Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 9 - Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund
Section 4-904 - Applying for Money From the Fund

(a)    The Executive Director shall:
        (1)    in accordance with subsection (b) of this section and in consultation with the Council, establish procedures for local governments and nonprofit organizations to use in applying for money from the Fund; and
        (2)    at least 60 days before the application becomes available to local governments and nonprofit organizations, post a notice of the application’s availability on a publicly accessible website.
    (b)    An application shall require a local government or nonprofit organization to provide, at a minimum:
        (1)    clearly defined and measureable objectives;
        (2)    evidence that the proposed evidence–based health programs or evidence–informed health programs would likely reduce gun violence;
        (3)    a description of how the local government or nonprofit organization proposes to use the funding to reduce rates of gun violence by:
            (i)    establishing or enhancing evidence–based health programs or evidence–informed health programs; and
            (ii)    enhancing coordination of existing violence intervention and prevention programs, if any, to minimize duplication of services; and
        (4)    a plan for the collection of relevant data.

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