Maryland’s Live Near Your Work (LNYW) pilot program provides a minimum of $3,000 in direct cash assistance to home buyers moving to designated neighborhoods surrounding major employers. Local governments designate the LNYW areas and administer the program within their jurisdictions. The following three benefits of the LNYW program are expected: 1. Neighborhoods are strengthened through increased homeownership; 2. Commuting costs are reduced; and 3. Important relationships are forged between employers and their surrounding communities. Participating employers - businesses, non-profits, colleges or universities, or government agencies - must set eligibility requirements, promote the program to their employees and provide matching resources. Case/Example: Maryland’s LNYW program. Source/Reference: Georgia DCA, 1998, pp. 25; Maryland Office of Planning, 1997a, pp. 6; Maryland Office of Planning, 1997b, pp.14.