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DHCD presses for full capital funding as affordable housing pipeline grows; department defends new facade and seed programs
Summary
The Department of Housing and Community Development urged continued capital support for rental housing and neighborhood programs amid a large pipeline of projects; the department resisted DLS recommendations to cut funds for the Baltimore Regional Neighborhood Initiative and to eliminate a new facade improvement program.
Scott Benson of the Department of Legislative Services summarized DHCD’s Fiscal 2026 capital budget request of $389.3 million across 15 programs and reported sizeable decreases versus FY25 driven by expiration of federal broadband funding and other shifts.
Benson highlighted key items: rental housing programs (including Rental Housing Works), the Baltimore Vacancy Reinvestment Initiative (BVRI) mandated at $50…
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