(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.