The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas ("CPRIT" or "the Institute") adopts the amendments to 25 Texas Administrative Code §§703.10, 703.11, 703.15, 703.24 and 703.26 without changes to the proposed amendments as published in the September 2, 2022, issue of the Texas Register (47 TexReg 5229); therefore, the rules will not be republished. The amendments relate to eligible matching funds, deadlines for corrections to Financial Status Report supporting documentation, and references to Texas Grant Management Standards.

Reasoned Justification

The amendment to §703.11(c) adds a new paragraph (7) to allow a grant recipient to use relocation costs to Texas as a source matching grant funds. The proposed amendment to §703.24(a)(5) requires a grant recipient to provide more information to or correct a deficiency in the supporting documentation of a Financial Status Report (FSR) within five (5) business days of a request from the Institute. The amendments to §§703.10, 703.15, and 703.26 replace references to Uniform Grant Management Standards with Texas Grant Management Standards.

Summary of Public Comments and Staff Recommendation

CPRIT received no public comments regarding the proposed amendments to Chapter 703; CPRIT staff recommends moving forward with adoption of the amendments.

The rule changes are adopted under the authority of the Texas Health and Safety Code Annotated, § 102.108, which provides the Institute with broad rule-making authority to administer the chapter.