Buy In Belair-Edison Home Purchase Grant
Funding Amount
$2,000 - $5,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Application on first-come, first-served basis until funds are exhausted”
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Other requirements
- Owner-occupant buyers only
- Must be purchasing a home in Belair-Edison
- Available on a first-come, first-served basis until funds are exhausted
- Can be combined with other city programs including Healthy Neighborhood Initiative (HNI)
Overview
Geographic Scope: Belair-Edison neighborhood, Baltimore, MD
Funder: Belair-Edison Neighborhoods, Inc. (BENI) with funding from the Baltimore Regional Neighborhood Initiative program
Focus Areas: Home purchase down payment assistance for new homebuyers
Award Amounts
- $5,000 down payment grant for homes purchased on select target blocks:
- 2700 Chesterfield Avenue
- 2600 Brendan Avenue
- 2800 Brendan Avenue
- 2600 Kentucky Avenue
- 3400 Parklawn Avenue
- $2,000 down payment grant for home purchase in any location in Belair-Edison neighborhood
Eligibility
- Owner-occupant buyers only
- Must be purchasing a home in Belair-Edison
- Available on a first-come, first-served basis until funds are exhausted
- Can be combined with other city programs including Healthy Neighborhood Initiative (HNI)
Additional Information
- Grants do not require repayment
- Contact: John Watkins, Homeownership and Real Estate Investment Manager
- Email: john@belair-edison.org
- Phone: 410-485-8422 x4208
How to Apply
How to Apply
- Contact John Watkins at BENI for information about available grant funds and eligibility
- Phone: 410-485-8422 x4208
- Email: john@belair-edison.org
- Visit BENI's website at belair-edison.org for additional information
- Application on first-come, first-served basis until funds are exhausted
What Belair-Edison Neighborhoods Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2021 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2021
- 8
- Total given
- $80K
- Median grant
- $10K
- By dollars: Maryland 88%, District of Columbia 13%. Top recipient cities: Baltimore, MD; Washington, DC.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
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Fields of Work
- Housing
- Community development
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