Recovery Housing Program

The State of Maryland Recovery Housing Program is a funding opportunity announced by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, or DHCD. DHCD has received a special allocation of Community Development Block Grant funds to support transitional housing for individuals who are transitioning from substance use treatment and continue to need supportive services. The program is specifically focused on creating housing for women with children who will accompany them or women who are seeking reunification with their children. The notice identifies Maryland county governments, including Baltimore City, as the governmental entities through which funding will be made available. Funding under the Recovery Housing Program is intended for the acquisition and renovation of buildings that will provide the transitional housing described by the program. The source notice does not state individual award minimums, maximums, the total amount of program funding, the anticipated number of awards, or a required cost share or matching contribution. It also does not provide additional allowable or prohibited expenditure categories beyond identifying acquisition and renovation of buildings as the funded activities. Because no matching requirement is stated in the notice, no match is identified as required based on the available source material. Eligible participants and applicants identified in the notice include Maryland county governments, including Baltimore City. Nonprofit organizations whose mission includes recovery from substance use may also participate when they have a county government sponsor. The program therefore has a statewide Maryland scope rather than nationwide eligibility. The notice does not identify additional eligible organization types or establish separate eligibility for individuals, businesses, educational institutions, tribal organizations, or other governmental entities. Nonprofits are specifically subject to the mission and county sponsorship conditions stated in the notice. DHCD will hold a virtual application workshop on September 2, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. The workshop will provide information about the funding opportunity, application process, program policies and procedures, and submission requirements. The workshop will be recorded and available upon request. Elected officials or staff representing Maryland county governments, including Baltimore City, and nonprofit organizations meeting the stated recovery mission and county sponsorship requirements are identified as participants. RSVPs should be sent to La Wanda Jones at lawanda.jones@maryland.gov and should include the participant's name, county government or organization name, and email address. The application, program policies and procedures, and submission instructions will be provided on the day of the application workshop and will also be made available on DHCD's website. Applicants unable to attend the workshop may request application materials by emailing Keri Bean at keri.bean1@maryland.gov. The public notice does not provide the substantive application questions, required attachments, evaluation or scoring criteria, award notification date, or period of performance. Accordingly, those details cannot be established from the available notice and may be contained in the application materials, program policies and procedures, or submission instructions released by DHCD. Applications must be submitted no later than November 1, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Because no time zone is specified, the data-entry rules treat the stated time as Eastern Time while storing the deadline as November 1, 2026. For questions about the Recovery Housing Program, the notice identifies Dona Sorce at dona.sorce@maryland.gov or 443-827-9653. The notice does not state that this opportunity recurs annually, biennially, quarterly, or according to another recurring schedule, so no future recurring cycle is established from the source.

Review the September 2 application workshop and the application materials released by DHCD for the complete application process policies procedures and submission requirements. Nonprofits should confirm that their mission includes recovery from substance use and that they have a county government sponsor before applying.