This RFA implements program activities set forth in the Texas General Appropriations Act (GAA), Article VII-49, Rider 50, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session (2023). The GAA includes the following requirements:

1) the number of persons served by a qualifying entity in the program year must be no fewer than seven hundred (700) unique individuals;

2) the number of persons served by a qualifying entity who have obtained Regular Employment at or above one hundred and twenty-five percent (125%) of federal poverty income guidelines must be no less than fifty percent (50%) of the total number of individuals returned to the workforce; and

3) the number of employers who will commit to hiring individuals upon exit of the program must be no fewer than one hundred (100) employers.