(a) Grant award recommendations and decisions, including, but not limited to, actions relating to an applicant's eligibility, evaluation, award, and funding amount rest within the discretionary authority of the OOG and all award decisions are final and are not subject to appeal.     
      (b) Only applications that have first received a recommendation from the advisory board will be considered by the OOG for funding.     
      (c) The OOG will make the final determination on whether a researcher who is proposed for recruitment by an applicant qualifies as a distinguished researcher for purposes of the GURI program.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §190.25 adopted to be effective February 4, 2016, 41 TexReg 776; amended to be effective July 14, 2022, 47 TexReg 3971