OPERATION OF GRANTS

a. Grants shall be awarded by the Court of Criminal Appeals for the period of the state fiscal year. Completed applications for grant funding shall be submitted to the Court of Criminal Appeals on or before the first day of July preceding the fiscal year for which the grant is applied. b. Grants shall be awarded based on qualitative information provided in the Uniform Grant Application Narrative section of the completed grant application. c. All grants shall be conducted in accordance with the following: (1) applicable state laws and rules of the Court of Criminal Appeals, and regulations, policies, and guidelines promulgated pursuant thereto; and (2) terms, conditions, standards, or stipulations of grant agreements and conditions. d. Grantees shall be audited both in financial performance and program performance by the Court of Criminal Appeals.