2013 Maryland Code
HUMAN SERVICES
§ 9-404 - Terms and conditions of grants

§9-404.

(a) (1) A State grant may be used only to plan, design, construct, convert, acquire, renovate, and equip a juvenile facility, including related reports, plans, specifications, site improvements, surveys, and programs.

(2) Any available federal or other grant shall be applied first to the cost of planning, design, construction, conversion, acquisition, renovation, or equipping of a juvenile facility.

(3) A State grant may not exceed 50% of the cost of eligible work remaining unpaid after all federal and other grants have been applied.

(b) (1) A State grant may not be used:

(i) to further sectarian religious instruction;

(ii) in connection with the design, acquisition, or construction of a building used or to be used as a place of sectarian religious worship or instruction; or

(iii) in connection with a program or department of divinity for a religious denomination.

(2) On request of the Board of Public Works, an applicant shall submit evidence satisfactory to the Board that a grant is not being used and has not been used for a purpose prohibited under this section.