Program Budget Summaries – FY16 Projects
Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 ProjectsAdult Education and Literacy / Continuing Need / Previously Approved / Amount
Track # / Description
77001 / Professional Develop Centers / Yes / x / $2,377,140
77002 / Learning Management System / Yes / $200,000
77003 / AEL Provider Distribution / Yes / $1,300,000
77004 / Community-Based Prof. Develop / Yes / $300,000
77005 / Workforce Integration Initiative / Yes
77008 / Distance Learning Curriculum (*)
77009 / Distance Learning Mentor Init / Yes / $500,000
77010 / Assessment & Standards Project / Yes / $215,000
77011 / Basics: Reading & Math Project
77012 / Leadership Excellence Academy / Yes / $50,000
77013 / Career Pathway Expansion (Mentoring Init) / Yes / $500,000
77014 / Measure A Performance Award (*)
77015 / Pell Grant Ability to Benefit
77016 / Student Support Call Center
77017 / Public Library Expansion
77018 / One-Star AEL Collaboration
77019 / Career Pathway Navigator Initiative
79012 / Adult Completion & Skills Initiative
(multi-funded: AEL, WIOA)
79015 / Employer Site - Based Literacy
79016 / Accelerate Texas (multi-funded: AEL, WIOA) / Yes / $2,800,000
Child Care
76CAA / Automated Attend. Initiative – Grants / Yes / $3,928,054
76008 / QI Inclusion Training (*)
76015 / Military Communities Init
76009 / QI Individual Instruct/Assess
76010 / TRS Provider Certification (*)
76011 / QI Professional Career Path / x / $960,800
76016 / Infant/Toddler Expansion
76017 / Child Care Conference / Yes / $100,000
76018 / TRS Provider Assistance (*)
76019 / Early Learn Summer Academy
76020 / Prof Dev Credentialing / x / $3,000,000
76021 / Early Learn & Education Web Port / x / $200,000
76023 / TRS Enhancement & Training
76024 / Infant/Toddler Develop Screen / x / $800,000
76025 / Regional TRS Train & Assistance / x / $100,000
76007 / TRS Support / x / $3,500,000
76013 / Teacher Training Program (Rider) / $500,000
76014 / Develop CC Online Trng (*)
(*) no budget summary page
Employment Services
79019 / Vets Treatment & Connect PRJ (*)
79TFS / Workforce Emp & Train Activities (Rider)
(multi-funded: ES, Skills) / Yes / $1,275,000
79TVC / Vets Workforce Employ & Training (Rider) / Yes / $225,000
79004 / Women’s Institute Tech E&T (Rider) / Yes / $250,000
79009 / Employ & Comm Based Org Part (Rider) / Yes / $4,000,000
Skills Development
79013 and 79014 / Dual Credit – THECB and Dual Credit Programs / Yes / $1,200,000
SNAP E&T
79020 / Partner with Local Food Banks
79021 / TPR with Capital Area / Yes / $250,000
TANF
75005 / NCP Employment Initiative / Yes / $4,000,000
75006 / Foster Youth Workforce Transition / Yes / $2,800,000
75011 / Governor's Summer Merit Prgm / Yes / $1,000,000
75016 / Youth Robotics Initiative / Yes / $1,000,000
75022 / Pathways Home-TX Cncl Homeless / Yes / $10,000
79008 / TANF Youth Initiative (*)
WIOA
74005 / TX Science Careers Consortium / Yes / $75,000
74006 / Governor's Challenge Camp / Yes / $100,000
74008 / Small Business Initiative / Yes / $1,100,000
74010 / Veterans Workforce Outreach / Yes / $425,000
74034 / College Credit for Heroes / Yes / $1,400,000
74042 / Nursing Mentorship Program (*)
74044 / College Credit for Hero Internship (*)
74046 / Teacher Externship Program / Yes / $800,000
74048 / High-Demand Job Training Prg. / x / $614,997
74049 & 74049A / Youth Career Fairs Program and Youth Career Fairs Support
74050 / Indust-Recog Skills Cert Init
74051 / Local Innovation Partnership
74052 / Marketable Skill Initiative
74053 / Dual Credit Youth Disabilities
74054 / LMCI Workforce Board Initiative
74055 / Texas Industry Partnership
79012 / Adult Completion & Skills Init
