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Humanities Texas 

Humanities Texas advances education through programs that improve the quality of classroom teaching, support libraries and museums, and create opportunities for lifelong learning.

We strengthen Texas communities by conducting and supporting programs that cultivate the knowledge and judgment that representative democracy demands of its citizens. These programs also contribute to Texas’s thriving economy, culture, and civic life.  

Founded in 1973 as the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Humanities Texas is one of fifty-six state and jurisdictional humanities councils in the U.S. We are a nonprofit, educational organization supported by federal and state appropriations, as well as by foundations, corporations, and individuals. Our volunteer board is a model of leadership, ensuring we execute our mission while providing careful stewardship of our funding resources.

The Humanities Texas Grants Program

Working in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Humanities Texas provides financial support to nonprofit organizations and institutions for humanities programs that serve public audiences.

What are the humanities?

The humanities include but are not limited to the study of history, literature, modern and classical languages; linguistics; jurisprudence; philosophy; comparative religion; ethics; and the history, criticism, and theory of the arts. Social sciences that employ qualitative approaches such as cultural anthropology, archaeology, and political science are considered part of the humanities, as are interdisciplinary areas such as women’s studies, American studies, and the study of folklore and folklife. In elementary and secondary education, the humanities are found in social studies and English language-arts courses, as well as in advanced courses in history, literature, foreign languages, art or music history, and related subjects. 

Projects may also apply humanities perspectives to current political, social, or economic concerns and issues.

Mini-grants

Mini-grants support costs associated with public humanities programs. These small grants—which are easy to apply for and administer, and are available on a rolling basis throughout the year—are particularly appropriate for funding a speaker and/or the rental of a traveling exhibition, including those provided by Humanities Texas. Before submitting a mini-grant application for a Humanities Texas exhibition rental, please complete our online rental form, found here. In the current crisis, as Texas communities continue to practice physical distancing, we are eager to support projects that use the humanities to connect people, either through the use of digital technologies or by connecting people without access to digital tools. Contact our grants staff to discuss how Humanities Texas can support projects you’re currently working on.

Humanities Scholar

A humanities scholar is an individual with particular training or experience in one or more of the academic disciplines in the humanities. The typical qualifications are an advanced degree (M.A. or Ph.D.) in a humanities field of study. However, individuals without an advanced degree may qualify as humanities scholars because of their accomplishments and/or methods of research, inquiry, and teaching.

The qualifications of a project’s principal Humanities Advisor and participating scholars significantly determine an application’s competitiveness. For example, it is unlikely that Humanities Texas would fund a lecture series on Texas in the twentieth century that does not include any credentialed historians who specialize in twentieth-century Texas. 

Humanities Texas encourages applicants to involve a broad and diverse group of scholars in their proposed projects. For major grant applications in particular, it is important that organizations include guidance and perspectives from scholars outside the sponsoring organization. For example, a museum or academic institution seeking a Humanities Texas major grant for a year-long lecture series or major exhibit should include outside scholars and advisors. Major grant applications that draw exclusively on in-house humanities expertise are typically not competitive. 

We are a private family foundation on a mission to improve the quality and circumstances of life for the people of Texas now and in the future.

What We Fund: Our Program Areas

Texas is diverse. So is our giving.

We provide grants throughout Texas within our program areas and also our initiatives in education, environment, homelessness, and mental health.

Arts and Culture

Our founders were passionate about the arts’ ability to illuminate and reflect our communities, reimagine conversations, promote public engagement, and preserve memories. We support organizations throughout the state that provide opportunities for all Texans to experience and benefit from the arts. Our most significant partner is Southern Methodist University Meadows School of the Arts and the Meadows Museum.

Civic and Public Affairs

Communities thrive when effective civic leadership and healthy public systems are supported by a strong network of nonprofit organizations. We assist communities in developing leadership talent, promoting civic and public collaboration, supporting nonprofits through management and capacity-building, and improving processes and infrastructures for delivery of services to all residents. We also recognize the importance of animals and the role they have in many people’s lives. We fund projects that improve their welfare and enhance the human-animal connection.

