1. (a) CJD defines equipment as any tangible, non-expendable personal property with a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost of $1000 or more per unit, and any other item, regardless of cost, that the grantee chooses to capitalize in its own accounting records.
2. (b) Applicants must submit with their grant applications a list of all proposed equipment purchases to CJD for approval. Grantees must request any additional equipment purchases through grant adjustments. Grantees are not authorized to purchase any equipment until they have received written approval to do so from CJD. CJD will authorize in writing the purchase of equipment through either the original grant award or a subsequent grant adjustment notice. CJD may refuse any request for equipment. Decisions regarding equipment are made based on whether or not the grantee has demonstrated that the requested equipment is necessary, essential to the successful operation of the grant project, and reasonable in cost.
3. (c) CJD may approve equipment-only grants to fund innovative, cutting edge technology used in the investigation of crime, to preserve public safety, or to remedy crisis situations. The Local Law Enforcement Block Grant program and the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant program are exempt from this rule.
4. (d) CJD will not approve grant funds to purchase vehicles or equipment for governmental agencies that are standard issue or for general agency use. The Local Law Enforcement Block Grant program is exempt from this rule.

Source Note:The provisions of this §3.81 adopted to be effective February 24, 2000, 25 TexReg 1297; amended to be effective September 9, 2001, 26 TexReg 6645.