Section 11.5-102 – Ending Youth Homelessness Grant Program
(a) (1) There is an Ending Youth Homelessness Grant Program. (2) The purpose of the Program is to: (i) prevent and end youth homelessness in the State; and (ii) address related disparities based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity. (b) (1) The Department shall administer the Program. (2) The Department shall establish: (i) application procedures; and (ii) any other procedures or criteria necessary […]
Section 11.5-103 – Ending Youth Homelessness Grant Fund
(a) There is an Ending Youth Homelessness Grant Fund. (b) The purpose of the Fund is to provide funds to the Program. (c) The Department shall administer the Fund. (d) (1) The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article. (2) The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, […]
Section 11.5-104 – Grant Making Process
(a) The Department shall establish a grant making process that is inclusive of currently and formerly homeless youth from diverse geographic regions within the State. (b) The grant making process shall: (1) ensure that youth are involved in the planning and evaluation activities, including by providing opportunities for youth to participate in decision making; (2) adequately support youth participation […]
Section 11.5-105 – Types of Programs for Eligible Participants
Eligible recipients of grant funding are limited to the following types of programs: (1) street and community–based outreach and drop–in programs that: (i) locate, contact, and provide information, referrals, and supportive services; (ii) provide walk–in access to crisis intervention and ongoing supportive services that include one–to–one case management services on a self–referral basis; or (iii) help unaccompanied homeless youth […]
Section 10-203 – Status
The State Treasurer shall hold and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.
Section 10-204 – Composition
The Fund consists of: (1) money that the Board receives from any public or private source, including a gift, grant, or legacy; (2) interest earned on Trust accounts held by title insurers and their agents under § 22–105 of the Insurance Article; (3) investment earnings of the Fund; and (4) repayments of principal or payments of interest on loans […]
Section 10-205 – Solicitation of Money
The Board may solicit money for the Fund from any source.
Section 10-206 – Investment of Fund
Money in the Fund shall be invested in the same way as other State money.
Section 10-301 – Liberal Construction
This title shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes.
Section 10-102 – Trust Established
(a) There is a Maryland Affordable Housing Trust. (b) (1) The Trust is an instrumentality of the State and is a body corporate and politic. (2) The exercise by the Trust of its powers under this title is an essential public function. (c) The purpose of the Trust is to make affordable housing more available throughout the State. (d) The Department […]