The Maryland and Delaware USDA state director has certified this project as eligible for USDA Community Facilities Grant funding. Michaels Branch Library from the existing 7,716 square foot-site into a fully renovated, 10,787 square foot-site, a nearly 40 percent increase in size. Federal funds will complete the design of the renovation and expansion of the St. In particular, the community meeting space is insufficient to meet current demands and it limits opportunities for the library to expand into new, in-demand programming. Michaels Branch Library is more than 40 years old and the community’s needs have outgrown the space of the existing library. Recipient Name: Talbot County Free Library Michaels Branch Library Expansion and Renovation Project Title: Talbot County Free Library – St. The Maryland and Delaware USDA state director has certified this project as eligible for USDA Community Facilities Grant funding.Īmount Requested by the Senator: $7,037,000 The remaining work on the facility will include planning, roof replacement, mold and asbestos remediation, foundation repairs, HVAC, electrical, and plumbing repairs and upgrades. This includes a multipurpose room and kitchen for civic organizations and private gatherings, the Town Museum, a branch of the Kent County Library and federally funded programs such as Kent County’s Head Start. Prior to the closure of the Town Hall due to COVID-19, it provided residents with government, police and community services. Project Purpose: Funds will support the renovation and/or replacement of Rock Hall’s nearly 100-year-old Town Hall facility to provide essential government administration and community services. Recipient Name: Town of Rock Hall, Maryland Project Title: Rock Hall Town Hall Restoration Project The Maryland and Delaware USDA state director has certified this project as eligible for USDA Community Facilities Grant funding.Īmount Requested by the Senator: $985,000 Federal funds will support the build-out of a pilot processing facility, help with equipment purchases, and provide initial operational support and working capital for the pilot-scale phase. It will expand opportunities for local food banks to diversify the products offered to individuals in need, and it will support local growers in supplying a marketable product all year long. Project Purpose: The Eastern Shore Farm to Freezer Project involves the establishment of a processing and aggregation facility that will help increase the availability and consumption of local, nutritious food to areas of the Eastern Shore that have limited access. Recipient Name: Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Center (ESEC) Project Title: Eastern Shore Farm to Freezer Project The Addition and Restoration of the Town Hall will allow the town to more adequately serve local residents, comply with Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, and restore the historic building in a way similar to other buildings in the Charlestown community, in line with the Secretary of the Interior Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. Project Purpose: The Charlestown Town Hall is in the town’s original one-room schoolhouse, with half of the building leased to the U.S. Recipient Name: Town of Charlestown, Maryland Project Title: Charlestown Town Hall Addition and Restoration Agriculture & Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Subcommittee
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