1. (a) The Department annually shall determine:

   1. (1) the total amount of money available for grants under this subchapter;
   2. (2) the number of residents at least 60 years of age in this state, according to the most recent federal decennial census; and
   3. (3) the number of residents at least 60 years of age in each county in this state, according to the most recent federal decennial census.
2. (b) Subject to §1.953 of this title (relating to County Grant Required) and subsection (d) of this section, the Department shall make grants in an amount equal to one dollar for each meal that each Approved Organization delivered to Homebound Elderly persons or persons with a Disability in the county in the preceding State Fiscal Year that was not Fully Funded.
3. (c) The Department shall make a grant not later than February 1 of each calendar year to each Approved Organization.
4. (d) Except as provided by §1.953 of this title, and subsections (b) and (f) of this section, grants from the Department to Approved Organizations in a county in a State Fiscal Year may not exceed an amount determined by the following formula: CR x (TD/SR), where "CR" is the number of residents at least 60 years of age in the county; "TD" is the total amount of money appropriated to the Department for that State Fiscal Year to make grants, less the Department's administrative expenses; and "SR" is the number of residents at least 60 years of age in this state.
5. (e) If more than one "Approved Organization" delivers meals in a county, the Department shall reduce the grants proportionally to each qualifying organization in that county so that the total amount of the grants to the organizations does not exceed the amount described by subsection (d) of this section.
6. (f) If the total amount of the grants made statewide by the Department under subsection (b) of this section is less than the amount appropriated to fund the program under this section in a State Fiscal Year, the Department shall use the unspent funds to proportionally increase the grants to each Approved Organization.
7. (g) The Department may use up to five percent of the appropriated funds for administration of the program.

Source Note:The provisions of this §1.952 adopted to be effective September 11, 2007, 32 TexReg 6127.