§ 6–412
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Hum. Servs. § 6-412 (2026)
Title 6. Community Services
Subtitle 4. Transitional Services
§ 6–412LinkCopy Citation
(a)
The Department shall manage the Program.
(b)
Each administering agency shall:
(1)
provide emergency food providers with information about the Program, including Program guidelines and fund availability;
(2)
accept and process requests for funding assistance from emergency food providers; and
(3)
allocate funding to emergency food providers based on the procedures approved in the administering agency’s grant application under § 6-413 of this subtitle.
(c)
An emergency food provider that receives a Program grant shall:
(1)
use the grant to purchase food for distribution to needy individuals;
(2)
as a condition of distributing food, provide to needy individuals information, developed in collaboration with the Department, that encourages self-sufficiency consistent with the goals of the Family Investment Program established under Title 5, Subtitle 3 of this article;
(3)
distribute information on the State’s earned income tax credit established under § 10-704 of the Tax - General Article; and
(4)
submit a report to the Department and the administering agency detailing how the grant was used and how many units of service were provided.