Stronger
communities.
Shared
opportunity.
The Mid-Shore Regional Council brings counties, educators,
businesses, and funding partners together to advance economic
opportunity across Maryland’s Mid-Shore.
Regional strategy. Workforce pathways. Business growth. Infrastructure that lasts. Maybe just remove this note entirely?
Three counties working toward a stronger future.
Established in 2001, MSRC is a cooperative regional planning and development agency serving Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties. We help communities coordinate priorities, build partnerships, and connect local projects with the resources to move forward.
Our role spans economic development strategy, federal funding assistance, broadband, entrepreneurship, regional data, transportation, education, and workforce initiatives. The common thread is bringing regional capacity to projects that benefit local communities.
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Counties united around regional priorities
2009
Federally designated economic development district
Opportunity grows when we work together.
As a federally designated Economic Development District, MSRC helps translate shared regional needs into economic development strategies, stronger partnerships, and projects positioned for investment.
From career experiences for students and technical training to entrepreneurship, broadband, and public infrastructure, the work connects people and places to long-term opportunity.
Bringing federal assistance, in the way of federal funding, to the three-county region of Maryland's Mid-shore.
More than coordination. Measurable results.
MSRC helps local investment go further by supporting planning, projects, and partnerships across the Mid-Shore. The figures below reflect reported FY2025 outcomes, not projections.
$6.62
Project funding generated per $1 invested
MSRC-reported FY2025 return on investment, including direct and leveraged funding.
689
Jobs created or retained
Associated with projects included in MSRC's FY2025 ROI reporting.
$44.3M
CEDS-supported project investment
Estimated funding secured across sources by 24 active FY2025 projects.
Source: MSRC FY2025 Impact Infographic. ROI excludes the one-time $10M RMEDF award. CEDS-supported outcomes and ROI outcomes overlap and must not be added together.
The tools behind regional progress.
From broadband access to career enrichment, MSRC helps make complex regional needs easier to understand, fund, and act on.
From shared priorities to real projects.
MSRC helps counties and partners work across boundaries—aligning needs, expertise, and investments that would be harder to mobilize separately.
Listen & Align
Hear from local governments, employers, educators, and community organizations to identify opportunities that matter across the region.
Plan & Prepare
Use the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), technical assistance, and partnerships to turn ideas into feasible projects.
Fund & Deliver
Help partners pursue funding, coordinate implementation, and build capacity that continues beyond a single grant.
Partnerships that expand what is possible.
Local governments, state and federal agencies, colleges, and regional organizations contribute the expertise and resources that make projects possible.
Stay connected to the work underway.
Council meetings, planning discussions, and community events keep partners informed and engaged. Find current dates, agendas, and event details on the events page.