ANNAPOLIS, Md. (CBSDC/AP) — The Maryland Community Health Resources Commission is awarding $1.1 million to improve access to medical and dental care statewide.

Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown announced the 15 awards Wednesday.

Baltimore city tops the list, with three grants totaling $183,000. The largest is $109,000 to Catholic Charities’ Esperanza Center. The center provides services to new immigrants.

The biggest single grant of $140,000 is to the Community Clinic Inc. in Montgomery County. It serves people who are uninsured or under-insured.

One unusual grant is a $100,000 award to the Bel Alton High School Alumni Association of Charles County, or the BAHSAA as they like to go by. The group worked in the last 20 years to turn what was once an all-black high school into a community center. The grant will help provide pediatric dental care at the group’s new health center.

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