Education

The link between quality of education and quality of life is undeniable. Knowledge empowers choices that influence our social and family environment, health and mental well-being, home and community, and career and income. Each additional year of schooling increases earnings by 8-10%. In addition, early reading, high-quality instructors, access to resources, and high expectations for all students improve life-long study skills and academic achievements.

Environment

With our population in Texas expected to increase by 73% to 51.5 million people in 2070, the impacts on our environment will be significant. We focus on preserving our rich ecological and biological resources for future generations while meeting our growing needs.

Health

Access to quality health care is essential. Health and mental health programs that offer a chance to rethink what can be accomplished with new knowledge and technology ultimately lead to Texans living healthier lives. We invest in programs and initiatives that promote innovation in services and delivery and strengthen the ecosystem of health and mental health care.

Human Services

In communities across Texas, people face overwhelming challenges and times of personal or family crisis. We support programs and agencies that thoughtfully weave compassion and respect into the support systems that improve the quality of life for the most vulnerable Texans. We also place emphasis on supporting efforts that reduce homelessness in the Dallas area.

What We Fund: Initiatives 

Five initiatives are linked to our long-term goals, and requests in these areas receive additional consideration in the review process.

Postsecondary Completion

The changing economic landscape requires a shift in the kind of preparation offered to connect Texans to jobs, career paths, livable wages, and economic and social mobility. By 2030, 60% of the Texas workforce will need a postsecondary credential to be gainfully employed, a driving factor for the state’s higher education plan. We aim to ensure that awarded postsecondary degrees, credentials, and certificates align to real-time labor needs, are affordable for all Texans, and offer value to students and society. We are working with our partners to increase postsecondary completion rates beyond current projections to meet current and future workforce demands.

Educator Preparation

Quality teachers are consistently identified as the most important school-based factor in student achievement. On average, a high-performing teacher increases student learning by 50% more than expected growth over the course of a school year. Texas has hundreds of educator preparation programs of varying quality and varying levels of accessibility to aspiring teachers. The teacher pipeline must be robust to meet the needs of a growing state with a growing student population. We are working with our partners to define, build, and scale models of high-quality educator preparation. 

Water Conservation

Texas has grown rapidly, and the state’s population is projected to expand by 70% from 2020 to 2070. While this growth can fuel robust economic development, ensuring the vitality of Texas’ cities, industries, and agriculture while also protecting natural resources will require careful water management. As water demand increases, state water supplies will drop by 18%. The state water plan suggests that water conservation strategies could meet 30% of future water supplies. 

While conservation success can be determined in part by policies, everyday water users are the conservation decision makers, and how they value water is the most crucial element of achieving an overall demand reduction. We are working with our partners to advance water conservation, with the goal of reducing the planned use of water by 30% by 2030.

Depression

Depression is the most common mental illness in the U.S. In North Texas alone, 300,000 adults and children experience depression annually. We know that mental health treatment works: two-thirds of individuals who receive evidence-based, measurement-based care get better. However, less than one in 10 receive this type of care. 

With appropriate training and support, primary care physicians can screen, identify, and provide effective behavioral and mental health treatment and referrals to their patients, which could fill this gap in care. In fact, at least 80% of individuals diagnosed with depression can be treated by their primary care physician. We are working with our partners to integrate evidence-based practices into primary care at large healthcare systems, with the goal of ending untreated depression in North Texas by 2030.

Homelessness

Thousands of individuals experience homelessness every year in Dallas and Collin counties. Our neighbors face several challenges as they try to exit homelessness, such as affordable housing shortages, increased cost of living, and limited access to resources that help them remain housed. Access to adequate housing provides the safety needed to survive and the stability needed to thrive. We are working with our partners to make homelessness in Dallas and Collin counties rare, brief, and nonrecurring. Our goal is to house 6,000 individuals experiencing chronic homelessness by 2025.

Types of Funding

• Specific programs or projects account for almost 85% of our total giving
• Although not a significant part of our funding, we will consider
  • Capital projects aligned with our initiatives and green building guidelines
  • Program-related investment loans
• Endowment and scholarship grants are rare

Please see FAQs for additional guidelines.

