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§ 4-801. Baltimore City Safe Streets Initiatives grant program

West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic SafetyEffective: April 13, 2021

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Public Safety (Refs & Annos)
Title 4. Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 8. Safe Streets Initiatives (Refs & Annos)
Effective: April 13, 2021
MD Code, Public Safety, § 4-801
§ 4-801. Baltimore City Safe Streets Initiatives grant program
Currentness
“Safe Streets Initiative” defined
(a) In this section, “Safe Streets Initiative” means a violence prevention or intervention program operated by a community-based organization in a neighborhood that is disproportionately affected by violent crime.
Appropriation to fund grants
(b)(1) For each fiscal year the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $3,600,000 for Baltimore City to be used only to:
(i) provide grants to community-based organizations to operate Safe Streets Initiatives in Baltimore City; and
(ii) cover expenses incurred by Baltimore City that are attributable to the Safe Streets Initiative, including personnel hired by Baltimore City and assigned to a Safe Streets Initiative.
(2) The funds required to be included in the annual budget bill under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be used solely to supplement, and not supplant, funds otherwise available for Safe Streets Initiatives in Baltimore City.
Restrictions on grants
(c) A grant made with funds appropriated under subsection (b)(1) of this section may not:
(1) require a matching fund;
(2) exceed $600,000 per Safe Streets Initiative; or
(3) supplant grant funding otherwise available for Safe Streets Initiatives.
Contents of annual report
(d) On or before December 31 each year, the Mayor of Baltimore City shall report to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and the House Appropriations Committee, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, on:
(1) the effectiveness of Safe Streets Initiatives in Baltimore City;
(2) the status of all Safe Streets Initiatives in Baltimore City, including a summary of grants awarded with the following information about each grant:
(i) the name of the awardee;
(ii) the amount of the grant; and
(iii) a summary of the program for which the grant was awarded; and
(3) any other information considered necessary by the Mayor of Baltimore City.

Credits

Added by Acts 2018, c. 147, § 1, eff. April 24, 2018. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 8, § 1, eff. March 27, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5; Acts 2021, c. 17, § 1, eff. March 13, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 109, § 1, eff. April 13, 2021.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 4-801, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 4-801
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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