# Housing and Community Development (GHS)

## Title 6. Division of Neighborhood Revitalization

### Subtitle 3. Neighborhood Business Development Program

#### Section 6-303

(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.

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Md. Code Ann., Hous. & Cmty. Dev. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)