(a) The office shall use one or more methods as necessary to provide notice of the availability of funds for award under this subchapter including publication in the Texas Register or on the Electronic State Business Daily website. The comptroller may make available a copy of the NOFA on the comptroller's website.
(b) The NOFA published under subsection (a) of this section may include:
  (1) the total amount of grant funds available for reimbursement awards;
  (2) the minimum and maximum amount of grant funds available for each application;
  (3) limitations on the geographic distribution of grant funds;
  (4) eligibility requirements;
  (5) application requirements;
  (6) reimbursement award and evaluation criteria;
  (7) the date by which applications must be submitted to the office;
  (8) the anticipated date of reimbursement awards; and
  (9) any other information the office determines is necessary for award.
(c) All applications for a reimbursement award submitted under this subchapter must comply with the requirements of Government Code, §403.553(g), and any requirements contained in a NOFA published by the office.
(d) An application for funding under this subchapter shall be submitted on the forms and in the manner prescribed by the office. The office may require that applications be submitted electronically.
(e) The office may require applicants to submit preliminary information to the office prior to submitting a completed application for a reimbursement award to enable the office to determine each applicant's eligibility to apply for a reimbursement award and to compile aggregate information that applicants may use in determining whether to complete the application process.
(f) During the review of an application, an applicant may be instructed to submit to the office additional information necessary to complete the review. Such requests for information do not serve as notice that the office intends to fund an application.

Source Note: The provisions of this §16.3 adopted to be effective March 17, 2022, 47 TexReg 1294; amended to be effective July 28, 2024, 49 TexReg 5349