Maryland awards nearly $25M in vacant property grants to hundreds of businesses

Maryland has awarded nearly $25 million in grants to more than 300 businesses across the state as part of a program designed to fill retail and commercial spaces left vacant in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The state announced the list of recipients for its Project Restore grants Tuesday after opening applications in July. This is the second iteration of the program that Gov. Larry Hogan first announced in summer 2021. The first round of grants, announced in late 2021 and early 2022, saw 353 businesses get nearly $24 million in funding.