SECTION 30.5. Application Process

(a) Subject to available funding, the Department will issue a RFA for current TxCDBG programs. The RFA shall be publicly available through the Department's website.

(b) The RFA, at a minimum, will provide the following information:

(1) eligibility requirements for the particular grant program;

(2) the maximum and minimum amount of individual grants;

(3) any limitations on the type of eligible applicants;

(4) limits, if any, on the number of grant applications that may be submitted by an applicant for a particular grant program;

(5) filing instructions and the deadline for the submission of applications;

(6) any match requirements;

(7) program objectives and guidelines for proposed projects;

(8) evaluation and award criteria, including guidance regarding the range of possible scores or points to be awarded to each of the selection criteria and any special factors to be evaluated in assigning points under the selection criteria;

(9) any prohibitions on the use of grant funds; and

(10) Department contact information.

(c) The application submitted to the Department must be:

(1) fully completed;

(2) received by the deadline in the manner stated in the RFA; and

(3) certified by an authorized individual.

(d) Once the application is filed, it will be initially screened for completeness and eligibility, and if complete and eligible it will be evaluated and reviewed, and a grant decision will be made.

(e) Providing false information, knowingly or unknowingly, on a grant application may cause an application to be denied or cause the grant agreement, once awarded, to be terminated.

Source Note: The provisions of this §30.5 adopted to be effective August 28, 2022, 47 TexReg 5099