Section 11-919 - Grant program. - Maryland Statutes

§ 11-919. Grant program.
 

(a)  Established.- There is a grant program. 

(b)  Regulations; submission of applications.- The Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention shall: 

(1) adopt regulations for the administration and award of grants under Part II of this subtitle; and 

(2) submit all approved grant applications to the Board. 

(c)  Board action required.- The Board shall: 

(1) approve each grant application received by the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention before any money is released from the Fund; 

(2) ensure that the money obtained from unclaimed restitution under § 17-317(a)(3)(i) of the Commercial Law Article is used for annual grants to provide legal counsel to victims of crimes and delinquent acts to protect the victims' rights as provided by law; and 

(3) ensure that grants to child advocacy centers established under § 11-923(g) of this subtitle shall: 

(i) support the development and operation of child advocacy centers; and 

(ii) supplement and not supplant money that the child advocacy centers receive from other sources. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 844(a), (b); 2001, ch. 10, § 2; 2007, chs. 125, 126; 2008, ch. 36, § 6; 2010, ch. 453.]