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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 15.01.21.04" title_num="15" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="21" heading="Application Procedures.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A qualified applicant that applies for grant funds under the program shall submit to the Department the following:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If the applicant is an urban agricultural producer:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An application on a Department-produced form which shall include a budget estimate of the overall eligible costs;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A map identifying the location of the operation including its street address and the parcel boundaries of the land on which the operation is situated;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Documentation showing that the person annually sells, or would normally have sold, in an urban area at least $1,000 of farm products from the person’s farming operation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Except for an individual applying on the individual’s own behalf, documentation proving the applicant’s authority to sign on behalf of the organization on all matters related to the program;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>A completed Current Nutrient Management Plan Certification form or Nutrient Management Plan Waiver, as applicable; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>A completed IRS Tax Form W-9.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If the applicant is a non-profit organization or institution of higher education:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An application based on a Department-approved form which shall include a budget estimate of the overall eligible costs; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>For qualified nonprofit organizations:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>A current IRS Determination Letter indicating its §501(c)3 status under Title 26 of the United States Code; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Evidence of good standing with the State of Maryland;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Use of Grant Funds.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Limitations. A grant recipient may use a grant under this program to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Secure real property:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>That has established the necessary infrastructure to grow food;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>For which the grantee is the steward of the real property; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>For which no more than 20 percent of the grant money will be used to secure property;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Maintain safe, environmentally sustainable, and socially responsible practices; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Make capital improvements to support viable urban agriculture enterprises.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>To receive a grant under this program, the applicant shall demonstrate that the funds the person receives will provide a measurable community benefit including, but not limited to, improving local food access; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A grant recipient may not use more than 15 percent of the amount of the grant for operating expenses.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>