(multi-funded: AEL, WIOA)
79016 / Accelerate Texas (multi-funded: AEL, WIOA)
74056 / Innovation Academies
74043 / College Advising Program (*)
(*) no budget summary page
WIOA Rapid Response
79OIL / Oil & Gas Layoffs(*)
WIOA Incentive
79017 / Employ Strat Long-Term Unempl (*)
79018 / Texas Wide Open Vets (Portal)
Performance & Incentive Awards(*) Spreadsheet – last page
78014 / AEL Performance Incent Award – Adult Education and Literacy) / $980,000
$300,000
78005 / Board Service Award – TANF / $60,000
Board Service Award – WIOA / $60,000
78015 / CCI/CCQ Conference Award – Child Care / $300,000
78010 / Claimant Reemployment – Employment Services / $30,000
Claimant Reemployment – WIOA / $90,000
78013 / TANF Award – TANF / $120,000
78011 / WIA Adult/Dislocated Worker – Employment Services / $30,000
WIA Adult/Dislocated Worker – WIOA / $90,000
78012 / WIA Youth Award – WIOA / $120,000
78016 / Youth Inspiration Award – WIOA / $300,000
Other Funding Initiatives
79024 / Apprenticeship Initiative – SNAP E&T / $128,000
Apprenticeship Initiative – TANF / $150,000
Apprenticeship Initiative – WIOA / $1,000,000
79LAI / Leadership Academy – Child Care / $64,800
Leadership Academy – Employment Services / $8,700
Leadership Academy – SNAP E&T / $6,750
Leadership Academy – TANF / $30,900
Leadership Academy – WIOA / $30,300
Leadership Academy – TAA / $8,550
20037 (*) / Small Brd Funding/Addt’l Alloc – Employment Services / x / $57,283
Small Brd Funding/Addt’l Alloc – NEG & TAPP
Small Brd Funding/Addt’l Alloc – SNAP E&T / x / $69,500
Small Brd Funding/Addt’l Alloc – TANF / x / $434,320
Small Brd Funding/Addt’l Alloc – WIOA / x / $628,810
79RWY / Veterans Job Fair – Employment Services / $350,000
76VET / Vets LeadershipResource Adm – Employment Services / $159,810
Vets LeadershipResource Adm – NEG & TAPP
Vets LeadershipResource Adm – WIOA
(*) no budget summary page
Highlighted cells reflect amounts that have not been previously approved for FY17,and for which staff is making a recommendation for funding.
AEL Professional Development Center
77001
FY17 Recommendation: $2,377,140
This initiative provides funding to deliver multi-faceted professional development support to serve AEL grant recipients and their connected service providers, Local Workforce Development Boards, community and faith-based organizations providing AEL services, and other organizations that support AEL services.
The PD Center provides a comprehensive statewide support system for that includes, but is not limited to:
1)data-driven, research-based professional development support and training to local providers on behalf of the Agency;
2)recruitment and data management of professional development contract trainers using an online searchable contract trainer database;
3)development of curricula and multi-media course content to be delivered via on-demand and/or hybrid formats;
4)the management of professional development courses on an agency-provided learning management system;
5)recruitment, registration, logistics, documentation, and management for Professional Development events facilitated by the PD Center and/or the Agency;
6)statewide purchases of professional development services, materials and other professional development items as designated by the Agency; and
7)statewide and local needs analyses and research aimed to improve local performance, promulgate innovation and strengthen service quality to students and staff.
Yearly Summary / Number of Awards / Budget Distribution(Two-year contract)
PY13/FY14 / 1 / $2,278,362
PY14/FY15 / $2,368,177
PY15/FY16 / 1 / $2,400,000*
TOTAL / 2 / $7,046,539*
*To be determined. The Agency is currently in the contract development phase.
