§ 11-919. Grant program

   (a) Established. -- There is a grant program.

(b) Regulations; submission of applications. -- The Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention shall:

   (1) adopt regulations for the administration and award of grants under Part II of this subtitle; and

   (2) submit all approved grant applications to the Board.

(c) Board action required. -- The Board shall:

   (1) approve each grant application received by the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention before any money is released from the Fund;

   (2) ensure that the money obtained from unclaimed restitution under § 17-317(a)(3)(i) of the Commercial Law Article is used for annual grants to provide legal counsel to victims of crimes and delinquent acts to protect the victims' rights as provided by law; and

   (3) ensure that grants to child advocacy centers established under § 11-923(h) of this subtitle shall:

      (i) support the development and operation of child advocacy centers; and

      (ii) supplement and not supplant money that the child advocacy centers receive from other sources.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 844(a), (b); 2001, ch. 10, § 2; 2007, chs. 125, 126; 2008, ch. 36, § 6; 2010, ch. 453; 2011, ch. 65, § 5.