Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced that the state will funnel $6.3 million toward affordable housing constructions in Montgomery County on Tuesday.
The move comes after approval of the funding in a recent Board of Public Works meeting. Moore sits on the Board of Public Works along with Treasurer Dereck Davis and Comptroller Brooke Lierman.
The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development will provide $3.5 million through the Rental Housing Works Program and $2.8 million from the Partnership Rental Housing Program to support two affordable housing projects in Silver Spring.
“Affordable housing for Maryland families and individuals promotes the department’s mission to provide shelter for all and increase the supply of affordable housing in the state,” said Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day in a statement.
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