Tex. Health and Safety Code § 101A.302 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.302
§ 101A.302. GRANT AWARD RULES AND PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The oversight committee shall adopt rules regarding the procedure for awarding grants to an applicant under this chapter. The rules must require:

(1) the peer review committee to score grant applications and make recommendations to the program integration committee and the oversight committee regarding the award of grants, including providing a prioritized list that:

(A) ranks the grant applications in the order the peer review committee determines applications should be funded; and

(B) includes information explaining each grant applicant's qualification under the peer review committee's standards for recommendation; and

(2) the program integration committee to submit to the oversight committee a list of grant applications the program integration committee by majority vote approved for recommendation that:

(A) includes documentation on the factors the program integration committee considered in making the recommendations;

(B) is substantially based on the list submitted by the peer review committee under Subdivision (1); and

(C) to the extent possible, gives priority to applications with proposals that:

(i) may lead to immediate or long-term medical and scientific breakthroughs in the areas of prevention or treatment for dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders;

(ii) strengthen and enhance fundamental scientific research on dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders;

(iii) ensure a comprehensive coordinated approach to research on dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders;

(iv) are interdisciplinary or interinstitutional;

(v) align with state priorities and needs, including priorities and needs outlined in other state agency strategic plans, or that address federal or other major research sponsors' priorities in scientific or technological research in the fields of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders;

(vi) are matched with money provided by a private or nonprofit entity or institution of higher education;

(vii) are collaborative between any combination of private and nonprofit entities, public or private agencies or institutions in this state, and public or private institutions outside this state;

(viii) benefit the residents of this state, including a demonstrable economic development benefit to this state;

(ix) enhance research superiority at institutions of higher education in this state by creating new research superiority, attracting existing research superiority from institutions outside this state and other research entities, or attracting from outside this state additional researchers and resources; and

(x) expedite innovation and product development, attract private sector entities to stimulate a substantial increase in high-quality jobs, and increase higher education applied science or technology research capabilities.

(b) A peer review committee member may not attempt to use the committee member's official position to influence a decision to approve or award a grant or contract to the committee member's employer.

(c) A program integration committee member may not discuss a grant applicant recommendation with an oversight committee member unless the program integration committee has submitted the list required under Subsection (a)(2).

(d) Two-thirds of the oversight committee members present and voting must vote to approve each grant award recommendation of the program integration committee. If the oversight committee does not approve a grant award recommendation of the program integration committee, a statement explaining the reasons the recommendation was not followed must be included in the minutes of the meeting.

(e) The oversight committee may not award more than $300 million in grants under this chapter in a state fiscal year.

(f) The oversight committee may not award a grant to an applicant who has made a gift or grant to the institute, an oversight committee member, or an institute employee on or after January 1, 2026. This section does not apply to gifts, fees, honoraria, or other items also excepted under Section 36.10, Penal Code.