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    (a)    The Department shall:

        (1)    review each application submitted under § 6–705 of this subtitle and may request additional information from the applicant;

        (2)    accept public input on each application; and

        (3)    consider the recommendation of any State unit.

    (b)    (1)    The Department may not approve an application until the Department has provided written notice and a reasonable opportunity to comment to the political subdivision where the proposed community enhancement project is located.

        (2)    If the application affects a neighborhood entirely within a municipal corporation, the Department must provide notice and a reasonable opportunity to comment to the municipal corporation and not the surrounding county.

        (3)    If an application affects a neighborhood within more than one political subdivision, the Department must provide notice and a reasonable opportunity to comment to each political subdivision.

    (c)    The Secretary shall, subject to subsection (b) of this section, award financial assistance to an applicant:

        (1)    in the amount and of the type that the Secretary determines; and

        (2)    under the terms of a Program agreement.