UT Code § 26A-1-129 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 26A - Local Health Authorities|Chapter 1 - Local Health Departments|Part 1 - Local Health Department Act|Section 129 - Electronic Cigarette, Marijuana, and Other Drug Prevention Grant Program -- Reporting.

 Effective 7/1/2020  26A-1-129. Electronic Cigarette, Marijuana, and Other Drug Prevention Grant Program -- Reporting.    (1) As used in this section, "grant program" means the Electronic Cigarette, Marijuana, and Other Drug Prevention Grant Program created in this section.     (2) There is created the Electronic Cigarette, Marijuana, and Other Drug Prevention Grant Program which shall be administered by local health departments in accordance with this section.     (3)   (a) A local health department shall administer the grant program with funds allocated to the grant program under Subsection 59-14-807(4)(d), to award grants to:   (i) a coalition of community organizations that is focused on substance abuse prevention;     (ii) a local government agency, including a law enforcement agency, for a program that is focused on substance abuse prevention; or     (iii) a local education agency as defined in Section 53E-1-102.       (b) A recipient of a grant under the grant program shall use the grant to address root causes and factors associated with the use of electronic cigarettes, marijuana, and other drugs:   (i) by addressing one or more risk or protective factors identified in the Utah Student Health and Risk Prevention Statewide Survey; and     (ii) through one or more of the following activities aimed at reducing use of electronic cigarettes, marijuana, and other drugs:   (A) providing information;     (B) enhancing individual skills;     (C) providing support to activities that reduce risk or enhance protections;     (D) enhancing access or reducing barriers systems, processes, or programs;     (E) changing consequences by addressing incentives or disincentives;     (F) changing the physical design or structure of an environment to reduce risk or enhance protections; or     (G) supporting modifications or changing policies.         (c) The grant program shall provide funding for a program or purpose that is:   (i) evidence-based; or     (ii) a promising practice as defined by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.         (4)   (a) An applicant for a grant under the grant program shall submit an application to the local health department that has jurisdiction over the area in which the applicant is proposing use of grant funds.     (b) The application described in Subsection (4)(a) shall:   (i) provide a summary of how the applicant intends to expend grant funds; and     (ii) describe how the applicant will meet the requirements described in Subsection (3).       (c) A local health department may establish the form or manner in which an applicant must submit an application for the grant program under this section.       (5)   (a) A local health department shall:   (i) on or before June 30 of each year:   (A) review each grant application the local health department receives for the grant program; and     (B) select recipients for a grant under the grant program; and       (ii) before July 15 of each year, disperse grant funds to each selected recipient.       (b) A local health department may not award a single grant under this section in an amount that exceeds $100,000.       (6)   (a) Before August 1 of each year, a recipient of a grant under the grant program shall, for the previous year, submit a report to the local health department that:   (i) provides an accounting for the expenditure of grant funds;     (ii) describes measurable outcomes as a result of the expenditures;     (iii) describes the impact and effectiveness of programs and activities funded through the grant; and     (iv) indicates the amount of grant funds remaining on the date that the report is submitted.       (b)   (i) A grant recipient shall submit the report described in Subsection (6)(a) before August 1 of each year until the grant recipient expends all funds awarded to the recipient under the grant program.     (ii) After a grant recipient expends all funds awarded to the recipient under the grant program, the grant recipient shall submit a final report to the local health department with the information described in Subsection (6)(a).         (7)   (a) On or before September 1 of each year, each local health department shall submit the reports described in Subsection (6) to the Association of Local Health Departments.     (b) The Association of Local Health Departments shall compile the reports and, in collaboration with the Department of Health, submit a report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee regarding:   (i) the use of funds appropriated to the grant program;     (ii) the impact and effectiveness of programs and activities that the grant program funds during the previous fiscal year; and     (iii) any recommendations for legislation.        Enacted by Chapter 347, 2020 General Session