Tex. Educ. Code Section 62.163
Matching Grants to Recruit Distinguished Researchers

(a)

From the governor’s university research initiative fund, the office shall award matching grants to assist eligible institutions in recruiting distinguished researchers.

(b)

An eligible institution may apply to the office for a matching grant from the fund. If the office approves a grant application, the office shall award to the applicant institution a grant amount equal to the amount committed by the institution for the recruitment of a distinguished researcher.

(c)

A grant application must identify the source and amount of the eligible institution’s matching funds and must demonstrate that the proposed use of the grant has the support of the institution’s president and of the institution’s governing board, the chair of the institution’s governing board, or the chancellor of the university system, if the institution is a component of a university system. An applicant eligible institution may commit for matching purposes any funds of the institution available for that purpose other than appropriated general revenue.

(d)

A matching grant may not be used by an eligible institution to recruit a distinguished researcher from:

(1)

another eligible institution; or

(2)

a private or independent institution of higher education.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 323 (S.B. 632), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 26), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2015.

Source: Section 62.163 — Matching Grants to Recruit Distinguished Researchers, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.­62.­htm#62.­163 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

62.001
Short Title 62.002
Purpose 62.003
Definitions 62.021
Allocations 62.022
Allocation Formula 62.023
Severability 62.024
Amount of Allocation Increased 62.027
Effect of Legislation 62.051
Definitions 62.052
Purpose 62.053
Fund 62.071
Definitions 62.072
Funding 62.073
Rules 62.091
Purpose 62.092
Definitions 62.093
Funding 62.095
Appropriation of Fund to Eligible Institutions 62.096
Verification 62.097
Use of Appropriated Amounts 62.098
Annual Report 62.121
Definitions 62.122
Program Administration 62.123
Matching Grants 62.124
Rules 62.131
Purpose 62.132
Definitions 62.133
Funding 62.134
Appropriation of Fund to Eligible Institutions 62.135
Verification 62.136
Use of Appropriated Amounts 62.137
Annual Report 62.141
Purpose 62.142
Definitions 62.143
Administration and Investment of Fund 62.144
Funding 62.145
Eligibility to Receive Distributions from Fund 62.148
Distribution of Appropriated Funds to Eligible Institutions 62.149
Use of Allocated Amounts 62.150
Institutional Endowment Reporting 62.151
Determination and Report of Amount of Distributions 62.152
Rules 62.161
Definitions 62.162
Administration of Initiative 62.163
Matching Grants to Recruit Distinguished Researchers 62.164
Grant Award Criteria 62.165
Governor’s University Research Initiative Fund 62.166
Winding up of Contracts and Awards in Connection with Texas Emerging Technology Fund 62.167
Confidentiality of Information Concerning Awards from Texas Emerging Technology Fund 62.168
Reporting Requirement 62.169
Advisory Board 62.181
Definitions 62.182
Purpose 62.183
Funding 62.0535
Initial Contribution 62.1335
Eligibility to Receive Distributions from Fund 62.1481
Permanent Endowment for Education and Research Base Funding 62.1482
Research Performance Funding
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 62.163’s source at texas​.gov