| (a) Unless granted an exemption by the department based
on the requirements in §210.33 of this chapter, each state agency,
other than institutions of higher education and those state agencies
defined in §531.001(4), Government Code, shall develop and electronically
announce synopses of all funding opportunities under financial assistance
programs that award discretionary grants, loans, and cooperative agreements
using a standard format and a set of common data elements established
statewide and posted on the State Electronic Internet Portal. The
standard format and common data elements shall provide potential applicants
with:
(1) Enough information about the funding opportunity
to decide whether they are interested in viewing the full announcement;
(2) One or more ways to get the full announcement with
the detailed information; and
(3) The capability to search for state grant opportunities
by using one or more of the following: key word(s), date, funding
opportunity number, specific agency or name of agency.
(b) The state agency head or his or her designated
representative(s) shall:
(1) Issue any needed direction to offices that award
discretionary grants and cooperative agreements on the requirement
to post a synopsis on the department's website, including the standard
data elements and format;
(2) Require that synopses follow the format to ensure
all required data elements are included;
(3) Ensure the synopsis posted on the State Electronic
Internet Portal will have full instructions regarding where to obtain
the full announcement for the funding opportunity; and
(4) Announce the funding opportunity in the Texas Register if necessary to further satisfy
statutory, regulatory, or the agency's policy requirements.
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