An applicant must accept or reject a grant award in writing and forward the notice to the OAG so that the notice is received by the OAG within 45 days of the grant award. Failure by the applicant to execute the grantee acceptance notice within this time period and promptly forward that notice to the OAG shall be construed as a rejection of the grant award, and the funds will be deobligated. In addition, each applicant who accepts a grant award must implement the grant within 60 days of the designated start date indicated on the statement of grant award. Failure to do so will be construed by the OAG as relinquishment by the applicant of the grant award. Any exception to this paragraph will require the review and written approval of the OAG Grants Coordinator.

Source Note:The provisions of this §66.57 adopted to be effective June 24, 2001, 26 TexReg 4437.