The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the text clearly indicates otherwise.
  (1) Board or THECB--The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
  (2) Commissioner--The Commissioner of Higher Education.
  (3) Eligible Applicant--A Texas institution of higher education as defined in Texas Education Code 61.003(8).
  (4) Institution of Higher Education--Any public technical institute, public junior college, public senior college or university, or medical or dental unit, or other agency of higher education as defined by Texas Education Code, 61.003(8).
  (5) Open Educational Resources (OER)--A teaching, learning, or research resource that is in the public domain or has been released under an intellectual property license that permits the free use, adaptation, and redistribution of the resource by any person. The term may include full course curricula, course materials, modules, textbooks, media, assessments, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques, whether digital or otherwise, used to support access to knowledge, as defined in Texas Education Code 51.451(4-a).
  (6) Request for Applications (RFA)--A type of solicitation notice in which the THECB announces available grant funding, sets forth the guidelines governing the program, provides evaluation criteria for submitted applications, and provides instructions for eligible entities to submit applications for such funding. The guidelines governing the program may include a Letter of Intent, eligibility requirements, performance expectations, budget guidelines, reporting requirements, and other standards of accountability for this program.

Source Note: The provisions of this §4.232 adopted to be effective February 28, 2018, 43 TexReg 1067; amended to be effective November 16, 2022, 47 TexReg 7554