<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="11-1705" title_number="11" title_name="Maryland Higher Education Commission" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Hunger–free Campus Grant Program">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Commission shall allocate grant funding to any 4–year or 2–year public institution of higher education or regional higher education center that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Pledges a matching contribution to be used to implement the goals of the Program; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Is designated as a hunger–free campus.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Notwithstanding designation as a hunger–free campus under this subtitle, a 4–year or 2–year private institution of higher education or a regional higher education center operated by a private nonprofit institution of higher education is not eligible to receive grant funding under the Program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Commission shall determine the amount of each grant.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Commission shall incorporate into the 2026–2030 State Plan for Higher Education a plan for addressing any basic needs insecurity of higher education students.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Commission shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the requirements of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The regulations adopted under this subsection shall allow grant recipients to use grant funds flexibly to implement the goals of the Program, including giving recipients the ability to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Support emergency assistance;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Hire staff to manage initiatives related to the Program; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Use grant funds for operational activities related to the Program.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
