(a) The commission may select eligible rural hospitals and rural health clinics to receive a grant under this subchapter.
(b) To be eligible for a grant, a rural hospital or rural health clinic must maintain records and produce reports that measure the effectiveness of a grant received by the hospital or clinic under this subchapter.
(c) To the extent practicable, the commission shall award a program grant to a grant recipient not later than the 180th day after the date the commission receives the recipient's program grant application under this section.
(d) Chapter 783 does not apply to the solicitation of applicants for a program grant award under this subchapter.