| (a) Applicants shall be selected for funding on a competitive
basis.
(b) An application must meet the requirements of the
RFA and be submitted with proper authorization on or before the day
and time specified by the RFA to qualify for further consideration.
(c) A taskforce assigned by the Nursing Advisory Committee,
defined by Texas Health and Safety Code, §104.0155, will review
and evaluate the proposals. Proposals will be scored by the taskforce
and the taskforce will make recommendations to the department for
grant awards.
(d) Each application shall:
(1) provide a detailed explanation of the applicant's
workplace violence prevention program, including:
(A) a timeline for development and implementation;
(B) a description of the population identified to participate
in the program;
(C) a detailed budget; and
(D) detailed information related to administration
and support for the program;
(2) document how the workplace violence prevention
program will achieve the goals of reducing verbal and physical violence
against nurses in the applicant's health care facility; and
(3) propose performance metrics for measuring short-term
and long-term outcomes of the program, including a measure of the
change in the severity and frequency of verbal and physical violence
against nurses.
(e) Priority for selection will be given to applicants
that demonstrate an innovative approach to reducing verbal and physical
violence against nurses that includes the following:
(1) evidence supporting the conceptual foundation of
the proposed program;
(2) evidence of institutional commitment to reduce
workplace violence against nurses;
(3) evidence of institutional support of the proposal,
such as staff time, access to institutional resources, and/or funds;
and
(4) description of a plan for long-term sustainability
of the proposed program.
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