Note: Addresses WIOA Required State Leadership Activity
Learning Management System
77002
FY17 Recommendation: $200,000
This initiative provides funding to manage AEL professional development registration, documentation, and in-house training materials while at the same time providing a platform for on-demand courseware and virtual interactive training. The LMS is a cloud-based, full-featured, off-the-shelf secure system with course registration and management for in-person, hybrid, and online training events. Funds also support access to a cloud-based course library and interactive resources, a web conferencing integrated add-in, and training fees to sufficiently accommodate the necessary instructors, administrators, and software content to provide a full array of professional development services across Texas.
Yearly Summary / Number of Awards / Award Amount / Number of SeatsPY14/FY15 / 1 / $30,000 / 1,000
PY15/FY16 / 1 / $120,000 / 5,000
TOTAL / 2 / $150,000
AEL Provider Distribution
77003
FY17Recommendation: $1,300,000
AEL funding to increase funding distribution to AEL grant recipients included in contracts for professional development.
Yearly Summary / DistributionAmountPY14/FY15 / $2,177,658
PY15/FY16 / $1,119,958
PY16/FY17 / $1,160,503
TOTAL / $4,458,119
Community-Based Prof. Develop
(Professional Development for Non-Profit Adult Literacy Organizations in Texas)
77004
FY17 Recommendation: $300,000
This initiative provides funding to provide professional development to tutors, instructors, program administrative staff, and trainers of non-profit adult literacy organizations in Texas. Professional development services include training on literacy volunteer management, which may include volunteer recruitment, training, placement, monitoring, and retention; low literacy instruction/tutoring for either native English or non-native English speakers; developing collaborative partnerships that benefit students with Adult Education and Literacy grant recipients, including data sharing relationships; and other areas based on the results of the needs assessment and input from the committee.
Yearly Summary / Number of Awards / Award AmountPY14/FY15 / 1 / $250,000
PY15/FY16 / 1 / $250,000
TOTAL / 2 / $500,000
Workforce Integration Initiative
(Texas Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) –Workforce Development Integration)
77005
FY17Recommendation: $TBD
This initiative provides funding to Local Workforce Development Boards (Boards) to increase engagement opportunities between Boards and AEL grant recipients and their providers. Boards use the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis and solution strategies developed during the 2015 regional workforce and adult education integration initiative meetings to lead policy and procedural enhancement efforts, that incorporate integration of AEL objectives into Board strategic initiatives, employer engagement and contractor procedures.
Anticipated outcomes include increased: access by workforce customer to AEL services; enrollment of AEL customers into Board services; and stronger alignment of AEL services to the businesses.
Yearly Summary / Fund DistributionPY14/FY15 / $240,000
PY15/FY16 / $840,000
TOTAL / $1,080,000
Note: Addresses WIOA Required State Leadership Activity
Distance Learning Curriculum
Distance Learning Mentor Initiative
77009
FY17 Recommendation: $500,000
This initiative provides funding to implement consortia to build capacity, expand, and/or improve performance of AEL distance learning initiatives throughout Texas. Consortia take advantage of the economy of scale by creating a larger network of resources and encourages relationships so that organizations are not working in isolation, but instead identifying common needs, goals, and resolutions.
Mentor sites serve as single point of contact to AEL on DL initiatives; support mentee pilots; develop a distance learning curricula and blended learning models and establish and maintain a resource platform for AEL providers who are new to DL in Texas.
Yearly Summary / Number of Awards / Award AmountPY15/FY16 / 1 / $647,028
TOTAL / 1 / $647,028
Assessmentand Standards Project
77010
FY17 Recommendation: $215,000
This initiative provides funding toupdate the Texas Adult Education Standards and Benchmarks for ABE/ASE and ESL Learners last undated in 2007. The project revisesthe Adult Basic and Adult Secondary Education and English Language Acquisition levels of the standards and benchmarks and aligns them with the Texas College & Career Readiness Standards (CCRS), the Texas Certificate of High School Equivalencytest, and the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) with inputs from other relevant standards criteria.
