January 2022
Teresa Duggan, North Avenue Drummers, It's A SNAP! Photo Contest Winner 2021
Welcome to 2022! BNHA is excited to have started the year off on the right foot funding important projects in our diverse neighborhoods that are going to make the residential and visitors experiences better in Baltimore!

Check out our latest round of grantees and projects. Also, pay attention to the dates for required workshops and submission deadlines for the next round of grants. Our lecture series is taking shape for winter and spring; please browse the unique Baltimore stories we will be sharing this season.

Don't forget to partner with BNHA this year. We want to add your community events to our calendar and partner with you on bringing resources to the community. We also need your continued financial support. Consider supporting our youth initiatives by donating to BNHA today!
Shauntee Daniels
Executive Director
It's More Than History
Lecture Series is Back!

February*

Unmarked - Documentary Film, African American Burial Sites and Cemeteries

By Any Means Necessary – BNHA Short Film, Encore Screening with Panel and Dialog Around Recent News Stories Involving Squeegeeing in Baltimore

It’s Only A Game - Short Film, Youth Sports and Life in Baltimore, a Peale program with Tenderbridge Productions
 

March*

Guardians Exhibition - Encore Viewing & Panel Discussion - a photo documentary & storytelling project that celebrates unrecognized Black female leaders across Baltimore City neighborhoods. Curated by Whitney Frazier/WF Studios
 


*Proposed Lecture Series Topics Pending Final Commitment from Our Event Partners.*





BNHA Small Capital Grant Winners
Congratulations to our 2022 Small Capital Grant (SCG) Awardees.





Homewood Museum/JHU
Restoring the Museum's Early 19th-Century North Portico
$15,000

Pride of Baltimore, Inc.
Building Sparlandia - PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II
$15,000

Historic Ships in Baltimore, Inc.
USS TORSK Cathodic Protection Project
$9,160

St. Mary's Spiritual Center & Historic Site, Inc.
Restoration of the original 1808 Federal-style 2nd Floor balcony of the Mother Seton House
$15,000

Friends of Sisson Street Park Corp.
Sisson Street Community Park Pavilion Project
$5,000
BNHA Neighborhood Placemaking Grant Winners
Congratulations to all of our 2022 NPG Grantees!


Pigtown Festival - Pigtown Main Street
$5,000

Flower Mart - Mt. Vernon Conservancy
$5,000

Charles Street Promenade- Charles Street Dev. Corp.
$5,000

Dia De Los Muertos - Creative Alliance
$5,000

Morgan Park Signage - Hamilton-Lauraville Main Street
$5,000

Greening & Signage - Sixth Branch, Inc.
$5,000
Get Ready for the MHAA Grant Application Season!

Maryland Heritage Areas Authority (MHAA) Grant Program is a source of funding designed to assist and encourage the preservation of historical, archeological, natural, and cultural resources and support economic development through heritage tourism within heritage areas certified by the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority. MHAA Project Grant awards may be as high as $50,000 for non-capital projects and $100,000 for capital projects. This matching grant opportunity is open to nonprofit organizations and local or federal government agencies within the boundaries of the heritage area. Proposals should align with the goals and priorities of BNHA. Heritage Montgomery.


Applications Open for FY23 MHAA Project Grants!

Intent to Apply due January 28, 2022
Applications due March 18, 2022
 

Webinars and Q&A Sessions
Q&A Session: Jan. 20 at 6 PM
Q&A Session: Jan. 26 at 4:30 PM
Invite Us to Your Next Community Event!

BNHA would like to come out and share information on grants, programs and initiatives with your audience of residents. Our programs can improve the neighborhood, improve a historical site and even provide a historical narrative. Contact Kenyona Moore to have BNHA come out and support your next event.
Support BNHA Youth Initiatives!


Kids on Kayaks
Students explore the waterways of the city learning water safety skills and getting a crash course in the marine life found in Baltimore.


Kid on Trails
Students bike ride the trails of the city while also learning about bike safety and the importance of preserving the city's natural resources.

A Day at the Museum
BNHA covers the bus transportation cost to cultural institutions for students.


Ride the Tide with the Pride II 
Youth learn about nautical life and careers
through sailing the Chesapeake on an authentic historic schooner.
AUTHENTIC BALTIMORE

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Shauntee Daniels
Executive Director

LaDawn Black
Marketing & Communications Manager

Danielle Walter-Davis
Grants Portfolio Manager

Kenyona Moore
Interpretation & Outreach Coordinator


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