# Public Safety (GPS)

## Title 4. Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs

### Subtitle 9. Miscellaneous Grant Programs

#### Section 4-904

(a) The Executive Director shall:

  (1) in accordance with subsection (b) of this section and in consultation with the Council, establish procedures for local governments and nonprofit organizations to use in applying for money from the Fund; and

  (2) at least 60 days before the application becomes available to local governments and nonprofit organizations, post a notice of the application's availability on a publicly accessible website.

(b) An application shall require a local government or nonprofit organization to provide, at a minimum:

  (1) clearly defined and measureable objectives;

  (2) evidence that the proposed evidence-based health programs or evidence-informed health programs would likely reduce gun violence;

  (3) a description of how the local government or nonprofit organization proposes to use the funding to reduce rates of gun violence by:

    (i) establishing or enhancing evidence-based health programs or evidence-informed health programs; and

    (ii) enhancing coordination of existing violence intervention and prevention programs, if any, to minimize duplication of services; and

  (4) a plan for the collection of relevant data.

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Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)