§ 4-904

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§4–904.

(a)The Executive Director shall:

(1)in accordance with subsection

(b)of this section and in consultation with the Council, establish procedures for local governments and nonprofit organizations to use in applying for money from the Fund; and

(2)at least 60 days before the application becomes available to local governments and nonprofit organizations, post a notice of the application’s availability on a publicly accessible website.

(b)An application shall require a local government or nonprofit organization to provide, at a minimum:

(1)clearly defined and measureable objectives;

(2)evidence that the proposed evidence–based health programs or evidence–informed health programs would likely reduce gun violence;

(3)a description of how the local government or nonprofit organization proposes to use the funding to reduce rates of gun violence by:

(i)establishing or enhancing evidence–based health programs or evidence–informed health programs; and

(ii)enhancing coordination of existing violence intervention and prevention programs, if any, to minimize duplication of services; and

(4)a plan for the collection of relevant data.