(a) Subject to available funding for this program,
the department will publish a notice of fund availability and request
for applications, which will include all necessary details about the
program and application requirements. The application must be on the
forms and in the format prescribed by the department.
(b) Grants, loans or loan guarantees are awarded by
the department through a competitive process according to the provisions
of this division and the request for applications.
(c) A public or nonprofit hospital located in a rural
county, as defined in §487.301 of the Texas Government Code,
is eligible to apply for funds.
(d) A hospital that has received a grant under the
Community Hospital Capital Improvement Fund from the Department of
State Health Services may not also receive a grant, loan, or loan
guarantee under this program.
(e) Applications that are received after the closing
date, incomplete or substantially inconsistent with the requirements
of this division and the request for applications may be rejected
without further consideration at the discretion of the department.
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