News & Announcements 2025

• Moore Administration Announces $5 Million in African American Heritage Preservation Grants, 31 Organizations Receive Funding to Restore Cultural and Historical Sites, The Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture (MCAAHC) and the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) have awarded thirty-one African American Heritage Preservation Program (AAHPP) grants totaling $5,000,000 to numerous Maryland recipients for FY 2025. MHT Press Release (January 8, 2025)

• ​Local churches, cemetery receive African American history grants, The Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture, and the ​​Maryland Historical Trust have awarded $5 million in grants to 31 organizations, according to a news release. Herald Mail (January 10, 2025)

• $5 Million awarded to preserve Maryland’s African- American heritage​, Governor Wes Moore has been a strong advocate and said in part quote: “The African American Heritage Preservation Program identifies projects and organizations tha​​t work to preserve buildings, sites, or communities that share the story of Black history in Maryland…”​ WMDT TV 47 (Jamuary 10, 2025)

• Maryland Gov. Moore announces $5M award for 31 orgs to preserve state’s Black history​, “I thank the Maryland Department of Planning and the Maryland Historic Trust for their partnership, for their thoughtful consideration of these recipients, and for th​​eir dedication to memorializing pieces of history that are too often forgotten.” Our Community Now (January 9, 2025)

• $5M in African American Heritage Preservation Grants, The Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture (MCAAHC) and the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) have awarded thirty-one African American Heritage Preservation Program (​​AAHPP) grants totaling $5 million to numerous Maryland recipients for FY 2025. Dorchester Banner (January 9, 2025)
  

• ​​​​Maryland Governor Wes Moore announces $5 million award for 31 organizations to preserve state’s Black history​, It’s part of the state’s African American Heritage Preservation Program​. The grant awards range from $10,000 to $250,000 for proje​​cts statewide. “The African American Heritage Preservation Program identifies projects and organizations that work to preserve buildings, sites, or communities that share the story of Black history in Maryland,” Moore said in a news release. “I thank the Maryland Department of Planning and the Maryland Historic Trust for their partnership, for their thoughtful consideration of these recipients, and for their dedication to memorializing pieces of history that are too often forgotten.”​​ WBAL News Radio (January 9, 2025)

• Gov. Moore Signs Three Executive Orders To Increase Economic Development And Modernize State Government​, ​Governor Wes Moore signed executive orders to help increase economic development and modernize state government. The Maryland Advanced Air Mobility Council executive order establishes the Maryland Advanced Air Mobility Council. The council will comprise 12 members including MDP Secretary Rebecca L. Flora, AICP. This order is one piece of the governor’s initiative to make targeted investment into high potential industries to grow Maryland’s economy. The BayNet (January 8, 2025)​

• Jefferson Patterson Park Hosts Free Monthly History Walk ‘N’ Talks, Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum (JPPM) invites the public to explore 9,000 years of local history through its History Walk ‘n’ Talk program. Held on the first Saturday of each month, the free program is made possible with support from the Friends of Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum. The BayNet (January 2, 2025)

• School Sisters of Notre Dame announce progress on sale of IND property for affordable housing, The School Sisters of Notre Dame recently announced they are making progress on the sale of the buildings that housed the Institute of Notre Dame in Baltimore, while also emphasizing their mission to continue to minister to the neighborhood surrounding the Aisquith Street property. The plans have undergone several reviews by the Maryland Historical Trust and the National Parks Service, for compliance with the Secretary of the Interior’s standards for historic rehabilitations. Catholic Review (December 27, 2024)