1. A. The administering agency shall:

   1. (1) Assume responsibility for providing emergency food providers with information on the Program, including Program guidelines and fund availability;
   2. (2) Accept and process requests for funding assistance from the emergency food providers;
   3. (3) Allocate the funding to the emergency food providers based on the procedures approved in the application submitted to the Department; and

   4. (4) In collaboration with the Department, distribute information to the emergency food providers on:

      1. (a) The Department's self-sufficiency initiatives, and
      2. (b) Maryland's earned income tax credit.
2. B. The administering agency may use no more than the amount approved by the Department for administrative costs.

3. C. The emergency food provider shall:

   1. (1) Use the grant to purchase food to be distributed to needy individuals;
   2. (2) Purchase under the Program food produced, grown, and harvested in the State when feasible and cost effective;
   3. (3) Provide to needy individuals and families information from the Department that encourages self-sufficiency consistent with the Family Investment Program under COMAR 07.03.03; and
   4. (4) Distribute information on Maryland's earned income tax credit.

Authority: Human Services Article, §§6-409—6-414, Annotated Code of Maryland;
Executive Order 01.01.2000.06

Effective date: November 1, 1999 (26:22 Md. R. 1691)

Regulation .02B amended effective November 11, 2002 (29:22 Md. R. 1720)

Regulation .03 amended effective November 11, 2002 (29:22 Md. R. 1720)

Regulation .04A, B amended effective November 11, 2002 (29:22 Md. R. 1720)

Regulation .05C amended effective November 11, 2002 (29:22 Md. R. 1720)

Regulation .06 amended effective November 11, 2002 (29:22 Md. R. 1720)

Regulation .07B, C amended effective November 11, 2002 (29:22 Md. R. 1720)

Regulation .08B amended effective November 11, 2002 (29:22 Md. R. 1720)

Regulation .09 adopted effective November 11, 2002 (29:22 Md. R. 1720)

Chapter recodified from COMAR 07.06.20 to COMAR 07.01.20 effective June, 2009

Regulation .09A amended effective May 22, 2017 (44:10 Md. R. 469)