(a) To nominate a project during a program call administered by the department, the project sponsor must submit its nomination in the form prescribed by the department.
(b) The nomination package must present persuasive evidence of support for the proposed project from the communities in which it would be implemented and include a commitment to provide a local funding match of at least 20% of the allowable costs of the project, subject to §11.406 of this subchapter (relating to Local Funding Match).
(c) If the project is located in a county that has been certified by the commission as an economically disadvantaged county, the nomination package may include a request for adjustment to the minimum local funding match requirement. For those projects in which the commission is authorized by law to provide state cost participation, the department may adjust the amount required by subsection (b) of this section. If an adjustment is granted, the adjustment percentage in effect for the county at the time the program call is initiated will be used. The county must remain eligible for the adjustment until the date the project sponsor enters into the local agreement.
(d) A complete nomination package must be received by the department not later than the specified deadline published in the Texas Register. A nomination package that fails to include any of the items specified in this section or the respective program call is considered to be incomplete and will not be considered for funding. The department may request supplemental information as needed to conduct project screening and evaluation.

Source Note: The provisions of this §11.408 adopted to be effective January 4, 2017, 41 TexReg 10664; amended to be effective November 16, 2022, 47 TexReg 7561