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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 547.0355

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005

In each state fiscal year for which a community collaborative seeks a grant, the collaborative must submit a petition to the commission not later than the 30th day of that fiscal year. The collaborative must include with a petition:
(1) a statement indicating the amount of funds from non-state sources that the collaborative is able to provide; and
(2) a plan that:
(A) is endorsed by each of the collaborative’s member entities;
(B) identifies a target population;
(C) describes how the grant money and the funds from non-state sources will be used;
(D) includes outcome measures to evaluate the success of the plan; and
(E) describes how the success of the plan, in accordance with the outcome measures, would further the state’s interest in the grant program’s purposes.


Text of section effective on April 01, 2025