1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, the level of ATPA funding for a project may not exceed the following annual rates:

   1. (1) Years 1 and 2--100% of the grant request for each year.
   2. (2) Year 3 and thereafter--80% of the second year award.
2. (b) Projects that have been funded previously from federal or other private sources may apply for ATPA funding as continuation grants. The ATPA will assume funding of the project at a ratio level commensurate with the project's funding history.
3. (c) Equipment costs funded by the ATPA during a project's first year shall be deducted before the calculation of subsequent year funding.
4. (d) A grantee must contribute a cash match of 20% of the total ATPA award, for each year of funding, in order to be eligible for ATPA funds.
5. (e) A grantee awarded ATPA funds must expend its 20% cash contribution prior to the expenditure of any ATPA funds.
6. (f) A grantee, in an 80% funding year, may apply for additional funding above 80% of the second year award, including for the consolidation of existing grant programs or the inclusion of new agencies in a current grant program.

Source Note:The provisions of this §57.36 adopted to be effective January 21, 1993, 18 TexReg 159; amended to be effective October 13, 1995, 20 TexReg 7973; amended to be effective August 21, 1996, 21 TexReg 7655; transferred effective February 24, 1998, as published in the Texas Register March 6, 1998, 23 TexReg 2399; amended to be effective November 14, 1999, 24 TexReg 10146; amended to be effective August 29, 2006, 31 TexReg 6820.