The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
  (1) Executive director--The executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation.
  (2) Grant--An award of funds or property in lieu of funds made by the department to a grantee or by the grantee to another individual or entity. The term does not include:
    (A) procurement purchases;
    (B) technical assistance;
    (C) assistance in the form of revenue sharing, loans, loan guarantees, interest subsidies, or insurance;
    (D) assistance for which no accounting by the grantee is required; or
    (E) payments that are made to a contractor for the purpose of obtaining goods and services and that create a procurement relationship between the department and the contractor.
  (3) Grantee--An individual or entity to which a grant is awarded. The term includes an individual or entity that receives an award that is for the purpose of carrying out a part of a federal or state award and that creates a federal or state assistance relationship between the department and that individual or entity.

Source Note: The provisions of this §9.131 adopted to be effective June 17, 2010, 35 TexReg 5077; amended to be effective March 17, 2021, 46 TexReg 1660