HHSC will notify all applicants in writing of HHSC's final action on a grant application. HHSC will notify each successful grant applicant of a tentative grant award. Alternatively, HHSC may issue a non-binding letter of intent to award a grant to a successful applicant contingent upon the satisfaction of certain conditions specified in the letter of intent. Each successful grant applicant must notify HHSC in writing of its decision to either accept or reject a tentative grant award within 10 business days of the date of HHSC's notice of a tentative grant award or within a shorter time period as specified in a non-binding letter of intent. A successful grant applicant's failure to notify HHSC within this time period shall be construed as a rejection of the tentative grant award. Any exception to this rule will require the review and written approval of the Alliance Director of the Guardianship Alliance of Texas.