Our Vision

We envision healthy lands, waters, native plants and animals supported with vibrant, thriving ecosystems throughout our beautiful state.

We believe great things happen when organizations and funders work together for the highest good.

We are a donor-advised fund comprised of a fund director, advisory committee, and fund administrator. Established in 2017 by G.P. “Buzz” Avery, in partnership with the Austin Community Foundation, we support nonprofit organizations whose primary mission is preserving natural habitats, especially those that are critically threatened.

The Environmental Fund of Texas: Tier 1 - Grassroots Funds & Classrooms Taking Action

Tier 1 grants are intended for grassroots organizations seeking funding for smaller-scale projects or start-up costs, or for teachers/schools to create on- campus native gardens used in learning, such as pocket prairies.

Funding Priorities

Public Action for the Environment 

We support projects that engage local communities in conservation action.

Projects are undertaken in collaboration with community volunteers, teachers and students, and partnering organizations.

These on-the-ground projects focus on priority areas such as:

Water

Protecting natural water sources—including rivers, aquifers, springs, estuaries, and wetlands—as well as their supporting watersheds.

Natural Areas

Protection, restoration, and stewardship of natural areas and native habitat.

Native wildlife

Protecting and sustaining native, at-risk wildlife.

Our Vision

We envision healthy lands, waters, native plants and animals supported with vibrant, thriving ecosystems throughout our beautiful state.

We believe great things happen when organizations and funders work together for the highest good.

We are a donor-advised fund comprised of a fund director, advisory committee, and fund administrator. Established in 2017 by G.P. “Buzz” Avery, in partnership with the Austin Community Foundation, we support nonprofit organizations whose primary mission is preserving natural habitats, especially those that are critically threatened.

The Environmental Fund of Texas: Tier 3 - Collaborative Initiatives

For Tier 3 we look for organizations partnering with multiple stakeholders to accomplish something larger than an individual organization could do on its own.

Funding priorities​:

• Water: We support projects aimed at protecting natural water sources—including rivers, aquifers, springs, estuaries, and wetlands—as well as their supporting watersheds.
• Natural Areas: We support the protection, restoration, and stewardship of ecologically functional natural areas.
• Native Wildlife: We support projects that focus on protecting and sustaining native, at-risk wildlife.
• Classrooms Taking Action: We support projects that engage local classrooms, teachers, and students in conservation action. Examples of previously approved projects: Teacher/classroom-led efforts to create a school pocket prairie/native pollinator garden used in hands-on learning. Field trip to a local natural area to learn about native wildlife and ecology, and participate in a civic project (e.g., planting native wildflower seeds or native trees)

Texas Education Agency

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the state agency that oversees primary and secondary public education. It is headed by the commissioner of education. The Texas Education Agency improves outcomes for all public school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems. TEA helps deliver education to more than 5 million students under the leadership of the commissioner of education. The TEA operational costs are supported by both state and federal funds.

The Texas Education Agency administers federal and state grant awards to its subgrantees to carry out a program. Such entities include primarily school systems (referred to as local educational agencies [LEAs] in statutes), including independent school districts and charter schools; education service centers (ESCs); and, to a lesser degree, institutions of higher education (IHEs), nonprofit organizations (NPOs), and other statutorily allowable organizations.

2025-2026 Professional Development Partnerships for Early Childhood Education

Program Description

The Professional Development Partnerships for Early Childhood Education (PDP for ECE) program shall support early childhood trainers and instructional coaches to deliver the highest quality instruction possible to practicing early childhood educators. The program will provide extensive training and support through professional development opportunities, a micro-credential, and facilitated professional learning communities to early childhood educators and providers, which include trainers, coaches, specialists, administrators, and teachers.

Texas Education Agency

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the state agency that oversees primary and secondary public education. It is headed by the commissioner of education. The Texas Education Agency improves outcomes for all public school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems. TEA helps deliver education to more than 5 million students under the leadership of the commissioner of education. The TEA operational costs are supported by both state and federal funds.

The Texas Education Agency administers federal and state grant awards to its subgrantees to carry out a program. Such entities include primarily school systems (referred to as local educational agencies [LEAs] in statutes), including independent school districts and charter schools; education service centers (ESCs); and, to a lesser degree, institutions of higher education (IHEs), nonprofit organizations (NPOs), and other statutorily allowable organizations.

