Through the Arkansas Career Pathways Initiative (CPI), the state has sought to coordinate publicly funded education with social services & workforce and economic development programs to produce a better-trained workforce and promote economic growth. "Career pathways" is the term for a series of connected education and training programs and support services that enable individuals to secure employment within a specific industry or occupational sector and to advance over time to successively higher level of education and employment in that sector. Each step on a career pathway is designed explicitly to prepare workers and students for the next level of employment and education.
Program/Student Eligibility
Program/Student eligibility is determined via the following two income categories:
• Parent(s) with dependent child(ren), under the age of 21 living in the household, whose income is below 250% of the federal poverty limit
Income sources used as evidence for verification:
• Latest federal tax return (1040)
The following table will be used to compare the household income for eligibility verification:
Total Living in Household, children must be under 21 |
COMBINED INCOME ELIGIBILITY QUALIFICATIONS Single or Married |
2 |
below $43, 101 |
3 |
below $54, 301 |
4 |
below $65, 501 |
5 |
below $76, 701 |
6 |
below $87, 901 |
7 |
below $99, 101 |
8 |
below $110, 301 |
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