(a) The Executive Director shall establish procedures for agencies to apply for money from the Fund. (b) An agency that applies for money from the Fund shall provide the Executive Director with: (1) a description of the activities and functions of the community program for which the money is requested; (2) the eligibility requirements for participation in the community program; (3) the number of participants in the community program; and (4) any other information that the Executive Director considers necessary. (c) (1) The Executive Director shall make grants from the Fund to: (i) local law enforcement agencies to support community programs; and (ii) agencies of a local government to support violence intervention programs. (2) The amount of each grant shall be in proportion to the number of agencies that apply for money from the Fund. (d) The agency shall submit to the Executive Director proof of expenditures of the grant for the community program. (e) Money distributed under this subtitle shall be used to supplement and not supplant any other funding for a community program. (f) The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services and the Maryland Police Training itle shall be used to supplement and not supplant any other funding for a community program. (f) The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services and the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission shall provide technical assistance to agencies in applying for: (1) money from the Fund; or (2) other federal, State, or private grants for community programs.
Maryland Legal Code