(a) (1) In reviewing and ranking proposals, the selection committees established under §§ 5–1102 and 5–1103 of this subtitle shall place additional value on proposals that are designed to:
(i) reach the largest possible number of parents, children, and youth in a community;
(ii) involve local government officials and other community leaders; and
(iii) be supplemented by local or private funding.
(2) The selection committees shall attempt to achieve a broad geographic distribution of funding, to the extent that a proposal has merit, in their recommendations to the Governor.
(b) Based solely on the recommendations of the selection committees, the Governor shall award grants, not to exceed $10,000 each, to further the purposes of this subtitle.
(c) All grant awards under this subtitle shall be identified and briefly described in annual reports developed by the Department of Human Services for grants awarded under § 5–1102 of this subtitle and by the Maryland Department of Health for grants awarded under § 5–1103 of this subtitle. These reports shall be presented to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly.
(d) In conjunction with the grant programs established under this subtitle, each year the Governor shall proclaim a Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Awareness Week and a Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Week to focus public attention on these problems.
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