Texas Workforce Commission

Supports Texas Workforce Commission by channeling state-backed training and apprenticeship pathways for Texas employers, colleges, and workforce boards.

Texas Workforce Commission is Texas's independent workforce agency, separate from the Governor's economic development office. Its role is to move state dollars into training and apprenticeship routes that help employers, colleges, workforce boards, and community organizations build skills for Texas jobs.

The active programs here are Skills Development Fund, Self-Sufficiency Fund, Jobs & Education for Texans, High Demand Job Training, and the Texas Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Grant. Skills Development Fund supports customized job training with public community and technical colleges, workforce boards, TEEX, and TEES, with projects reaching up to $500,000 when a business partner is involved; Self-Sufficiency Fund also reaches $500,000 and targets low-income workers, TANF and SNAP recipients, and youth who need a path to credentials. JET covers equipment for CTE programs with awards from $40,000 to $350,000, while HDJT uses up to a $150,000 TWC match and TIRA focuses on private-sector employers in 25 target occupations.

Most calls are rolling, including Skills Development Fund, Self-Sufficiency Fund, and HDJT, while JET follows a formal procurement or RFA cycle and TIRA is temporarily under rule revision. The common thread is employer-linked training delivered by education partners, with the best applications tying a skills gap to a specific job pathway and showing a credible participant pipeline.