2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division I - Housing and Community Programs › Title 6 - Division of Neighborhood Revitalization › Subtitle 8 - Mobile Laundry for the Homeless Pilot Program › Section 6-801 - Mobile Laundry for the Homeless Pilot Program -- Purpose -- Administered -- Matching Grants -- Eligibility -- Outcome Measurement [Subtitle Subject to Abrogation]

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 PER CHAPTER 255 OF 2021 //
(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Division” means the Division of Neighborhood Revitalization in the Department.
(3)    “Mobile laundry services” means the washing, drying, and folding of clothes performed from a vehicle equipped with washing and drying machines.
(4)    “Pilot Program” means the Mobile Laundry for the Homeless Pilot Program established under subsection (b) of this section.
(b)    (1)    There is a Mobile Laundry for the Homeless Pilot Program in the Division.
(2)    The purpose of the Pilot Program is to provide funds to nonprofit organizations to establish or expand mobile laundry services for the homeless.
(c)    The Division shall administer the Pilot Program.
(d)    The Division shall award funds under the Pilot Program through a matching grant to establish mobile laundry services for the homeless that:
(1)    serve homeless populations that lack access to clean water and laundry services; and
(2)    integrate delivery of laundry services with other services provided by the applicant.
(e)    (1)    To be eligible for a grant under the Pilot Program, a nonprofit organization must:
(i)    have a mission that includes service to the homeless; and
(ii)    secure contributions in an amount of money or other consideration at least equal in value to half the amount of funding sought under the Pilot Program.
(2)    In–kind contributions may be used to meet the requirement of paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection.
(3)    In selecting applicants to which grants will be awarded under the Pilot Program, the Division shall positively rate applicants that:
(i)    demonstrate fiscal controls, including by making use of multiple sources of funding;
(ii)    exhibit project effectiveness, including by showing how a grant awarded under the Pilot Program will be used to augment existing services to create seamless services for the homeless;
(iii)    show previous successful experience administering grants; and
(iv)    meet any other criteria the Division considers relevant.
(f)    (1)    The Division shall establish a system of outcome measurement to assess the effectiveness of the Pilot Program.
(2)    A recipient of a grant under the Pilot Program shall submit any information that the Division determines is necessary for the system of outcome measurement.
(3)    On or before October 1, 2023, the Division shall submit to the Department the outcomes of the Pilot Program measured under this subsection.
(g)    On or before December 15, 2024, the Department shall evaluate the effectiveness of the Pilot Program and make a recommendation to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly on whether the Pilot Program should continue to operate.