SECTIONS 8333-8334 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 8333-8334

8333. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Grant
Information Act of 1999. All state agencies that have Internet
websites shall implement to the best of their ability this act in a
manner that is consistent with the statewide strategy for electronic
commerce as established by the Department of Information Technology.

8334. (a) State agencies may make available on the Internet a
listing of all grants administered by that agency, which shall
provide instructions on filing grant applications electronically, or
on the manner in which to download, complete, and mail grant
applications to the state agency, or both, consistent with whichever
method the agency establishes for the filing of grant applications.
(b) Each state agency may make any printed grant application form
used by the agency to award grants that are subject to administration
by that agency available on the Internet, and shall provide the
instructions specified in subdivision (a).
(c) State agencies making grant application forms available on the
Internet shall, to the extent feasible, advise individuals calling
the state agency for information about a grant program of both of the
following:
(1) The availability of grant information on the Internet.
(2) That many public libraries provide Internet access.
(d) Each state agency posting a listing of grants administered by
that agency pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include an executive
summary of each grant as part of that listing that includes, but is
not limited to, all of the following:
(1) The title of the grant opportunity and grant identification
number.
(2) A brief description of the request for proposals (RFP) or
request for assistance (RFA).
(3) Grant eligibility requirements.
(4) Geographic limitations, if any.
(5) Description of the total available grant funding, the number
of awards, and the amounts per award.
(6) Period of time covered by the grant.
(7) Date the request for proposals (RFP) or request for assistance
(RFA) is issued.
(8) Deadline for proposals to be submitted.
(9) Internet address for electronic submission, when appropriate.
(10) Contact information.
(e) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 11000, "state
agency" as used in this chapter includes the Office of the Chancellor
of the California State University, but does not include any
individual campus of the California State University or any auxiliary
enterprise affiliated with the California State University.
(2) This chapter shall only apply to the Office of the Chancellor
of the California State University if the decision to award or not to
award funds to an individual or entity filing a grant application is
under the control of the Office of the Chancellor of the California
State University. This chapter shall not apply to opportunities
available solely to the campuses of the California State University
and auxiliary enterprises affiliated with the California State
University to apply for funds to the Office of the Chancellor of the
California State University.
(f) "Grant" as used in this chapter means a solicited or
unsolicited proposal, including, but not limited to, a request for
proposals (RFP) and a request for applications (RFA), to furnish
assistance to another entity so that the latter may carry out its own
program. The term shall not include the procurement of goods or
services for a state agency nor the acquisition, construction,
alteration, improvement, or repair of real property for a state
agency.
(g) This chapter shall not be implemented until July 1, 2001,
unless otherwise authorized by the Department of Information
Technology pursuant to Executive Order D-3-99.