Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 11.5-109 - Funding(a) Funds appropriated or otherwise allocated for programs under this title may be expended for any lawful purpose authorized by this title, as well as:(2) technical assistance;(3) capacity building for recipient and prospective recipient entities with the goal of building capacity to effectively meet the greatest need on a statewide basis; and(4) administrative costs to the Department.(b) In and after the third year of funding, each year the Department shall allocate at least 50% of the money appropriated to the Fund for housing programs as described in § 11.5-105(3) of this title.(c) The Department may partner or contract to provide programs or services authorized under subsection (a) of this section, including conducting training on racial equity, harm reduction, trauma-informed care, and needs of overrepresented or particularly vulnerable groups, including:(1) racial minority youth;(2) lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth;(4) victims of human trafficking and intimate partner violence;(5) youth with disabilities;(6) pregnant and parenting youth; andAdded by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 748,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2018.