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34 Tex. Admin. Code § 16.553 — Grant Agreement
(a)
Funding of grant agreements is contingent on the comptroller receiving sufficient legislative appropriations, without which the comptroller may be unable to execute a grant agreement. Determinations regarding grant award payment amounts will depend on the amount of funding available at the time the application is approved and could result in partial or no funding awarded.
(b)
The comptroller shall notify the grant recipient of the grant award amount and provide a grant agreement for signature within 30 days of that notification.
(c)
Award and funding decisions are made in the comptroller's sole discretion and are not appealable or subject to protest.
(d)
A grant agreement must require the comptroller to disburse funds as soon as practicable and must require funds to be expended during the grant period. Funds subject to a binding encumbrance may be considered expended if the grant recipient is legally obligated to expend the funds under a binding contract to purchase allowable goods or services. For example, anticipated contracts, contracts under negotiation, and the earmarking or budgeting of funds for a specified purpose are not binding encumbrances.
(e)
Grant award payments are subject to Government Code, §§ 403.055, 403.0551 and 753.103. The most recent federal decennial census will determine the population used for the funding tiers.
(f)
The sheriff must electronically sign the grant agreement.
Source Note: The provisions of this §16.553 adopted to be
effective May 31, 2026, 51 TexReg 3605.
Source: official text