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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 01.05.01.03" title_num="01" subtitle_num="05" chapter_num="01" heading="Grant Application Procedures.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Grant Eligibility. The following are eligible for grants from the Fund:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>State agencies;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Counties;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Municipalities; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Nonprofit or community-based nonprofit organizations providing:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Drug and alcohol abuse education, prevention, or treatment programs, or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Crime or violence prevention services such as a community patrol.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Consistent with COMAR 01.01.1988.05, Article IXB, the Commission may not award grants to any public or private organization engaged in discriminatory practices.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Grant Applications. Grant applications are available upon request from the Governor's Drug and Alcohol Abuse Commission, 300 East Joppa Road, Suite 1105, Towson, Maryland 21286-3016, telephone (410) 321-3521.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Completed grant applications submitted for funding consideration shall be signed by the chief administrative officer of the State agency, local jurisdiction, or nonprofit organization requesting funds. This means, for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>State agencies, the agency head;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Local jurisdictions, the chief executive officer of the county or municipality; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Nonprofit organizations, the president or managing official of the organization.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Use and Availability of Grant Funds.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Grants awarded under this program shall be used to increase the amounts of those funds that would, in the absence of the Grant funds, be made available for neighborhood crime prevention programs and drug and alcohol abuse education, prevention, treatment, adjudication, and law enforcement.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Grants can fund expenses for the benefit of the grant program. These expenses include all of the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Salaries for positions, including fringe benefits;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Overtime;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Travel expenses;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Equipment purchases;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Supplies; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Contractual services.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Grants may also provide the required matching funds in order to be awarded federal funds in support of a program which is consistent with the purpose areas under Regulation .02A of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Grants may not:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Fund indirect costs;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Supplant State or local funds;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Fund capital construction or capital purchases such as land.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>