1. (a) Applicants must submit with their grant applications an itemized 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 through the original grant award or a subsequent grant adjustment notice. Decisions regarding equipment purchases 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.
2. (b) CJD will not approve grant funds to purchase vehicles or equipment for governmental agencies that are for general agency use. The Local Law Enforcement Block Grant program and the County Essential Services Grant program are exempt from this subsection.
3. (c) CJD will not approve grant funds for the purchase of weapons, ammunition, explosives, or military vehicles.
4. (d) In accordance with §3.2013 of this chapter, grantees must submit to CJD a CJD-prescribed Procurement Questionnaire when a procurement is expected to exceed $100,000 or upon CJD request.

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; amended to be effective March 17, 2002, 27 TexReg 1693; amended to be effective December 16, 2002, 27 TexReg 11729; amended to be effective October 13, 2003, 28 TexReg 8873; amended to be effective June 9, 2004, 29 TexReg 5575.