Maryland Public Safety Section 5-503

      (a)      The purpose of the Council is to administer the Cease Fire Council Grant Program to support innovative and collaborative firearms violence reduction initiatives.

      (b)      The Council shall:

            (1)      make grants in accordance with § 5-504 of this subtitle;

            (2)      establish or assist in the establishment of programs designed to reduce the incidence of firearms violence related crime and encourage participation in existing programs with these objectives;

            (3)      identify specific goals, objectives, and methodologies to be used in support of programs eligible for funding under this subtitle;

            (4)      identify priorities for firearms violence related crime prevention strategies in the State; and

            (5)      develop criteria to evaluate the outcomes of programs that receive money under this subtitle.