§ 14-8-105 — Powers and duties of the board

(a) The board shall:
(i) Provide for the coordination and exchange of
information on the establishment and maintenance of prevention
programs;
(ii) Develop and publicize criteria regarding grants
from the trust fund, including the duration of grants and any
requirements for matching funds which are received from the
trust fund;
(iii) Review and monitor the expenditure of monies by
recipients;
(iv) Prepare an annual report to the joint
appropriations interim committee on the board's activities which
include periodic evaluations of the effectiveness of the
prevention programs funded by the trust fund;
(v) Accept grants from the federal government as well
as solicit and accept contributions, grants, gifts, bequests and
donations from individuals, private organizations and
foundations for credit to the trust fund or the income account
as directed by the terms of the contribution, grant, gift,
bequest or donation;
(vi) Expend monies of the income account for the
establishment, promotion and maintenance of prevention programs,
for operational expenses of the board and to increase the
balance of the trust fund corpus;
(vii) Exercise any other powers or perform any other
duties which are consistent with the purposes for which the
board was created and which are reasonably necessary for the
fulfillment of the board's responsibilities;
(viii) Establish a classification system for
potential recipients based upon need and shall award grants to
those classified most needy.