(a) Grants shall be awarded based on guidelines that reflect applicable state or federal priorities and mandates. The grant guidelines issued by the agency will specify the timetable, forms, procedures, and any supplemental criteria or requirements applicable to a particular grant for that year. Grant guidelines include the goals describing the purpose of the grant program, applicant eligibility requirements, description of the services to be provided, applicable priorities and restrictions, the selection criteria, and the process to evaluate grant applications and select awards.
(b) The general selection criteria include:
  (1) applicant eligibility;
  (2) relevance to goals;
  (3) program impact;
  (4) program scope and quality;
  (5) the cost of proposed service;
  (6) measurability of service impact; and
  (7) compliance with requirements.
(c) The agency may consider additional factors in the selection process, including:
  (1) financial ability to perform services;
  (2) state and regional service needs and priorities;
  (3) improved access for underserved areas and populations;
  (4) improved access to funding for libraries that have not received grants from the agency within a specified time frame to be determined by the agency or that have limited resources;
  (5) ability to continue services after grant period; and
  (6) past performance and compliance.

Source Note: The provisions of this §2.111 adopted to be effective March 5, 2007, 32 TexReg 1068; amended to be effective May 3, 2009, 34 TexReg 2601; amended to be effective March 18, 2020, 45 TexReg 1853; amended to be effective March 12, 2024, 49 TexReg 1458