Maryland § 6-1304

§ 6-1304.

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

        (2)    “Eligible applicant” means a tax–exempt nonprofit organization.

        (3)    (i)    “Facility and community improvement project” means a physical project or a community service that:

                1.    makes a facility or a community–managed open space safer for residents and visitors;

                2.    encourages the authorized uses of a facility or a community–managed open space by individuals; or

                3.    supports community–led efforts to improve the appearance of a facility or a community–managed open space.

            (ii)    “Facility and community improvement project” includes:

                1.    the purchase or installation of:

                A.    equipment that increases the visibility of vulnerable spaces, including surveillance tools or adequate lighting for exterior doors, common areas, or hallways; or

                B.    landscape architectural design features, including signs, gardens, paving treatments, plantings, or other upgrades to public spaces;

                2.    efforts to:

                A.    improve sight lines within, increase visitation to, or clean public spaces; or

                B.    integrate landscape architectural design features into a facility or a community–managed open space in a manner that connects adjacent neighborhoods for various users while distancing the users from private areas;

                3.    timely removal of graffiti and use of graffiti resistance practices in collaboration with a person who specializes in the area of graffiti removal services to present a vibrant, maintained space; and

                4.    contracted land enhancement or groundskeeping services to maintain or clean open spaces and functional surfaces.

    (b)    An eligible applicant may apply for a grant under the Program for a facility and community improvement project.

    (c)    If an eligible applicant submits an application for a grant under the Program for a facility and community improvement project to purchase or install a network of cameras or license readers, the eligible applicant shall include with the application:

        (1)    a monitoring plan;

        (2)    evidence of a partnership with law enforcement, the governmental unit responsible for traffic enforcement for the political subdivision, and any other relevant public agencies; and

        (3)    a list of possible locations of cameras and license readers and a plan for providing notice of locations to property owners.

    (d)    The Department may award an eligible applicant who submits a complete application for financial assistance under the Program for a facility and community improvement project a grant that:

        (1)    is at least $25,000; and

        (2)    does not exceed $50,000.