(a) There is a Neighborhood Business Development Program.
(b) The purposes of the Program are:
(1) in priority funding areas or eligible opportunity zones, to:
(i) help develop, redevelop, or expand small businesses and microenterprises;
(ii) stimulate investment by the private sector;
(iii) invest in revitalization projects for small businesses and microenterprises; and
(iv) stimulate political subdivisions to participate in developing and expanding small businesses and microenterprises; and
(2) in food deserts or parts of priority funding areas or eligible opportunity zones that serve food deserts, to help create and retain small businesses and other food–related enterprises that provide fresh fruits, vegetables, and other healthy foods to residents in the food desert.
(c) The Program includes:
(1) the Business Development Program; and
(2) the Capital Access Program.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Housing and Community Development
Division I - Housing and Community Programs
Title 6 - Division of Neighborhood Revitalization
Subtitle 3 - Neighborhood Business Development Program
Section 6-302 - Qualifying as a Small Business or Microenterprise
Section 6-303 - Neighborhood Business Development Program
Section 6-304 - Business Development Program -- Established; Purpose
Section 6-305 - Business Development Program -- Financial Assistance for Small Businesses
Section 6-307 - Business Development Program -- Financial Assistance for Project Development Costs
Section 6-308 - Business Development Program -- Administration
Section 6-308.1 - Administration of Financial Assistance
Section 6-308.2 - Interagency Food Desert Advisory Committee
Section 6-308.3 - Food Desert Projects
Section 6-309 - Capital Access Program