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TITLE 34	PUBLIC FINANCE
PART 1	COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
CHAPTER 16	COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS
SUBCHAPTER B	TEXAS BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
DIVISION 2	BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
RULE §16.31	Notice of Funds Availability
ISSUE	03/22/2024
ACTION	Final/Adopted

Preamble

Texas Admin Code Rule

(a)The office shall use one or more methods as necessary to provide notice of the availability of funds for competitive grant awards, including publication in the Texas Register or Electronic State Business Daily website. The comptroller may make available a copy of the notice of funds availability on the comptroller's website. For the purposes of these rules, the date the notice of funds availability is issued is the earlier of the first day the notice is published in the Texas Register or on the Electronic State Business Daily website.

(b)The notice of funds availability published under subsection (a) of this section shall include:

(1)the total amount of grant funds available for award;

(2)the minimum and maximum amount of grant funds available for each application;

(3)eligibility requirements;

(4)application requirements;

(5)award and evaluation criteria; and

(6)the date by which applications must be submitted to the office;

(c)The notice may include:

(1)limitations on the geographic distribution of grant funds;

(2)the anticipated date of award; and

(3)any other information the office determines is necessary for award.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on March 4, 2024

TRD-202400957

Victoria North

General Counsel for Fiscal and Agency Affairs

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Effective date: March 24, 2024

Proposal publication date: October 13, 2023

For further information, please call: (512) 475-2220

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