BALTIMORE, Md., Oct. 7 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release:
ARPA-Funded Initiative Drives Block-by-Block Revitalization
A new report shows that Baltimore City's "Buy Back the Block" (BBTB) program supported
home ownership opportunities for nearly 120 local residents, including a significant
number of Black women and long-term city residents. The BBTB program, originally funded
by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was evaluated by the Baltimore Neighborhood
Indicators Alliance (BNIA), a unit within the Jacob France Institute at The University
of Baltimore's Merrick School of Business. BNIA's final report (https://s3.amazonaws.com/baltimorecity.gov.if-us-east-1/s3fs-public/2026-10/BBTB_FinalReport_final_202610...