# COMAR Title 09 — Maryland Department of Labor

## Subtitle 37 — Workforce Development and Adult Learning

### Chapter 03 — Grant Programs for the Public Safety Apprenticeship Program and the Apprenticeship Career Training Pilot Program for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

**Authority:** Labor and Employment Article, §§11-603 and 11-604, Annotated Code of Maryland

**Administrative History:** Effective date: April 19, 2021 (48:8 Md. R. 309)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .01 amended effective March 30, 2026 (53:6 Md. R. 289)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .02B amended effective March 30, 2026 (53:6 Md. R. 289)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .08 amended effective March 30, 2026 (53:6 Md. R. 289)

#### Regulation .01 Purpose.

*COMAR 09.37.03.01*

These regulations prescribe the policies, procedures, and authorizations for administering the Public Safety Apprenticeship Program and the Apprenticeship Career Training Pilot Program for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals.

#### Regulation .02 Definitions.

*COMAR 09.37.03.02*

A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

B. Terms Defined.

  (1) “Act” means Labor and Employment Article, §§11-603 and 11-604, Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended.

  (2) “Council” means the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council.

  (3) “Department” means the Department of Labor.

  (4) “Division” means the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning.

  (5) “Grantee” means an employer to whom an award is made under the terms of this chapter.

  (6) “Program” means the grant programs for the Public Safety Apprenticeship Program and the Apprenticeship Career Training Pilot Program for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals.

  (7) “Public safety agency” has the meaning set forth in Labor and Employment Article, §11-603(a)(4), Annotated Code of Maryland.

  (8) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Labor.

#### Regulation .03 Application and Review Procedures.

*COMAR 09.37.03.03*

A. Grant Application.

  (1) An applicant may apply for a grant under the Act as set forth in this regulation.

  (2) An applicant shall apply to the Department on an application prescribed by the Department.

  (3) An applicant shall submit documentation that the Department requires to establish the eligibility of the applicant and apprentice.

B. Review Procedures.

  (1) Upon receipt of the grant application and any required documentation, the Department shall review each application to determine whether an applicant will be awarded a grant.

  (2) The Secretary may delegate to the Assistant Secretary of the Division or an employee of the Department the authority to review grant applications and supporting documentation.

  (3) If a grant application is rejected, the Department shall notify the applicant in writing within 60 days of receipt of the grant application.

  (4) The notice of grant rejection shall state the reason the grant was rejected.

  (5) An applicant may request reconsideration within 15 days of the date of the notice of grant rejection by filing a request in writing with the Assistant Secretary of the Division.

#### Regulation .04 Grant Monitoring.

*COMAR 09.37.03.04*

The Department may monitor grants and disbursement of grant funds to ensure that grant funds are properly disbursed.

#### Regulation .05 Retention of Grant Records.

*COMAR 09.37.03.05*

A. Grantees shall retain and maintain all records regarding the application for at least 3 years after the final disbursement of grnt funds.

B. The records shall be open to the inspections of representatives of the Department during reasonable working hours.

#### Regulation .06 Application Records.

*COMAR 09.37.03.06*

The Department shall ensure that Program guidelines, information and application forms are publicly available on the Department’s website and at its offices.

#### Regulation .07 Waiver.

*COMAR 09.37.03.07*

The Secretary may waive or modify a particular provision of this chapter to the extent that the waiver is not inconsistent with the Act if, in the determination of the Secretary, the application of a regulation in a specific case is inequitable or contrary to the purposes of the Act.

#### Regulation .08 Amount of Public Safety Apprenticeship Program Grant.

*COMAR 09.37.03.08*

A. The maximum amount that a Public Safety Agency may be awarded for a Start Up grant may not exceed $200,000.

B. The maximum amount that a Public Safety Agency may be awarded for a Stabilization grant may not exceed $5,000 per registered apprentice.

#### Regulation .09 Amount of Apprenticeship Career Training Pilot Program Grant for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals.

*COMAR 09.37.03.09*

A. The maximum amount that a grantee may be awarded during a fiscal year may not exceed $25,000.

B. Grants may not exceed $1,000 per apprentice employed by a grantee.