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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 13A.14.11.05" title_num="13A" subtitle_num="14" chapter_num="11" heading="Awards.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>For award purposes, the Administration shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Divide the annual allocation into four equal portions to be awarded quarterly during January, April, July, and October;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Divide the funding allocation equally between family day care providers and child care facilities; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>During any quarter, transfer remaining funds allocated to one category of provider to the other, if necessary to fund eligible applicants.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Maximum Grant Amounts.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A child care facility that serves:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>29 or fewer children may be awarded a grant of up to $1,500; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>30 or more children may be awarded a grant of up to $2,500.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A family day care provider may be awarded a grant of up to $1,000.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>During each quarter, the Administration shall provide awards according to the assigned award priority until the earlier of when:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An award has been made to each eligible applicant; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The quarterly allocation of funding is exhausted.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Within 60 days of receiving an award, the grantee shall submit receipts or copies of receipts for all equipment, supplies, and materials purchased with the award.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Reconsideration for an Award.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If, due to exhaustion of the quarterly funding allocation, an award is not made to an applicant on the basis of the applicant's first quarter of eligibility, the application shall be held for reconsideration until the end of the State fiscal year in which the application was made.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An applicant who does not receive an award may reapply for an award during any future fiscal year.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>At the end of a quarter, any unused funding allocation for that quarter shall be:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Added to the funding allocation for the next quarter; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Made available for award purposes.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>The Administration may make an award for less than the amount requested by the applicant, but may not make an award for more than the amount requested.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>