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Atlas Opportunity Score 95/100
Verified August 31, 2026
Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)
Texas Workforce Commission accepts Skills Development Fund proposals throughout the year for customized employee training. Eligible colleges, workforce boards, TEEX, TEES, and qualifying partners can work with healthcare businesses that may receive up to $500,000 for approved training needs, with larger consortium projects possible.
Required next actionIdentify a Texas healthcare employer training need and contact the Texas Workforce Commission business liaison for the employer's region. Build the project with an eligible direct applicant — a public community or technical college, Workforce Development Board, TEEX, TEES, or qualifying community-based organization partnered with a college or TEEX — define the full-time W-2 trainees, occupations, customized curriculum, training hours, wage outcomes and employer contribution, then develop and submit the SDF project proposal with TWC. Hospitals and other healthcare employers should approach the program as business partners rather than assuming they are the direct applicant.
Open - first-come, first-served while funds remain available.
Atlas Opportunity Score 95/100
Verified September 29, 2026
Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)
Texas Workforce Commission is accepting ASCEND applications from Texas employers in targeted high-demand industries including healthcare. The $5 million program offers performance-based reimbursement of up to $500,000 per employer or $4,000 per trainee for approved workforce training, with complete applications reviewed in order received and awards made first-come, first-served while funds remain.
Required next actionTexas healthcare employers should identify a specific workforce skill gap, define the current employees or new hires to be trained, build the approved training scope and participant count, calculate the project against the $500,000 employer / $4,000 per-trainee limits, confirm current funding availability and detailed eligibility with TWC, and submit early because awards are first-come, first-served.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 94/100
Verified August 31, 2026
Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)
Texas Workforce Commission accepts Self Sufficiency Fund proposals throughout the year. Eligible public community or technical colleges and 501(c)(3) community-based organizations may request up to $500,000 to provide credential-focused training and job placement for qualifying low-income Texans, creating a practical healthcare workforce partnership pathway.
Required next actionConfirm the proposed trainee population meets TWC Self Sufficiency Fund requirements and select a healthcare or allied-health target occupation that leads to an industry-recognized credential and job placement. Build the proposal through an eligible public community or technical college or qualifying 501(c)(3) community-based organization, engage healthcare employers for placement and workforce demand evidence, confirm any locally approved occupation requirements with the Workforce Development Board, contact the regional TWC business liaison, and develop the project in the Learning Outcomes Tracking System (LOTS).
