Section 400.4 - EligibilityTo be eligible to receive funding under the Adult Career Education (ACE) Grant Program an organization must:
(1) be a Nonprofit Organization;(2) be a Nonprofit Workforce Intermediary and Job Training Organization;(3) provide eligible low-income students, in partnership with Public Junior Colleges, Public State Colleges, or Public Technical Institutes: (B) a continuum of services designed to move a program participant from application to employment, and to include: outreach, assessment, case management, support services, and career placement;(4) be governed by a board or other governing structure that includes recognized leaders of broad-based community organizations and executive-level or managerial-level members of the local business community;(5) demonstrate that the organization's program has achieved or will achieve the following measures of success among program participants: (A) above average completion of developmental education among participating public junior college, public state college, or public technical institute students;(B) above average persistence rates among participating public junior college, public state colleges, or public technical institute students;(C) above average certificate or degree completion rates by participating students within a three-year period compared to demographically comparable public junior college, public state college, and public technical institute students;(D) entry into careers with significantly higher earnings for program participants than previously achieved; and(6) provide matching funds in accordance with general guidelines.19 Tex. Admin. Code § 400.4
The provisions of this §400.4 adopted to be effective June 4, 2014, 39 TexReg 4250