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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 05.21.01.05" title_num="05" subtitle_num="21" chapter_num="01" heading="Grant Applications.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Grant applications shall be accepted in one or more rounds to be announced by the Department.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A grant application submitted to the Department shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be on standard forms prescribed by the Department;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Be submitted by an eligible applicant;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Be for an eligible use;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Detail the need for homeless services in the applicant’s area, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The proposed plan for addressing those needs;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The services for which funding is requested; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The providers who will be receiving funding under the applicant’s proposed plan;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Provide a budget, acceptable to the Department that at a minimum shows anticipated project costs and expenses;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Contain the organizational documents of the applicant unless applicant is a local government; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Include other information or documentation that the Department may require.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A grant application may be submitted for one or more programs.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>An applicant may file one or more applications in accordance with schedules established by the Department.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Each grant application shall be submitted to the Department to determine whether all of the information required under this regulation is contained in the application.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>The Secretary shall establish a procedure for distributing grant funds that takes into consideration the need to serve eligible clients on a Statewide basis.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>The Secretary shall, in evaluating grant applications, take into consideration the prospective grantee’s or provider’s use of evidence-based best practices and conformity to a low-barrier housing first approach in providing services to clients.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>