Grant proposals must meet the requirements and specifications set forth in the competitive request for proposal by HHSC. Projects eligible for grant funding include:
  (1) continuation of a mental health jail diversion program;
  (2) establishment or expansion of a mental health jail diversion program;
  (3) establishment of alternatives to competency restoration in a state hospital, including outpatient competency restoration, inpatient competency restoration in a setting other than a state hospital, or jail-based competency restoration;
  (4) provision of ACT in addition to the ACT required by the local mental health authority or local behavioral health authority performance contract or FACT with an outreach component;
  (5) provision of intensive mental health services and substance use treatment not readily available in the county;
  (6) provision of continuity of care services for an individual being released from a state hospital;
  (7) establishment of interdisciplinary rapid response teams to reduce law enforcement's involvement with mental health emergencies; and
  (8) provision of local community hospital, crisis, respite, or residential beds.

Source Note: The provisions of this §307.309 adopted to be effective June 2, 2024, 49 TexReg 3802