(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) "Eligible applicant" means a tax-exempt nonprofit organization. (3) (i) "Facility and community improvement project" means a physical project or a community service that: 1. makes a facility or a community-managed open space safer for residents and visitors; 2. encourages the authorized uses of a facility or a community-managed open space by individuals; or 3. supports community-led efforts to improve the appearance of a facility or a community-managed open space. (ii) "Facility and community improvement project" includes: 1. the purchase or installation of: A. equipment that increases the visibility of vulnerable spaces, including surveillance tools or adequate lighting for exterior doors, common areas, or hallways; or B. landscape architectural design features, including signs, gardens, paving treatments, plantings, or other upgrades to public spaces; 2. efforts to: A. improve sight lines within, increase visitation to, or clean public spaces; or B. integrate landscape architectural design features into a facility or a community-managed open space in a manner that connects adjacent neighborhoods for various users while distancing the users from private areas; 3. timely removal of graffiti and use of graffiti resistance practices in collaboration with a person who specializes in the area of graffiti removal services to present a vibrant, maintained space; and 4. contracted land enhancement or groundskeeping services to maintain or clean open spaces and functional surfaces. (b) An eligible applicant may apply for a grant under the Program for a facility and community improvement project. (c) If an eligible applicant submits an application for a grant under the Program for a facility and community improvement project to purchase or install a network of cameras or license readers, the eligible applicant shall include with the application: (1) a monitoring plan; (2) evidence of a partnership with law enforcement, the governmental unit responsible for traffic enforcement for the political subdivision, and any other relevant public agencies; and (3) a list of possible locations of cameras and license readers and a plan for providing notice of locations to property owners. (d) The Department may award an eligible applicant who submits a complete application for financial assistance under the Program for a facility and community improvement project a grant that: (1) is at least $25,000; and (2) does not exceed $50,000.
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