Md. Code, Pub. Safety § 4-103

(a) The Executive Director shall establish procedures for local law enforcement agencies to apply for money from the Fund. (b) A local law enforcement agency that applies for money from the Fund shall provide the Executive Director with the following information: (1) the number of violent crime incidents committed within the jurisdiction of the local law enforcement agency for the last 2 years; (2) the current number of sworn officers; (3) the current number of sworn officers not assigned protective body armor; (4) the number and age of protective body armor units currently in use by the local law enforcement agency; (5) the number of protective body armor units requested: (i) for officers not currently assigned protective body armor; and (ii) for officers assigned protective body armor in need of replacement due to age or wear; (6) the regulations of the local law enforcement agency that relate to the use of protective body armor; (7) the local law enforcement agency’s budget request for supplies and equipment for the current and last 2 fiscal years; and (8) any other information that the Executive Director considers necessary to make grants for protective body armor.