§ 11-919

(a) There is a grant program.

(b) The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy 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) The Board shall:

(1) approve each grant application received by the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy 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.