Scaling a $50K Regional Housing Repair Program Into a $3M+ National Model 

Overview 

A small housing repair program with $50,000 in funding was far too limited to meet rural Maryland's weatherization needs. The challenge wasn't just fixing the program—it was reimagining it entirely and building the infrastructure to take it to scale. 

The Challenge 

MRDC's Health, Housing & Energy (HeHE) Program needed a complete redesign to move beyond its constraints, integrate multiple funding streams, and demonstrate a replicable model that could attract significantly larger investment.