Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
(a) A county, municipal corporation, for profit organization, or nonprofit organization sponsoring a project involving the planning, design, construction, conversion, acquisition, renovation, and equipping of a juvenile facility in the State may apply to the Department for a grant under this subtitle.(b)(1) An application shall be filed with the Department in the form the Department requires.(2) The applicant shall file with the Department a statement that includes:(i) a list of the personnel employed or to be employed at the juvenile facility;(ii) all compensation and other expenses paid or to be paid to the personnel;(iii) all other expenses incurred or to be incurred in operating the juvenile facility; and(iv) a schedule of rates charged or to be charged for services provided at the juvenile facility.(c) If the Secretary approves the project and the project plans, the Secretary shall promptly: (1) report the application to the Board of Public Works; and(2) recommend that the Board make funds available as provided in this subtitle.(d) The amount of the State grant for a project shall be determined after considering: (1) all eligible applications;(2) the total of unallocated State funds available when the application is received; and(3) the priorities of area need that the Department establishes.