Section 264.2044 - Grants for Faith-Based Community Collaborative Programs(a) Using available funds or private donations, the governor shall establish and administer an innovation grant program to award grants to support faith-based community programs that collaborate with the department and the commission to improve foster care and the placement of children in foster care.(b) A faith-based community program is eligible for a grant under this section if: (1) the effectiveness of the program is supported by empirical evidence; and(2) the program has demonstrated the ability to build connections between faith-based, secular, and government stakeholders.(c) The regional director for the department in the region where a grant recipient program is located, or the regional director's designee, shall serve as the liaison between the department and the program for collaborative purposes. For a program that operates in a larger region, the department may designate a liaison in each county where the program is operating. The department or the commission may not direct or manage the operation of the program.(d) The initial duration of a grant under this section is two years. The governor may renew a grant awarded to a program under this section if funds are available and the governor determines that the program is successful.(e) The governor may not award to a program grants under this section totaling more than $300,000.(f) The governor shall adopt rules to implement the grant program created under this section.Tex. Fam. Code art. 264.2044
Renumbered as Tex. Fam. Code § 264.2044 by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 467,Sec. 21.001, eff. 9/1/2019.Added by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 319,Sec. 19, eff. 9/1/2017.