Tex. Gov't Code Section 547.0253
Matching Contributions Required; Grant Conditions

(a)

The commission shall:

(1)

condition each grant awarded under this subchapter on the grant recipient obtaining and securing funds to match the grant from non-state sources in amounts of money or other consideration as required by Subsection (c); and

(2)

ensure that each grant recipient obtains or secures contributions to match a grant awarded to the recipient in an amount of money or other consideration as required by Subsection (c).

(b)

The matching contributions obtained or secured by the grant recipient, as the executive commissioner determines, may include cash or in-kind contributions from any person but may not include money from state or federal funds.

(c)

A grant recipient must leverage funds in an amount equal to:

(1)

25 percent of the grant amount if the community mental health program is located in a county with a population of less than 100,000;

(2)

50 percent of the grant amount if the community mental health program is located in a county with a population of 100,000 or more but less than 250,000;

(3)

100 percent of the grant amount if the community mental health program is located in a county with a population of at least 250,000; and

(4)

the percentage of the grant amount otherwise required by this subsection for the largest county in which a community mental health program is located if the community mental health program is located in more than one county.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.

Source: Section 547.0253 — Matching Contributions Required; Grant Conditions, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­547.­htm#547.­0253 (accessed May 26, 2025).

547.0001
Evaluation of Certain Contractors and Subcontractors 547.0002
Ombudsman for Behavioral Health Access to Care 547.0003
Rules Governing Peer Specialists 547.0004
Veteran Suicide Prevention Action Plan 547.0005
Local Mental Health Authority Group Regional Strategies 547.0051
Definitions 547.0052
Texas System of Care Framework 547.0053
Implementation 547.0054
Technical Assistance for Local Systems of Care 547.0101
Definitions 547.0102
Evaluations by Community Resource Coordination Groups 547.0103
Summary Report by Commission 547.0104
Agency Implementation of Recommendations 547.0151
Definition 547.0152
Purpose 547.0153
Composition of Council 547.0154
Presiding Officer 547.0155
Meetings 547.0156
Powers and Duties 547.0157
Suicide Prevention Subcommittee 547.0201
Streamlining Process for Awarding Behavioral Health Grants 547.0251
Definition 547.0252
Matching Grant Program 547.0253
Matching Contributions Required 547.0254
Selection of Recipients 547.0255
Local Mental Health Authority Involvement 547.0256
Use of Grants and Matching Amounts 547.0257
Distributing and Allocating Appropriated Money 547.0258
Rules 547.0259
Biennial Report 547.0301
Definition 547.0302
Matching Grant Program 547.0303
Matching Contributions Required 547.0304
Matching Grant Conditions: Single Counties 547.0305
Matching Grant Conditions: Multiple Counties 547.0306
Selection of Recipients 547.0307
Use of Grants and Matching Amounts 547.0308
Distributing and Allocating Appropriated Money 547.0309
Rules 547.0351
Definition 547.0352
Matching Grant Program 547.0353
Matching Contributions Required 547.0354
Community Collaborative Eligibility 547.0355
Petition Required 547.0356
Review of Petition by Commission 547.0357
Use of Grant Money and Matching Funds 547.0358
Report by Community Collaborative 547.0359
Inspections 547.0360
Allocating Appropriated Money 547.0401
Definition 547.0402
Matching Grant Program 547.0403
Matching Contributions Required 547.0404
Community Collaborative Eligibility 547.0405
Distribution of Grant 547.0406
Use of Grant Money and Matching Funds 547.0407
Report by Community Collaborative 547.0408
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