GRANT EVALUATION.

(a) The oversight committee shall require as a condition of a grant that the grant recipient submit to regular inspection reviews of the grant project by institute staff, including progress oversight reviews, to ensure compliance with the terms of the award and to ensure the scientific merit of the research.

(b) The chief executive officer shall determine the grant review process under this section. The chief executive officer may terminate grants that do not meet contractual obligations.

(c) The chief executive officer shall report at least annually to the oversight committee on the progress and continued merit of each research program funded by the institute.

(d) The institute shall establish and implement reporting requirements to ensure that each grant recipient complies with the terms and conditions in the grant contract, including verification of the amounts of matching funds dedicated to the research that is the subject of the grant award to the grant recipient.

(e) The institute shall implement a system to:

(1) track the dates on which grant recipient reports are due and are received by the institute; and

(2) monitor the status of any required report that is not timely submitted to the institute by a grant recipient.

(f) The chief compliance officer shall monitor compliance with this section and at least annually shall inquire into and monitor the status of any required report that is not timely submitted to the institute by a grant recipient. The chief compliance officer shall notify the general counsel and the oversight committee of a grant recipient that has not maintained compliance with the reporting requirements or matching funds provisions of the grant contract to allow the institute to begin suspension or termination of the grant contract under Subsection (b). This subsection does not limit other remedies available under the grant contract.