1. A. Grant applications shall be accepted in one or more rounds to be announced by the Department.

2. B. A grant application submitted to the Department shall:

   1. (1) Be on standard forms prescribed by the Department;
   2. (2) Be submitted by an eligible applicant;
   3. (3) Be for an eligible use;

   4. (4) Detail the need for homeless services in the applicant’s area, including:

      1. (a) The proposed plan for addressing those needs;
      2. (b) The services for which funding is requested; and
      3. (c) The providers who will be receiving funding under the applicant’s proposed plan;
   5. (5) Provide a budget, acceptable to the Department that at a minimum shows anticipated project costs and expenses;
   6. (6) Contain the organizational documents of the applicant unless applicant is a local government; and
   7. (7) Include other information or documentation that the Department may require.
3. C. A grant application may be submitted for one or more programs.
4. D. An applicant may file one or more applications in accordance with schedules established by the Department.
5. E. Each grant application shall be submitted to the Department to determine whether all of the information required under this regulation is contained in the application.
6. F. The Secretary shall establish a procedure for distributing grant funds that takes into consideration the need to serve eligible clients on a Statewide basis.
7. G. The Secretary shall, in evaluating grant applications, take into consideration the prospective grantee’s or provider’s use of evidence-based best practices and conformity to a low-barrier housing first approach in providing services to clients.

Authority: Housing and Community Development Article, §§4-1403(g), 4-1406, 4-2108, 4-2205(a)(4), and 4-2209(b), Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: August 13, 2018 (45:16 Md. R. 774)