Maryland Department of Human Resources Section 130J

      (a)      Each administering agency shall:

            (1)      Assume responsibility for providing emergency food providers with information on the Program, including Program guidelines and fund availability;

            (2)      Accept and process requests for funding assistance from the emergency food providers; and

            (3)      Allocate the funding to the emergency food providers based on the procedures approved in the application described in § 130-I of this subtitle.

      (b)      After an emergency food provider receives a Program grant, the provider shall:

            (1)      Use the grant to purchase food to be distributed to needy individuals;

            (2)      As a condition of distributing food, provide to needy individuals information, developed in collaboration with the Department of Human Resources, that encourages self-sufficiency consistent with the goals of the Family Investment Program;

            (3)      Distribute information on Maryland's earned income tax credit; and

            (4)      Submit a report to the Department and the administering agency detailing how the grant was used and the units of service provided.