1. (a) All decisions to fund grant requests rest completely within the discretionary authority of CJD. The receipt of an application for grant funding by CJD does not obligate CJD to fund the grant or to fund it at the amount requested. CJD will separately review and approve or reject each aspect of an applicant's proposed project and the accompanying budget.
2. (b) CJD renders funding decisions based upon a review of whether the applicant is eligible, whether the proposed project meets the particular program requirements, and whether the request is reasonable. CJD renders decisions on applications for funding through the use of objective tools and comparative analysis. Applicants may appeal adverse decisions on their applications for funding to CJD pursuant to §3.13 and §3.15 of this chapter.
3. (c) If CJD decides not to fund a grant application or determines that an applicant is ineligible, CJD will notify the applicant in writing at least 30 days prior to the start date of the funding source.
4. (d) CJD makes no commitment that a grant, once funded, will receive priority consideration for subsequent funding.

Source Note:The provisions of this §3.9 adopted to be effective February 24, 2000, 25 TexReg 1297.