipients of Maryland Housing Rehabilitation Program funds to include certified nonprofit organizational partners.
Secretary Jake Day, DHCD, said MHRP is the department’s primary program to help low- and moderate-income homeowners with structural repairs, code upgrades and accessibility modifications. Under current law, DHCD awards funds only to local governments, which in turn…
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