Baltimore waterfront developers hand out grants

Developers of the Port Covington waterfront community in South Baltimore have provided $2.5 million in grants and other funding to help revitalize neighborhoods near the site where offices, shops and apartments are under construction. The distribution over the past year was announced Thursday and marks the latest round of investments through a community benefits agreement between the developers and neighborhoods of Brooklyn, Cherry Hill, Curtis Bay, Lakeland, Mount Winans and Westport. The money is designed to boost economic development, education and transportation.