Maryland Transportation Section 7-1003

      The Administration shall:

            (1)      Solicit grant applications from prospective Program applicants;

            (2)      Subject to the limitations in § 7-1002(g) of this subtitle, award grants of up to $100,000 each to qualified Program applicants;

            (3)      Ensure that the grants awarded under item (2) of this section are distributed among Program applicants to provide door-to-door transportation in the following areas with no area receiving grants totaling more than $100,000 per year:

                  (i)      The Baltimore Metropolitan Area;

                  (ii)      The Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area;

                  (iii)      Western Maryland;

                  (iv)      Southern Maryland; and

                  (v)      The Eastern Shore; and

            (4)      Ensure, to the extent practicable, that at least one grant is awarded to Program applicants to provide door-to-door transportation in each of the following areas:

                  (i)      A rural area;

                  (ii)      An urban area; and

                  (iii)      A suburban area.