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IW270424 - Employment Assistance Program - Austin Area

Description: The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is soliciting bids to establish a purchase order for an Employment Assistance Program in the Austin area for previously incarcerated individuals. Services include individual needs assessments, employment guidance, and financial guidance. This is an IFB procurement for services, rather than a grant opportunity.

Buyer: Texas Department of Criminal Justice
StateAgency · TX, US
Released: Oct 28, 2026
Closes: Nov 20, 2026(16 days left)

RFP documents & timeline

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Board meeting
Apr 16, 2026
195 days before RFP
RRD recorded reentry expos, including at an Austin transitional center, offering employment resources and reported 1,900 employers involved in hiring events.
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The RRD also collaborated with units, transitional centers, and external partners across the state to host events and bring the building blocks of reentry to life. Reentry Expos are being held at the Lopez, Plane, Bartlett, Sanchez, Clements, O'Daniel, and Dominguez units as well as the Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Beaumont, and Southeast Texas transitional…
Texas Board Of Criminal Justice Regular Meeting
Board meeting · Apr 16, 2026
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Strategic plan
Jun 1, 2026
149 days before RFP
TDCJ proposed expanding post-release employment support through Employment Coach positions and a grant application.
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2. Include and Improve Outcomes for All Texans: Engage Texans with diverse needs, including those with disabilities, foster youth, sex-trafficking victims, incarcerated juveniles and adults, and opportunity youth, by designing programs and supports that address their needs, maximize outcomes, and improve career opportunities. Agency response: In recent…
Strategic plan
Jun 1, 2026
149 days before RFP
TDCJ and WSD planned pre-release employer pipelines and an integrated employment platform to connect releasees with jobs.
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• TDCJ and WSD create pipelines for companies to speak with the individuals leaving incarceration prior to release to facilitate the transition from training to employment and allow the employer to interview and make conditional offers. • Employers have the opportunity to meet workforce needs through the TDCJ and WSD websites. TDCJ currently operates the…
Texas Department Of Criminal Justice Agency Strategic Plan 2027-2031
Strategic plan · Jun 1, 2026
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RFP published
Oct 28, 2026
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Vilma NavarreteAssistant Region Director

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Tyler CookAudit Manager

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Rebecca WaltzBusiness & Finance Deputy Division Director

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Kathy GoodsonBusiness Manager

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