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34 Tex. Admin. Code § 16.554 — Authorized uses of Grant Funds
(a)
Grant funds may only be used for the following:
(1) compensation for persons performing duties under the immigration law enforcement agreement;
(2) reporting costs, which are limited to three percent of the total grant amount;
(3) grant reporting costs, which are limited to three percent of the total grant amount;
(4) equipment and related services for peace officers and other persons related to the immigration law enforcement agreement, including the cost of repairing equipment that was not purchased using grant funds;
(5) attendance by a person at any training or other event required under the immigration law enforcement agreement;
(6) costs to the county for confining inmates under the authority granted under the immigration law enforcement agreement;
(7) overtime pay for persons employed at the sheriff's office who, during periods of training required by the immigration law enforcement agreement, perform the duties of persons obtaining that training;
(8) indirect costs, as described in the Texas Grant Management Standards, which:
(A) are limited to five percent of the total grant amount; and
(B) exclude costs for business functions of the office, including software, trainings, and licenses; and
(9) pre-award costs expended on or after the effective date of the immigration law enforcement agreement and prior to the effective date of the grant agreement.
(b)
Grant funds may not be used for:
(1) reporting costs in excess of three percent of the total grant amount;
(2) grant reporting costs in excess of three percent of the total grant amount;
(3) indirect costs, as described in the Texas Grant Management Standards, in excess of five percent of the total grant amount and indirect costs for business functions of the office including software, trainings, and licenses;
(4) costs associated with participating in the immigration law enforcement agreement for which the grantee may be reimbursed by the federal government; and
(5) costs incurred prior to the effective date of the immigration law enforcement agreement.
(c)
Grant funds may only be used for the state purpose of assisting sheriffs participating in immigration law enforcement agreements.
(d)
For compensation for persons performing duties under the agreement as described by subsection (a)(1) of this section, the costs associated with providing compensation include:
(1) the salary amount as indicated on the county's budget submitted under section 16.555 (Reporting and Compliance) of this subchapter; and
(2) any additional compensation costs legally permissible and allowable by county policy, including overtime pay.
(e)
Funds must be expended within the term of the grant agreement.
Source Note: The provisions of this §16.554 adopted to be
effective May 31, 2026, 51 TexReg 3605.
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