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 can request additional equipment purchases through grant adjustments. CJD will authorize in writing the purchase of equipment if 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.
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.

Source Note:The provisions of this §3.81 adopted to be effective February 24, 2000, 25 TexReg 1297.