(a) The office shall use one or more methods as necessary to provide notice of the availability of funds for competitive grant awards, including publication in the Texas Register or Electronic State Business Daily website. The comptroller may make available a copy of the notice of funds availability on the comptroller's website. For the purposes of these rules, the date the notice of funds availability is issued is the earlier of the first day the notice is published in the Texas Register or on the Electronic State Business Daily website.
(b) The notice of funds availability published under subsection (a) of this section shall include:
  (1) the total amount of grant funds available for award;
  (2) the minimum and maximum amount of grant funds available for each application;
  (3) eligibility requirements;
  (4) application requirements;
  (5) award and evaluation criteria; and
  (6) the date by which applications must be submitted to the office;
(c) The notice may include:
  (1) limitations on the geographic distribution of grant funds;
  (2) the anticipated date of award; and
  (3) any other information the office determines is necessary for award.

Source Note: The provisions of this §16.31 adopted to be effective February 19, 2023, 48 TexReg 685; amended to be effective March 24, 2024, 49 TexReg 1956