1997 Minnesota Statutes

     119A.21 Grants to service provider programs. 

    Subdivision 1.    Grants awarded.  The commissioner 
 shall award grants to programs which provide abused children 
 services.  Grants shall be awarded in a manner that ensures that 
 they are equitably distributed to programs serving metropolitan 
 and nonmetropolitan populations.  

    Subd. 2.    Applications.  Any public or private 
 nonprofit agency may apply to the commissioner for a grant to 
 provide abused children services.  The application shall be 
 submitted in a form approved by the commissioner after 
 consultation with the abused children advisory council and shall 
 include:  

    (1) a proposal for the provision of abused children 
 services to, or on behalf of, abused children, children at risk, 
 and their families; 

    (2) a proposed budget; 

    (3) evidence of ability to represent the interests of 
 abused children and their families to local law enforcement 
 agencies and courts, social services, and health agencies; 

    (4) evidence of ability to do outreach to unserved and 
 underserved populations and to provide culturally and 
 linguistically appropriate services; and 

    (5) any other information the commissioner may require by 
 policy or by rule adopted under chapter 14, after considering 
 the recommendations of the abused children advisory council.  

    Programs which have been approved for grants in prior years 
 may submit materials which indicate changes in items listed in 
 clauses (1) to (5), in order to qualify for renewal funding.  
 Nothing in this subdivision may be construed to require programs 
 to submit complete applications for each year of funding.  

    Subd. 3.    Duties.  Every public or private nonprofit 
 agency which receives a grant under this section to provide 
 abused children services shall comply with all requirements of 
 the commissioner related to the administration of the grants.  

    Subd. 4.    Classification of data collected by grantees. 
  Personal history information and other information collected, 
 used, or maintained by a grantee from which the identity of any 
 abused child or family members may be determined is private data 
 on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, and 
 the grantee shall maintain the data in accordance with 
 provisions of chapter 13. 

    HIST: 1994 c 552 s 2