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<section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="5-205" title_number="5" title_name="State Planning" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Organization of Department and General Authority of Secretary">
  <level label="a">
    <text>For each fiscal year, the Governor may include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $1,000,000 to the Department to provide a grant to the Maryland Humanities Council to be used for the Marilyn Hatza Memorial Strengthening the Humanities Investment in Nonprofits for Equity (SHINE) Grantmaking Initiative.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The funds provided under subsection (a) of this section shall be used by the Maryland Humanities Council to provide general operating grants to small and mid–size humanities, arts, cultural, and educational nonprofit organizations.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>During the grant selection and award process, the Maryland Humanities Council shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>consider the geographic and racial diversity of potential recipients; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>award grants on a one–time or multiyear basis.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>On or before December 31 each year, the Maryland Humanities Council shall submit an annual report to the Department that includes the following information for the calendar year:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the names of the grant recipients;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the number of grant recipients by jurisdiction;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the amounts of each grant awarded; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>information from each grant recipient regarding the purposes for which the funds were expended, including how the recipient used the funds to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>create or preserve jobs;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>support or maintain general operations; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iii">
      <text>create or sustain humanities programs.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
