Maryland Department of Human Resources Section 130I

      (a)      The Department shall:

            (1)      Adopt a formula and qualifications for allocating Program funds to the counties based on county-wide statistics for:

                  (i)      The number of families living in poverty;

                  (ii)      The unemployment rate; and

                  (iii)      The number of families receiving food stamps;

            (2)      Submit annually to the Governor's Advisory Council on Nutrition a report detailing:

                  (i)      The total funds appropriated to the Program for the current and prior fiscal years, including the amount allocated for administrative costs, the amount allocated to each administering agency, and the amount allocated to emergency food providers in each county; and

                  (ii)      The units of service provided in each county; and

            (3)      Notify each local jurisdiction through the administering agency of the availability of Program funds based on paragraph (1) of this subsection.

      (b)      Each administering agency shall:

            (1)      Apply to the Department's Community Services Administration for a Program grant; and

            (2)      Include in the application a procedure that the administering agency will use to:

                  (i)      Notify emergency food providers of the availability of Program grants;

                  (ii)      Approve emergency food providers as recipients of Program grants; and

                  (iii)      Allocate Program grants among approved emergency food providers.

      (c)      The Department's Community Services Administration shall approve the application before an administering agency may receive a Program grant.