Section 321.10 - Grant Evaluation(a) Except as provided under §321.16 of this chapter (relating to Direct Award), the commission shall establish, for each proposed grant or series of grants, recipient selection criteria appropriate to the purposes of and activities under the proposed grant or grants.(b) The commission may specify any selection criterion it considers relevant to the grant.(c) All selection criteria must address the evaluation and scoring of: (1) available fiscal controls;(2) project effectiveness;(4) the potential grant recipient's previous experience with grants and contracts; and(5) the potential grant recipient's established presence in the state and good faith efforts to achieve a goal of more than 50 percent of its purchase goods and services from suppliers in this state.(d) In addition to evaluation criteria provided under subsection (c) of this section, the commission may include and provide preferences for the following evaluation criteria: (1) application participant(s) relevant experience;(2) estimated project completion date;(3) the availability of matching funds, including amount, percentage, and source of matching funds;(4) cost effectiveness and overall impact, as measured by the total project cost; and (5) any additional factors the commission determines are necessary to promote innovation in the fields of space exploration and commercial aerospace opportunities, including the integration of space, aeronautics, and aviation industries into the economy of this state.(e) The commission may award a grant only to an entity who meets the established eligibility requirements of the proposed grant and who has been selected in accordance with the established selection criteria.(f) The commission's approval of an award shall not obligate the commission to make any additional, supplemental, or other awards.(g) All grant funding decisions made by the commission are final and are not subject to appeal.(h) The commission shall issue the award after the grant agreement is fully executed by the grant recipient and the commission.10 Tex. Admin. Code § 321.10
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 49, December 6, 2024, TexReg 9957, eff. 12/8/2024