Summer Career and Technical Education Grant

Program Description

Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Work-Based Learning (WBL) programs are effective strategies to ensure that students have the opportunity, experience, and credentials to pursue meaningful career and education pathways after high school. Funding for this program is intended to provide support for districts to offer students greater access to CTE courses in TEA approved programs of study and/or paid or unpaid WBL summer opportunities, whereby removing potential needs or gaps related to offering CTE courses in a TEA approved program of study or WBL opportunities. Needs can be but are not limited to transportation, student scheduling constraints, certified teacher availability, industry needs, etc. The CTE Summer grant program directly aligns with the Texas Education Agency’s strategic plan that focuses on preparing every child for success in college, career, and the military.

Who is the Byrne Family Foundation Trust?

Founded in 2009, the Byrne Family Foundation Trust (BFFT) is dedicated to championing children’s educational growth. We are committed to improving educational opportunities for children through support at school and within the home. Additionally, a portion of our giving is dedicated to the animal welfare in our local communities.

Our board of trustees is composed of two generations of family members who are invested in the responsible stewardship of BFFT’s funds.

What kinds of projects and organizations does BFFT fund?

The BFFT is primarily focused on educational funding, with a blend of early childhood, K-12, leadership/teacher development, and post secondary/higher learning opportunities. We support educational programs because we believe that education is one of the most powerful tools in creating equitable access to opportunity. We fund projects and organizations that provide holistic, quality educational experiences, because they have the power to open doors for children and youth in our communities.

As a family, we also understand the powerful bond between people and their pets. The Foundation allocates a portion of our giving to animal welfare initiatives, which include service animal programs, no-kill animal shelters and spay/neuter services.

The BFFT funds organizations in the cities and regions our trustees call home. As a result, we support projects that serve our communities of Dallas, Texas and Park City, Utah. The Foundation is not considering projects outside of these geographic regions at this time. 

 Fast Track Grant 

The Fast Track grant program was created to respond to urgent community needs. The application is brief, there are no reporting requirements, and all funds will be distributed in the same month that organizations apply. This is a new program for the Byrne Family Foundation Trust starting in 2022; as such, we expect it to change and evolve over time.

Since this is a new program, we’ve prepared a list of commonly asked questions. Please review them in full here before reaching out with an additional inquiry! If you do have a question that you don’t see answered here, we’re happy to discuss over email.

Fast Track grants are a new program for BFFT, and launched for the first time in July 2022. Since this is a new program, we expect it to evolve over time, so the application and the process may change!

You are welcome to apply again if you have not yet received Fast Track funding in this calendar year. Once you’re awarded a Fast Track grant, though, you have to wait until the next calendar year to apply again.

Priorities

Education projects should fit into one of the following categories:

• Early childhood education
• K-12 education
• Post-secondary education
• Teacher training or other administrative capacity building
• Public policy
• Afterschool or summer camp
• Basic needs (including food banks, school supply donations, etc.)
• Mentoring or youth empowerment

Animal welfare projects should be in support of domestic animals only — household pets, domestic animals, and service animals are all eligible, but wildlife projects will not be funded at this time. Projects should fit into one of the following categories: 

• Animal rescue
• Spay/neuter services
• Animal-assisted therapy
• Service animal training

Long Foundation Grant

In 2002, The Long Foundation made a commitment to benefit Texas Hispanic youths by furthering the Five Promises of America’s Promise. The Foundation’s goal is to reduce the high school dropout rate among Texas Hispanic students and to provide additional opportunities for these youths to improve their economic and social potential and that of their communities. We seek to benefit Texas Hispanic youths by making annual grants to non-profit organizations, schools and universities, and governmental and quazi-governmental programs that are addressing these goals. Selected programs and/or organizations must be located in areas, or targeted at groups, with large Hispanic populations and must support the youths, or groups, of those areas by fulfilling at least one of the Five Promises, which include:

• Promoting ongoing relationships with caring adults – parents, mentors, teachers, tutors and coaches.
• Providing safe places with structured activities during non-school hours.
• Promoting healthy start and future.
• Providing marketable skills through effective education.
• Providing opportunities to give back through community service.

