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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="11-1105" title_number="11" title_name="Maryland Higher Education Commission" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Maryland Higher Education Outreach and College Access Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>To be eligible for participation in the Program, a nonprofit organization shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Be located in the State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Have a contract or memorandum of understanding with a local school system or an institution of higher education or must establish one if one does not exist; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Demonstrate an equal match for funds requested.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A nonprofit organization that receives funding through the Program shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Submit data on outreach programs;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Track student progress through the higher education system; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Submit annual reports to the Commission on or before October 1 following the fiscal year in which funds were received.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
