SECTION 190.14. Communications between the Advisory Board and Applicants, Distinguished Researchers and Others

(a) The OOG will manage the communications between the advisory board and the applicant, the distinguished researcher, and the institution. The applicant, the distinguished researcher, or anyone on the applicant's or distinguished researcher's behalf may not, at any time, initiate contact with any member of the advisory board about a possible application or a submitted application or any other matter related to an application to the GURI program.

(b) If an advisory board member contacts the applicant, the distinguished researcher, or anyone acting on behalf of the applicant or distinguished researcher about an application to the GURI program, the person contacted, the advisory board member initiating the contact, or any other person involved in the consideration of a grant application shall notify the OOG immediately of the contact.

(c) Applications may be disqualified from consideration if communications occur in violation of this subsection.

(d) As part of its review or evaluation, the OOG, in its discretion, and on behalf of the advisory board, may require the applicant to make a presentation to the advisory board. Failure to deliver a presentation may result in the application being disapproved.

Source Note: The provisions of this §190.14 adopted to be effective February 4, 2016, 41 TexReg 776; amended to be effective July 14, 2022, 47 TexReg 3971