TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION
Grant: $214,851,599 - Administration for Children and Families - Apr. 9, 2009
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Award Description: ARRA Supplemental Funding for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF): Provide child care financial assistance to low-income working families and fund activities to improve the quality of child care.
Project Description: To administer, through the Texas workforce system and Local Workforce Development Boards (Boards)- a child care service delivery system that supports employers by subsidizing child care services for low-income families. Child care services promote long-term self-sufficiency by enabling parents to work or attend workforce training or education activities.
Jobs Summary: There were a total of 175.97 jobs created/retained. This total includes 134.0 Education, Training, and Library Occupations, 39.89 Office and Administrative Support Occupactions, and a few other various business and community service related occupations. The overall goal is to administer, through the Texas workforce system and Local Workforce Development Boards (Boards)- a child care service delivery system that supports employers by subsidizing child care services for low-income families. Child care services promote long-term self-sufficiency by enabling parents to work or attend workforce training or education activities. (Total jobs reported: 176)
Project Status: Less Than 50% Completed
This award's data was last updated on Apr. 9, 2009. Help expand these official descriptions using the wiki below.
Funds from this award have been disbursed to sub-grantees. Click here to see a list of sub-grantees.
Sub-grantees
| Recipient | Amount | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston-Galveston Area Council | $7,192,218 | HOUSTON | TX |
| Golden Crescent Workforce Development Board Inc | $1,179,224 | VICTORIA | TX |
| Alamo Workforce Development Inc | $13,898,759 | SAN ANTONIO | TX |
| South Texas Work Force Development Board | $3,596,888 | LAREDO | TX |
| Coastal Bend Workforce Development Board | $4,259,276 | CORPUS CHRISTI | TX |
| South Plains Regional Workforce Development Board | $615,170 | LUBBOCK | TX |
| Worforce Solutions Brazos Valley | $338,699 | BRYAN | TX |
| Panhandle Workforce Development | $590,362 | AMARILLO | TX |
| Cameron Workforce Solution | $5,312,349 | BROWNSVILLE | TX |
| Middle Rio Grande Workforce Board | $1,925,468 | UVALDE | TX |
| Houston-Galveston Area Council | $33,666,703 | HOUSTON | TX |
| Upper Rio Grande Workforce Development Board, Inc. | $7,740,771 | EL PASO | TX |
| Worksource-Greater Austin Area Work Force Board | $873,296 | AUSTIN | TX |
| The Lower Rio Grande Valley Workforce Development Board | $11,951,314 | EDINBURG | TX |
| Texoma Workforce Development Board | $904,210 | SHERMAN | TX |
| Central Texas Workforce | $2,628,775 | BELTON | TX |
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