Mayor's Office of Recovery Programs

Programs

How will Baltimore's $500M Opioid Restitution Fund heal the city?

Matt Bush, Sam Bermas-Dawes, Amy Walters, Rob Sivak

Matt Bush talks about the city's Opioid Restitution Fund grants with WYPR health reporter Scott Maucione, and with one of the grantees: Dr. Danielle Friedman Nestadt, director of Check-It, a drug safety program.
Programs

There's still millions in COVID-era ARPA funds available for Baltimore. 2026 is the final year they can be spent.

Tom Hall, Sam Bermas-Dawes, Rob Sivak

We check in with the Mayor's Office of Recovery Programs, which oversees the administration of more than $600 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.
Programs

ARPA Update: Office of Recovery Programs Chief Shamiah Kerney

Tom Hall, Teria Rogers, Malarie Pinkard-Pierre, Rob Sivak

The head of the Mayor's office administering the city's $641 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds joins us with an update on how the money is being allocated.