What are the eligibility requirements?
To be eligible you must: • attend an Information Session • have a well thought out business concept • have a business concept that is new to you (conversion of a hobby into a business is acceptable) • be currently receiving Employment Insurance or have received EI benefits within the last 3 years or parental benefits in the last 5 years • be able to devote at least 35 hours per week or 140 hours per month to your business for the duration of the program (48 weeks). • have between $4,000 – 5,000 in cash and/or assets to invest immediately into the business.
Eligibility requirements for each opportunity are as follows: IRMC CIO Certificate Program and Follow-On Scholarships: For the IRMC CIO Certificate Program with follow-on scholarship at a partner CAE/IAE, civilian applicants must be a GS/GM-13 or above and military applicants, O-5 or above. GS-12s and O-4s may have the grade requirement waived with a strong justification signed by their supervisors. The waiver must document the applicant’s ability to work at higher grade levels. Additionally, all applicants must have an earned bachelor’s degree with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 out of 4.0, or equivalent. Applicants who have an earned master’s degree must have attained a grade point average of 3.2 out of 4.0, or equivalent. All applicants must possess no lower than a Secret clearance. Scholarships for IRMC CIO Certificate Program Graduates: Civilian and military IRMC CIO Certificate Program graduates who have completed the IRMC CIO Certificate and NSTISSI 4011 Certificate in FY0
Answer Meet the income guidelines. WIC determines income based on gross income. WIC counts all of the members of a household, related or non-related. WIC counts an unborn baby as a household member. Income Eligibility Guidelines Number of household members Yearly household income Monthly household income *1 $0 up to $1,436 $0 up to $17,224 2 $0 up to $1,926 $0 up to $23,107 3 $0 up to $2,416 $0 up to $28,990 4 $0 up to $2,907 $0 up to $34,873 5 $0 up to $3,397 $0 up to $40,756 6 $0 up to $3,887 $0 up to $46,639 7 $0 up to $4,377 $0 up to $52,522 8 $0 up to $4,868 $0 up to $58,405 Be at nutritional risk. WIC clients receive an initial health and diet screening to determine nutritional risk. WIC uses two main categories to determine nutritional risk: 1) medically-based risks such as history of poor pregnancy outcome, underweight status, or iron deficiency anemia, and 2) diet-based risks such as poor eating habits which can lead to poor nutritional and health status. Live in Texas. WIC cl
