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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 10.45.09.02" title_num="10" subtitle_num="45" chapter_num="09" heading="Letter of Request.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An applicant for temporary emergency funding shall submit to the Commission a letter of request outlining the need for temporary emergency funding.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A letter of request shall include the following elements:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Information and documentation sufficient to establish the applicant's qualification as a community health resource as specified in COMAR 10.45.05.02, .03, or .04;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A brief description of the applicant's mission, programs, and service area;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The name, address, and location of the applicant, including the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Name, title, address, telephone number, and email address of the director; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Name and email address of the applicant's contact person;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The signature of an individual responsible for conducting the affairs of the applicant and legally authorized to execute contracts on the applicant's behalf;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>A brief account of the organizational and financial structure of the applicant, including the applicant's:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>For-profit or not-for-profit status; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Financial stability over the 3-year period prior to the date of application; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>The nature of the program or service whose existence or funding is threatened, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The significance of the program or service to its target group and to the geographic area in which it operates;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The customary and usual amount of funds needed to provide the service or operate the program on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The normal or usual funding source or sources for the program or service;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>The number and area of residence of low income, underinsured, or uninsured persons served by the program or service on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>A concise explanation of why the temporary emergency for which funding is sought could not have been anticipated;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>A concise account of any and all emergency funding requests by the applicant over the past 3 years and the results of those requests;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>The specific amount of funding requested and the amount of time over which the funding will be expended;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>A list of all other potential sources of funding, both internal and external, that have been approached by the applicant for this temporary emergency and their responses;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>A clear explanation of how the requested funds will enable the applicant to stabilize the threatened service or program; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(j)">
        <text>Any other information that the Commission may require on the emergency grant application form.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>