To ensure AEL standards align with WIOA assessment requirements, the project also providesguidance to support modifications to the Texas Adult Education and Literacy assessment procedures related to WIOA performance and accountability changes as determined after the release of WIOA regulations.
PY14/FY15 / 1 / $215,000
PY15/FY16 / 1 / $215,000
TOTAL / 2 / $430,000
Note: Addresses WIOA Required State Leadership
Focus on the Basics: Reading and Math Project
77011
FY17 Recommendation: $0
To implement a Reading Institute and update a Mathematics (Math) Institute designed to build capacity for teaching reading and mathematics in local adult education programs by applying research-based best practices, curriculum frameworks aligned to content standards, training, and follow up.
Yearly Summary / Number of Awards / Award AmountPY15/FY16 / 1 / $515,020
TOTAL / 1 / $515,020
Leadership Excellence Academy
77012
FY17 Recommendation: $50,000
This initiative provides funding to build leadership capacity within the Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) local grantee management. The Leadership Excellence Academy is a two year professional development commitment for attendees, and Texas has participated in this initiative since 2015. This quality program-improvement effort results in a nationally recognized credential:Certified Manager of Program Improvement.The initiative is a partnership between the University of Tennessee and the National Adult Education Professional Development Consortium(NAEPDC).
The Commission allocated funds for at least one member from each AEL grant recipients to participate. This initiative addresses WIOA required State Leadership Activity.
Yearly Summary / Number of Awards / Award AmountPY14/FY15 / 1 / $147,200
PY15/FY16 / 1 / $147,200
TOTAL / 2 / $294,400
Note: Addresses WIOA Required State Leadership Activity
Career Pathway Expansion
77013
FY17 Recommendation: $500,000
This initiative provides funding to implement a professional development and assistance initiative through a mentor model to support expansion of career pathway models. High-performing Accelerate Texas colleges implement the mentor model with AEL grant recipients and partners.
Yearly Summary / Number of Awards / Award AmountPY15/FY16 / 1 / $500,000
TOTAL / 1 / $500,000
Pell Grant “Ability to Benefit” Capacity Building
(Capacity Building for Ability to Benefit)
77015
FY17 Recommendation: $TBD
This initiative provides funding to support colleges in developing services for students who lack a high school diploma or GED and now qualify for Pell Grants under new federal Ability to Benefit provisions in federal financial aid regulations.
Yearly Summary / Number of Awards / Award AmountPY15/FY16 / 2 / $625,881*
TOTAL / 2 / TBD
*On May 17, 2016, the Commission approved $125,881 additional AEL funding to award two (2) proposals. The Agency is currently in contract development phase.
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Program Budget Summaries – FY16 Projects
Student Support Call Center
77016
FY17 Recommendation: $TBD
This initiative provides funding to implement a call center to support adult education and literacy students in distance learning classes. The focus is tutor support for GED mathematics preparation. In addition to phone support, call center staff utilize online tutoring software to provide visual support to students as they work through questions.
Yearly Summary / Number of Awards / Award AmountPY15/FY16 / 1 / $500,000*
TOTAL / 1 / TBD*
*To be determined. The Agency is currently in the contract development phase.
Public Library AEL Expansion
77017
FY17 Recommendation: $TBD
This initiative provides funding to increase alignment of the AEL system with 550 public libraries across the state by hosting AEL events and classes, providing access to employment and educational resources, supporting recruitment, and providing public access to the Internet to facilitate distance learning and to search and apply for jobs. In their role as technology anchors in their communities, libraries are also key partners in addressing the digital divide and digital literacy efforts.
Funding supports library liaison staff, and/or program support to provide training and technical assistance to public library staff statewide to develop or expand library engagement with local AEL programs based on best practices of AEL/library engagement in the state.
