SECTION 26.53. Eligibility

To be eligible to receive awarded funds under the program, an applicant must be in good standing with the department and must:

(1) be an organization that participates in:

(A) the Child and Adult Care Food Program as administered by the Department;

(B) the Head Start Program; or

(C) another early childhood education program; and

(D) certifies that it will use the awarded funds to provide nutrition education to children between the ages of three and five years old; or

(2) be a community or faith-based initiative:

(A) that provides recreational, social, volunteer, leadership, mentoring, or developmental programs; and

(B) certifies that it will use awarded funds to provide nutrition education to children younger than nineteen years old.

Source Note: The provisions of this §26.53 adopted to be effective September 15, 2009, 34 TexReg 6320; amended to be effective November 30, 2011, 36 TexReg 7979