1 Texas Administrative Code § 66.21 – Nonstandard Funding The OAG may fund projects, upon application, outside of the annual grant or contract cycle or at amounts higher or lower than provided for in this chapter based on availability of funds and a particularized need, consistent with the Texas Family Code, § RSA 2.014.

1 Texas Administrative Code § 66.19 – Grant or Contract Period (a) A project will be funded for a 12-month period, beginning no earlier than September 1 of each year, and ending August 31 of each year. (b) The maximum number of years that a grant may be funded is two years. (c) An applicant…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 66.17 – Approval of Grants or Contracts The OAG will review and evaluate each timely application. The OAG has full discretion in making all funding decisions. The OAG will base award decisions on an applicant’s eligibility, cost effectiveness of the proposed grant or contract, and the service needs within the…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 66.15 – Grant or Contract Application (a) An applicant for a grant under this chapter must complete and submit a grant application package to the OAG Grant Coordinator, 300 West 15th Street, 15th Floor, P.O. Box 12548, Austin, Texas 78711-2548. An applicant may contact the OAG by telephone (512-463-0192) or…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 66.9 – Eligible Applicants The entities that are eligible to apply for Family Trust Fund monies are: (1) institutions of higher education having academic departments that are capable of research on marriage and divorce that will assist in determining programs, courses, and policies to help strengthen families and assist children…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 66.7 – Eligible Projects Grants or contracts awarded under this chapter may be used to fund: (1) projects that will assist in the development and distribution of a premarital education handbook; (2) projects in institutions of higher education that will assist in developing programs, courses, and policies to help strengthen…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 66.5 – Purpose of Funds The purpose of the Family Trust Fund is to provide funds for programs that provide premarital education, strengthen families, reduce the amount of delinquent child support, and assist families.

1 Texas Administrative Code § 66.3 – Source of Funds The Family Trust Fund was created by Texas Family Code § RSA 2.014 as a trust fund with the state comptroller to be administered by the OAG for the beneficiaries of the fund. Each county clerk of Texas is required to collect $30 of each…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 66.2 – Adoptions by Reference (a) Grantees must comply with all applicable state and federal statutes, rules, regulations, and guidelines. In instances where both federal and state requirements apply to a grantee, the more restrictive requirement applies. (b) OAG adopts by reference the rules, documents, and forms listed below that…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 66.1 – Definitions The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) GAAS–Generally Accepted Auditing Standards; (2) OAG–Office of the Attorney General; (3) UGMS–Uniform Grant Management Standards published by the Governor’s Office of Budget and Planning; (4)…