1. (a) The Institute will accept grant applications for cancer research and prevention programs to be funded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Fund or the proceeds of general obligation bonds issued on behalf of the Institute in response to standard format requests for applications that will be publicly issued by the Institute at least annually. The requests for applications will be announced in the Texas Register and available through the Institute's public website.
2. (b) The Institute reserves the right to modify the format and content requirements for the requests for applications from time to time. Notice of modifications will be announced in the Texas Register and available through the Institute's public website.

3. (c) Requests for cancer research grant applications issued by the Institute may address, but are not limited to, the following areas:

   1. (1) Short-term, high-impact programs;
   2. (2) Individual investigator awards;
   3. (3) Multiple investigator awards, including collaborative projects, centers, core facilities, shared instrumentation, and infrastructure;
   4. (4) Recruitment to the state of new, emerging, and established investigators;
   5. (5) Training; and
   6. (6) Implementation of the Texas Cancer Plan.

4. (d) Requests for cancer prevention grant applications issued by the Institute may address, but are not limited to, the following areas:

   1. (1) Innovation awards;
   2. (2) Education, outreach and training;
   3. (3) Evidence based prevention programs and services;
   4. (4) Collaborative projects;
   5. (5) Infrastructure/capacity building grants; and
   6. (6) Implementation of the Texas Cancer Plan.
5. (e) The request for applications shall seek information from applicants regarding whether the proposed project includes commercial prospects, including, but not limited to commercial abstracts or business plans.
6. (f) Failure to comply with the material and substantive requirements set forth in the request for applications may serve as grounds for disqualification from further consideration of the grant application by the Institute.
7. (g) The Institute will undertake reasonable efforts to protect information contained in an application from unauthorized disclosure, consistent with need for objective review of the application and the requirements of state law, including the establishment of procedures to be followed by Oversight Committee members, Institute employees, and scientific research and prevention program committee members.

8. (h) The following information is public information and may be disclosed under Chapter 552, Government Code:

   1. (1) The applicant's name and address;
   2. (2) The amount of funding applied for;
   3. (3) The type of cancer to be addressed under the proposal; and
   4. (4) Any other information designated by the Institute with the consent of the grant applicant.
9. (i) To assist the Institute in identifying and protecting the confidentiality of information submitted to the agency, the applicant shall identify all confidential and proprietary information on the application or other documents provided to the Institute. However, the applicant's failure to identify information as confidential and proprietary does not constitute a waiver of the designation for purposes of Chapter 552 of the Government Code, or other applicable federal or state law or regulation.

Source Note:The provisions of this §703.3 adopted to be effective December 21, 2009, 34 TexReg 9213.