Maryland Code, HEALTH – GENERAL 24-1506
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(ii) A federally qualified health center, hospital, or provider of prenatal care that receives a grant under this paragraph may use the funding to promote and market the proposed program.
(2) The Secretary may require an applicant to provide matching funds or in-kind contributions as a condition of receiving a grant under this section.
(3) The Secretary shall distribute at least the following totals in grants under this section:
(i) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2023;
(ii) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024; and
(iii) $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter.
(b) The Secretary shall ensure that grants awarded under this section are used for the purposes of:
(1) Improving the health outcomes of pregnant women in the community served using the grant funds; and
(2) Collecting sufficient data to determine how to expand successful elements of the program to other communities in the State.
(c) On or before December 1 each year, beginning in 2023, the Secretary shall submit to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly a report on the grants distributed under this section for the most recent closed fiscal year, including:
(1) The total number of grants distributed; and
(2) Information about grant recipients and the programs and services provided using the grant funding.