(a) Subject to available funding for this program, the department will publish a notice of fund availability and request for applications, which will include all necessary details about the program and application requirements. The application must be on the forms and in the format prescribed by the department.(b) Grants, loans or loan guarantees are awarded by the department through a competitive process according to the provisions of this division and the request for applications.(c) A public or nonprofit hospital located in a rural county, as defined in §487.301 of the Texas Government Code, is eligible to apply for funds.(d) A hospital that has received a grant under the Community Hospital Capital Improvement Fund from the Department of State Health Services may not also receive a grant, loan, or loan guarantee under this program.(e) Applications that are received after the closing date, incomplete or substantially inconsistent with the requirements of this division and the request for applications may be rejected without further consideration at the discretion of the department.