§ 4-904

Md. Code, Public Safety § 4-904, under Article — Public Safety.

Md. Code, Public Safety § 4-904

(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.