Maryland Code, Housing and Community Development § 4-205

(1) coordinate activities and programs that contribute to sound community development;

(2) encourage and facilitate the development of new and existing communities by reducing the costs of development through grants, loans, and other forms of financial assistance;

(3) encourage and facilitate energy conservation and the use of solar energy in residential buildings and commercial buildings through grants, loans, and other forms of financial assistance;

(4) make land available for sound community development; and

(5) assist the efforts of private enterprise, political subdivisions, local public agencies, local development entities, and nonprofit organizations.