(a) There is a Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund. (b) The purpose of the Fund is to: (1) support effective violence reduction strategies by providing competitive grants to local governments and nonprofit organizations to fund evidence–based health programs or evidence–informed health programs; and (2) evaluate the efficacy of evidence–based health programs or evidence–informed health programs funded through […]
(a) There is a Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Advisory Council in the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services. (b) The Council consists of the following members: (1) the Executive Director; (2) one member of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of the Senate; (3) one member of the House of Delegates, appointed by the […]
(a) The Executive Director shall: (1) in accordance with subsection (b) of this section and in consultation with the Council, establish procedures for local governments and nonprofit organizations to use in applying for money from the Fund; and (2) at least 60 days before the application becomes available to local governments and nonprofit organizations, post a notice of […]
(a) The Executive Director shall: (1) in accordance with subsection (b) of this section and in consultation with the Council, establish procedures for the distribution of money from the Fund; and (2) forward all applications to the Council for review and comment at least 30 days before decisions regarding the distribution of funding awards. (b) (1) Funding awards shall be […]
(a) A local government or nonprofit organization that receives funding under this subtitle shall: (1) except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, provide a cash or in–kind match equivalent to 33% of the amount awarded; and (2) use the award to supplement and not supplant funding that would otherwise be available to implement evidence–based health programs […]
(a) The Executive Director shall, in consultation with the Council: (1) order an ongoing evaluation of the efficacy of each evidence–based health program or evidence–informed health program that receives funding under this subtitle; and (2) retain a sufficient number of independent, third–party evaluators to maintain compliance with this section. (b) Evaluations required under this section shall be: (1) grouped by […]
