(a) In this section, “grant program” means a grant program administered by the division through which the division awards grants to departments through an application process.
(b) The division shall:
(1) establish goals for each grant program that are consistent with the purposes described by § 509.002 and the mission of the division;
(2) establish grant application, review, award, and evaluation processes;
(3) establish the process by which and grounds on which an applicant may appeal a decision of the division regarding a grant application;
(4) establish and maintain a system to routinely monitor grant performance;
(5) establish and make available to the public:
(A) all criteria used in evaluating grant applications; and
(B) all factors used to measure grant program performance;
(6) publish on the division’s Internet website for each grant awarded:
(A) the amount awarded;
(B) the method used in scoring the grant applications and the results of that scoring; and
(C) additional information describing the methods used to make the funding determination; and
(7) require each department to submit program-specific outcome data for the division’s use in making grant awards and funding decisions.