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Live Near Your Work

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Grant No repayment 2026-04-23
Agency Baltimore City Department of Housing & Community Development
Support type Grant
Amount highlight Baltimore City matches participating employers' contributions between $1,000 and $2,500 for total incentives of $2,000 to $5,000+, depending on the employer. The city tracker still showed 88 Live Near Your Work incentives remaining as of 2026-04-20.
Last verified 2026-04-23

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The base city benefit is live and grant-based, but participating employers can still add their own rules and amount choices.

Source note: No live conflict appears between the current city page and the 2026 flyer. Older city-domain LNYW PDFs that described a post-closing workflow now return 404 and are treated as stale rather than controlling.

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Amount

Baltimore City matches participating employers' contributions between $1,000 and $2,500 for total incentives of $2,000 to $5,000+, depending on the employer. The city tracker still showed 88 Live Near Your Work incentives remaining as of 2026-04-20.

Type

Grant

Repayment

Current Baltimore City materials describe Live Near Your Work as a grant that does not need to be repaid.

First-time buyer

Unknown

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Who qualifies?

Employees of participating Baltimore City employers

What support do you get?

Baltimore City matches participating employers' contributions between $1,000 and $2,500 for total incentives of $2,000 to $5,000+, depending on the employer. The city tracker still showed 88 Live Near Your Work incentives remaining as of 2026-04-20.

Do you repay it?

Current Baltimore City materials describe Live Near Your Work as a grant that does not need to be repaid.

How do you apply?

Complete city-approved homebuyer education within one year before making an offer, contribute at least $1,000 of your own funds, submit through the Baltimore Neighborly applicant portal, leave at least 30 days between application submission and settlement, and expect approved checks to be issued about 10 to 15 business days after final approval.

Application timing

Current city guidance says to leave at least 30 days between application submission and settlement, and approved checks are usually issued about 10 to 15 business days after final approval.

Official source evidence

The current Baltimore City incentives page and 2026 flyer keep Live Near Your Work live as the one city incentive offered as a grant. The city page says settlement should be at least 30 days after application submission, approved checks usually take 10 to 15 business days to issue, and the tracker still showed 88 Live Near Your Work incentives remaining as of 2026-04-20.

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Last verified

2026-04-23

Current city page checked 2026-04-23; B-HIP flyer dated 2026-01-15

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Live Near Your Work

Amount: Baltimore City matches participating employers' contributions between $1,000 and $2,500 for total incentives of $2,000 to $5,000+, depending on the employer. The city tracker still showed 88 Live Near Your Work incentives remaining as of 2026-04-20.

Repayment: Current Baltimore City materials describe Live Near Your Work as a grant that does not need to be repaid.

First-time buyer: Unknown

Timing: Current city guidance says to leave at least 30 days between application submission and settlement, and approved checks are usually issued about 10 to 15 business days after final approval.

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Questions tied to this exact path

  • Which document version should control Live Near Your Work right now: program guide, fact sheet, or lender packet?
  • Which official document should I keep in the file first for Live Near Your Work: Program page?

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  • Review the official Program page for Live Near Your Work
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