40 Tex. Admin. Code § 877.1 - General
(a) As authorized
by Texas Human Resources Code, Title 7, Chapter 112, §112.020(a)(3), the
Council may contract or provide grants to public or private organizations to
implement the TCDD State Plan for Texans with Developmental Disabilities, if
funds are available.
(b) The
Council may solicit applications from state agencies, non-profit organizations,
or private for profit organizations that have organizational expertise related
to the requirements of the solicitation.
(c) The Council may accept unsolicited ideas
for future projects consistent with Council policies and procedures.
(d) The Council may develop projects with
organizations without competitive applications as allowed by state and federal
requirements and Council policies.
(e) All grantees shall comply with applicable
state and federal requirements including the Texas Uniform Grant Management
Standards. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) circulars, and Council grants
procedures.
(f) Independent audits
of grantees are required for each year of funding in accordance with the
requirements of OMB Circulars and Texas Uniform Grant Management Standards.
Project specific independent reviews and other procedures may be required of
grantees not subject to annual independent audit requirements of OMB or UGMS
consistent with Council policies. The Council shall reimburse the grantees for
the reasonable cost of the required audit activities.
(g) Grant awards shall contain appropriate
provisions for program and fiscal monitoring and for collection and submission
of evaluation data and related reports.
(h) The Council may limit by policy the
amount of Council funds allowed to reimburse indirect costs of projects. Any
indirect costs of a grantee above those amounts may be allowed as part of the
required non-federal participant share.
(i) The Council may by policy reduce
reimbursements to grantees when required reports or final expenditure reports
are not submitted within at least 60 days following the established due
date.
(j) Donated time and services
may be included as a financial match contribution unless otherwise restricted
by a specific request for applications or by state or federal
requirements.
(k) No organization
shall receive more than three (3) direct grants from the Council at any
time.
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