Texas Statutes
Subchapter C. Nurse-Family Partnership Competitive Grant Program
Section 265.105. Additional Considerations in Awarding Grants

Sec. 265.105. ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS IN AWARDING GRANTS. In addition to the factors described by Sections 265.102(b) and 265.103, in determining whether to award a grant to an applicant under this subchapter, the department shall consider:
(1) the demonstrated need for a partnership program in the community in which the applicant proposes to operate or expand the program, which may be determined by considering:
(A) the poverty rate, the crime rate, the number of births to Medicaid recipients, the rate of poor birth outcomes, and the incidence of child abuse and neglect during a prescribed period in the community; and
(B) the need to enhance school readiness in the community;
(2) the applicant's ability to participate in ongoing monitoring and performance evaluations under Section 265.109, including the applicant's ability to collect and provide information requested by the department under Section 265.109(c);
(3) the applicant's ability to adhere to the partnership program standards adopted under Section 265.106;
(4) the applicant's ability to develop broad-based community support for implementing or expanding a partnership program, as applicable; and
(5) the applicant's history of developing and sustaining innovative, high-quality programs that meet the needs of families and communities.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Subchapter Q, Chapter 531 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 1.15(a), eff. September 1, 2015.

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