(a) Subject to available funding for this program, the department will publish a notice of grant availability and request for applications, which will include all necessary details about the program and application requirements.
(b) Public institutions of higher education, including public junior colleges to the extent possible, public high schools, or governmental entities in a rural county are eligible to apply to the program.
(c) The department may specify any reasonable requirements for grant applications, including, but not limited to, length, format, authentication, and supporting documentation.
(d) Applications that are late, incomplete or substantially inconsistent with the requirements of this division and the request for applications may be rejected without further consideration at the discretion of the department.
(e) Each application will be reviewed by the department for completeness, relevance to the published request for applications, adherence to department policies, general quality, technical merit, and budget appropriateness.
(f) The department may weigh scoring for factors including cost per beneficiary, distress, per capita income, unemployment, innovativeness, and matching or leveraged funds.

Source Note: The provisions of this §30.281 adopted to be effective January 1, 2015, 39 TexReg 10395