(a) Periodically, the board will adopt an Intended Use Plan to determine the use of funds for the specified application period. The Intended Use Plan may include:
  (1) structure and method of determining the financial assistance provided, including any subsidies;
  (2) criteria to be used by the executive administrator in prioritization of abridged applications; and
  (3) other requirements related to program administration.
(b) The executive administrator shall allow a period for public review and comment before the board considers adoption and approval of the Intended Use Plan and the initial project priority list or any substantive amendments to the Intended Use Plan. The executive administrator may make amendments to the project priority list after a 14-day public comment period without any public hearing.
(c) Eligible applicants who wish to submit a project for inclusion in the Intended Use Plan and on the initial project priority list must submit a complete and accurate abridged application by the date specified by the board.
(d) The information that must be included in an abridged application will be included in the Intended Use Plan. Failure to submit all required information specified in the Intended Use Plan may result in the project being ineligible for further board consideration and prioritization.
(e) Projects will be rated in the initial project prioritization based upon the information submitted by the applicant in the abridged application and any supporting documentation, with points being awarded by the executive administrator in amounts specified in the Intended Use Plan.
(f) If two or more projects receive the same number of points in the project prioritization, the executive administrator will use the tie-breaker procedures listed in the applicable Intended Use Plan.
(g) If sufficient funds are available, applicants with projects included on the priority list adopted by the board will be invited to submit a full application for consideration by the board in accordance with the Intended Use Plan and this chapter. Additional invitations to submit a full application may be extended from time to time while funds remain available.
(h) The applicant for a proposed project listed within the project priority list adopted by the board may be allowed certain changes without requiring a re-ranking in the following circumstances:
  (1) the applicant for a proposed project changes but the project does not change; or
  (2) the number of participants in a regional project changes and the change does not result in a change to the rating.

Source Note: The provisions of this §363.504 adopted to be effective May 1, 2022, 47 TexReg 2550