The Office of Community Conservation receives part of its funding from the 6-Year Capital Improvement Program. These monies are targeted to the Community Conservation Areas and fund projects which address community, housing and neighborhood revitalization needs. A portion of this agency's capital dollars are part of the Department of Public Works' budget in Streets and Highways, Storm Drains, and General Government Buildings and the Department of Environmental Protection and Resource Management's budget in Waterway Improvements.

These funds are for projects which are identified by communities to address a community need and are usually smaller in scale than the traditional Public Works capital projects, e.g. installation of a small section of sidewalk, and curb & gutter or construction of measures to eliminate flooding affecting a small number of houses. These types of projects are not programmed during the annual budget formulation period as are larger projects. They are funded on an as-needed basis as long as funding is still available often as a grant to homeowners in low/moderate income neighborhoods.

The Community Improvements and Housing Opportunities Program part of the capital budget are managed directly by this office. Community Improvement funds are mainly targeted to commercial streetscape projects, but are also used for other community business areas or projects directly affecting nearby residential communities.

These can include the acquisition, demolition, renovation, maintenance, repair and/or modernization of residential or commercial properties. Housing Opportunities funds are used for the rehabilitation, conversion or creation of housing units for low or moderate income persons and the elderly and/or to support community initiatives to increase home ownership in Baltimore County.

In addition, the office oversees a capital account for Removal of Architectural Barriers consisting of Federal Community Development Block Grant funds and County monies. This account is for the modification of County-owned buildings to make them fully accessible to all citizens.