Yearly Summary / Number of Awards / Award AmountPY15/FY16 / 1 / $200,000
TOTAL / 1 / $200,000
One-Star AEL Collaboration
77018
FY17 Recommendation: $TBD
This initiative provides funding to support local program recruitment, retention, and integration efforts through connections to both the Texas Connector data system and the VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America) program.
The Texas Connector data system supports a reduction in student participation barriers by identifying connections for providers to support services, transportation information, and other valuable student support information. Texas Connector allows AEL service providers the ability to identify residents that lack a high school diploma down to a one-block level within their service provision area. AEL student support staff locate services to help an individual with specific support needs and provide direct transportation options to those locations.
VISTA engagements provide expert volunteers to selected local programs and deliver coordinator-level support to the program. Carefully selected VISTA volunteers support AEL program capacity through efforts such as the use of Texas Connector and support in student recruitment and outreach efforts within the community. VISTA coordinators provide a deliberate focus on the capacity building and training of volunteers, provide support in data analysis, and assist in overall program evaluation.
Funding supports a Texas Connector two-year user subscription for 60 connections, including on-site regional orientation trainings, importing and updating TWC offices and partners, and ongoing weekly training webinars. Additionally, funds support 12 VISTA members for six pilot host sites over two years.
Yearly Summary / Number of Awards / Award AmountPY15/FY16 / 1 / $200,000
TOTAL / 1 / $200,000
Career Pathway Navigator Initiative
77019
FY17 Recommendation: $TBD
This initiative provides funding to support Career Pathway Navigator positions in each AEL grant recipient. Career Pathway Navigator contribute significantly to the engagement of Local Workforce Development Boards and community and technical colleges, and identify local employers in high-demand occupations. AEL programs with career pathway navigators have proven to be successful in customer support through duties that include workforce case management in conjunction with college and career advising and the reduction of barriers to customer success.
Yearly Summary / Number of Grant Recipients / Distribution AmountPY15/FY16 / 35 / $2,700,000
TOTAL / 35 / $2,700,000
Texas Adult Completion and Skills Initiative
79012
FY17Recommendation: $TBD
This initiative provides funding to implement interagency collaborations and proven practices to develop or expand coordinated education and workforce training projects for high school dropouts.
Funds developed a replicable model to identify and assess recent high school dropouts (25 years of age or younger consistent with student eligibility provisions of §42.003, Texas Education Code) and guide and refer these students to a program of study that coordinates a high school credit recovery or adult education services integrated with college technical training in high-demand career pathways. Funding builds upon past state investments and further coordinates with other state funding to support students’ completion of a secondary education and technical training, as appropriate.
Yearly Summary / Number of Awards / Award AmountPY14/FY15 / 2 / $ 1,066,032*
PY15/FY16 / 2 / $1,000,000**
TOTAL / 4 / $2,066,032
*Multi-funded: WIA $500,000 and AEL $566,032
**Multi-funded: WIA $500,000 and AEL $500,000
Employer Site-Based Literacy
(Site-Based Workplace Literacy)
79015
FY17Recommendation: $TBD
This initiative provides funding to implement the expansion of employer-based Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) sites. AEL funds support classes, planning time with the employer subject matter experts, AEL staff, Boards and community college partners. In addition, funds support job-task analysis, development of contextualized curriculum and assessment, student recruitment, assessment and instruction, and a case manager/transitions specialist who supports students during the project and through any technical training that follows.
Yearly Summary / Number of Awards / Award AmountPY14/FY15 / 11 / $2,001,450
TOTAL / 11 / $2,001,450
Accelerate Texas
79016
FY17 Recommendation: $2,800,000
This initiative provides funding to build Texas’ capacity to expand, develop, and implement Integrated Education and Training (IET) models focusing on Career Pathways service approaches that include workforce training. Accelerate Texas is a brand developed by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) and jointly expanded with the Texas Workforce Commission (Agency) in 2013.