1. (a) The project evaluation committee will provide project selection recommendations and supporting documentation to the director.
2. (b) The project evaluation committee will recommend that at least 10 percent of the total amount available in a program call go to eligible projects that are located in rural areas, unless the project evaluation committee determines that there are not sufficient eligible project applications to reach 10 percent of that amount.
3. (c) The director will review the recommendations and supporting documentation submitted by the committee and will select projects for funding under the program based on recommendations from the project evaluation committee, consistent with the statutory requirements and the evaluation criteria.
4. (d) The director will recommend projects selected under subsection (c) of this section to the commission for approval.
5. (e) The department will notify the project sponsor whether the project was selected and approved for funding.

Source Note:The provisions of this §7.130 adopted to be effective October 15, 2025, 50 TexReg 6685.