Anne Arundel County Awards More than $18 Million in Local Impact Grants

From Stanton Communications:

The Cordish Companies’ Maryland Live! Casino and Anne Arundel County today awarded more than $18.6 million in local impact grants for fiscal year 2017 to various grant recipients as recommended by the Local Development Council (LDC), which helps to manage the allocation of county gaming tax revenue to local organizations.

Joe Weinberg, Managing Partner of The Cordish Companies, Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh, and Claire Louder, LDC Chairman, officially presented the record breaking millions to various recipients during a ceremony at Maryland Live! Casino.

• Anne Arundel County Fire Department, $6,898,000
• Anne Arundel County Police Department , $3,374,000
• Severn Community Health Center (include $1.7M from FY14), $2,700,000
• Anne Arundel Community College, $1,700,000
• Anne Arundel County Office of Public Works /
• Department of Planning & Zoning, $1,510,000
• Anne Arundel County Recreation & Parks, $1,300,000
• Meade High School Boosters Club, $750,000
• Severn Library, $725,000
• BWI Partnership, $435,000
• Community Grants (Includes reserves), $389,128
• Anne Arundel Workforce Development, $270,000
• YWCA, $250,000

Severn Community Health Center was awarded an additional $1.7 million from fiscal year 2014, which was previously allocated to the now defunct People’s Community Health Center project.

• ARC of the Chesapeake: $40,000 for new building construction to support individuals with disabilities
• Meade High Music Programs: $40,000 for new marching band uniforms and instruments
• Villages of Dorchester: $39,995 to replace missing, dead and dying trees
• I5 Church: $39,942 for a mobile services trailer to service low income/homeless with food, shower and clothes
• Boys and Girls Club: $39,628 for after school programs for Meade Village students aged 6-18
• Jessup Improvement Association: $38,500 to replace aging floor in Jessup Community Hall
• Van Bokkelen PTA: $34,428 for improved parent/community communications through upgraded marquee

• Provinces Civic Association: $33,679 for landscaping and sign installation
• Hands of Hope: $29,946 for parenting skills, artwork, drug and alcohol abuse education
• Food Bank: $22,310 to support 5,000 families within 3-mile radius with food pantry
• Assistance League: $16,000 to provide uniforms and books in Title 1 schools, guest readers, and tutors
• Partners in Care: $10,000 to provide transportation services for senior citizens within the 3-mile radius
• Hebron Harmon PTA: $4,700 for artist in residence and engineering of a puppet show

Local officials in attendance that took part in the grant presentations, as well as accepted grants on behalf of their various organizations, included Anne Arundel County Fire Chief Allan Graves; Anne Arundel County Deputy Police Chief Jerard Flemings; Kevin Rutledge, Athletic Director, Meade High School; Faye Royale, Executive Director, Severn Community Health Center; Mike Gavin, Interim VP of Anne Arundel Community College; and representatives from many of the organizations that received community support grants.

“The Cordish Companies are fully committed to the growth and expansion of Anne Arundel County and our role as a leading business and community partner,” said Joe Weinberg, Managing Partner, The Cordish Companies. “Our ability to generate and contribute record breaking funds from Maryland Live! Casino to such important and impactful projects and organizations makes us extremely proud.”

"The local impact grants we awarded today are helping fuel job growth and development across our county," said Steven Schuh, Anne Arundel County Executive. "Every day, Maryland Live! is helping ensure a better quality of life for our citizens by generating much needed funding for critical projects and services."

“Maryland Live! Casino has been a tremendous community partner in so many ways since their opening in 2012,” said Claire Louder, LDC Chairman. “The ability to support so many county agencies and non-profits who are impacted by the growth in the area surrounding the casino is just a bonus to western Anne Arundel County.”

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