1. (a) The department will select applicants for funding on a competitive basis.
2. (b) The department will only consider applicants that meet all requirements of the solicitation.
3. (c) A taskforce assigned by the Nursing Advisory Committee, defined by Texas Health and Safety Code §104.0155, will review and score proposals. The taskforce will provide recommendations for grant awards to the department.

4. (d) Each application must:

   1. (1) provide a detailed explanation of the applicant's workplace violence prevention program, including:

      1. (A) a development and implementation timeline;
      2. (B) a description of the population identified to participate in the program;
      3. (C) a detailed budget; and
      4. (D) a description of the program's administration and support;
   2. (2) describe how the workplace violence prevention program will reduce verbal and physical violence against nurses in the applicant's health care facility; and
   3. (3) propose performance metrics to measure program outcomes, including changes in the severity and frequency of verbal and physical violence against nurses.
5. (e) Each solicitation will define the priority criteria for selection.

Source Note:The provisions of this §13.85 adopted to be effective October 11, 2018, 43 TexReg 6645; amended to be effective November 10, 2025, 50 TexReg 7288.