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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 15.01.21.05" title_num="15" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="21" heading="Application Review and Approval.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Department to Approve or Disapprove an Application.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If the Department approves a project, it shall base the amount of State grant funds on:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The eligibility of the applicant;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Whether, and the degree to which, the project provides a benefit to socially disadvantaged urban farmers;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Whether, and the degree to which, the project increases the viability of urban farming;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Whether, and the degree to which, the project improves access to urban-grown foods; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Whether, and the degree to which, the project provides urban grown foods to urban areas designated as a Healthy Food Priority Area.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Department shall disapprove an application for any of the following reasons:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The application is incomplete or does not comply with these regulations;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The applicant’s land is not used for agricultural purposes;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The application is for a project which is already under construction; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>The Department has no available funds.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Within 30 days from receipt of an application, the Department shall notify the applicant whether the application has been approved and the amount of the grant funds awarded.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>