Available Assistance Programs
Professional Services Assistance Program
This program provides funding awards of up to $2,500 to support costs associated with professional services for necessary architecture, preservation, or other specialized professional services to support exterior improvements or other critical upgrades necessary to return currently vacant or underutilized commercial buildings to productive use. This program is supported by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development.
The FY2025 funding cycle will open on August 6, 2025.
Program Materials:
Program Guidelines (PDF)
To learn more about the Professional Service Assistance Program, please attend one of the following programs:
Virtual Info Session Wednesday, August 6, 2025 @ 10:00 AM
This webinar presentation will provide an overview of the program followed by a Q&A. It will be recorded and made available.
Virtual Office Hours Friday, August 15, 2025 @ 10:00 AM
Friday, August 22, 2025 @ 3:00 PM
These office hours will be unstructured, drop-in discussion and Q&A where attendees can ask specific questions about program eligibility and submitting an application. These will not be recorded.
Preservation Training & Curriculum
Through The Campaign for Historic Trades, Preservation Maryland provides free preservation curriculum for main street managers and staff to access resources and technical assistance. Current courses include Preservation Basics, Using the Standards (Secretary of the Interior Standards for Rehabilitation), and Preservation Funding. This program is supported in part by the PNC Foundation.
For more information please contact:
Christiana Limniatis, Program & Outreach Manager
Main Street Resources
A program of the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development strives to strengthen the economic potential of Maryland’s traditional main streets and neighborhoods. Established in 1998, Main Street Maryland consists of 34 designated communities.
Save the Date: 2025 Main Street Conference
When: October 7-8, 2025
Where: Easton, MD
Theme: Great Places Win: Powering People, Places, and Possibility
Housed within the Mayor’s Office of Small and Minority Business Advocacy & Development, Baltimore Main Streets provide customized support and public resources to 9 districts across the city.
Begun by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Main Street American is a community revitalization program that helps build economic power in downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts through their signature Main Street Approach™ framework.
