(a) Subject to available funding, the Department will
issue a RFA for current TxCDBG programs. The RFA shall be publicly
available through the Department's website.
(b) The RFA, at a minimum, will provide the following
information:
(1) eligibility requirements for the particular grant
program;
(2) the maximum and minimum amount of individual grants;
(3) any limitations on the type of eligible applicants;
(4) limits, if any, on the number of grant applications
that may be submitted by an applicant for a particular grant program;
(5) filing instructions and the deadline for the submission
of applications;
(6) any match requirements;
(7) program objectives and guidelines for proposed
projects;
(8) evaluation and award criteria, including guidance
regarding the range of possible scores or points to be awarded to
each of the selection criteria and any special factors to be evaluated
in assigning points under the selection criteria;
(9) any prohibitions on the use of grant funds; and
(10) Department contact information.
(c) The application submitted to the Department must
be:
(1) fully completed;
(2) received by the deadline in the manner stated in
the RFA; and
(3) certified by an authorized individual.
(d) Once the application is filed, it will be initially
screened for completeness and eligibility, and if complete and eligible
it will be evaluated and reviewed, and a grant decision will be made.
(e) Providing false information, knowingly or unknowingly,
on a grant application may cause an application to be denied or cause
the grant agreement, once awarded, to be terminated.
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