The advisory board shall solicit applications for grants of moneys from the fund by issuing RFPs from time to time. These RFPs shall be issued at the discretion of the advisory board and shall depend upon the availability of moneys in the fund. Notwithstanding 22VAC30-50-120, each Each application for a grant must be submitted in response to an actual RFP and received by a deadline specified in the RFP.

The Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the commissioner may reallocate up to $500,000 from unexpended balances in the fund for new grant awards for research on traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries.