Funds subject to regional allocation shall be made available as described in paragraphs (1) - (3) of this section:
- (1) Applicants applying in response to a competitive application cycle will be ranked highest to lowest by region and subregion. Funding that remains available after awarding all available eligible Applications in each region and subregion shall collapse and be directed to the next Application in the most underserved region and subregion. If funding is made available to multiple Activities under one NOFA, the funds remaining after awarding all eligible Applications by Activity shall collapse and be directed to the next Application in the most underserved region and subregion regardless of Activity;
- (2) Funds made available through an open application cycle and subject to regional allocation shall be made available to each region and subregion for a time period to be specified in the applicable NOFA, after which the funds remaining shall collapse and be made available statewide; and
- (3) In the event of a tie between two or more Applicants, the Department reserves the right to determine which Application will receive a recommendation for funding, or as otherwise specified in the NOFA. Tied Applicants may also receive a partial recommendation for funding.
Source Note:The provisions of this §23.20 adopted to be effective October 31, 2012, 37 TexReg 8477; amended to be effective January 5, 2014, 38 TexReg 9494.