Please note that while the program must be directed at Texas youth, "youth" is not limited to minors (those under 18 years of age). The Long Foundation recognizes that the achievement of obtaining marketable skills does not necessarily end when a person reaches the age of 18. Youths may include people seeking to advance their education while in their 20’s. Additionally, children may benefit from programs that benefit others, such as parents, and/or guardians.

It is also important to note that this program is not necessarily limited to benefiting only Hispanic youths. While the primary purpose of this program is to help Hispanic youths, grants made to such qualifying programs can be used to benefit everyone participating in those programs. However, at least, 75% of the youth "population" targeted by the initiative must be Hispanic. The youths targeted or involved in a particular program define the "population" of that program. Consequently, the population depends upon the program itself and its specific goal. Specific areas of a program (such as a specific school, branch, zip code, etc.) may be used to qualify for funding for that particular component or portion of the program.

Community Grants

Community Grants are awarded in Arkansas and West Texas in the following areas:

Aging Population

Meeting the physical and emotional needs of the elderly, especially efforts to preserve and promote the independence, health, and quality of life of seniors; to improve the quality and availability of both nursing home care and alternatives to nursing home care; and to protect seniors from abuse or financial exploitation.

Arts, Culture, And History

Supporting artistic, historical, or cultural experiences that enhance learning in school-age children, or extend the benefit of the arts to children, the elderly, and others who might not otherwise have access. 

Children And Youth

Meeting the physical and emotional needs of young people, especially efforts to prevent child abuse or neglect or mitigate their effects; to provide healthcare; and to promote and to develop sound character and values in young people.

Economically Disadvantaged

Moving low-income people toward economic independence; providing emergency shelter and assistance; providing healthcare; offering transitional housing and supportive services to individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness; and promoting the creation of affordable housing. 

Education

Preparing young children for school; supporting the educational process broadly through means such as parental involvement and teacher training; promoting adult literacy; improving English-language skills in both children and adults; and supporting student-focused programs at the college level that advance other areas of the Foundation’s mission.

Nonprofit Capacity

Building the infrastructure of agencies working in aging, arts, children, economically disadvantaged, or education.

Our Mission

To improve the lives of families and at-risk children in the City of Dallas, Texas by partnering with organizations that provide education and family support services.

Primary Focus

Organizations or programs must fall within two areas:

Family Support

• Helping families remain intact whenever possible by supporting family stability
• Supporting the needs of children with an emphasis on child abuse prevention
• Promoting individual and family responsibility and initiative to help break the poverty-assistance cycle

Education

• Delivering systemic improvement through cost-effective, scalable initiatives with data-driven results
• Enhancing the learning process of individuals through classroom and teacher support

Mission

Our mission is to meet basic human needs while building individual and social resiliency. 

Established in 1987, the Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation has dedicated over $70 million in grants to improve the social fabric of life.  

The Foundation seeks innovative solutions to intractable and persistent problems and strives to cultivate emerging talents and promising models. 

The entire Rapoport family is actively involved in the Foundation’s operations, which has touched many lives in the areas of education, arts and culture, health, community building & social services, and democracy & civic participation.

This commitment is rooted in generations past and continues to mold our future.

Areas of Funding Priorities

The Foundation prefers to concentrate on five primary areas including: Arts & Culture, Community Building & Social Service, Democracy & Civic Participation, Education, and Health.

Arts and Culture

The Foundation supports artistic and cultural programs that encourage the participation of children and disadvantaged members of the community thereby enriching their lives. Education and cultivation of new and young patrons is encouraged.

Education

The Foundation is interested in the broad area of education but with a special concern for early learning up to and through the elementary years. Other areas of interest include adult education and training initiatives, college and career readiness, and programs that enhance the capabilities of teachers and other professionals in public schools.  

Health

The Foundation seeks to improve the quality and delivery of healthcare services to all citizens, especially to women, children, and those who do not have access to conventional medical resources. Community-based outreach initiatives are also of interest to the Foundation.

Community Building and Social Services

The Foundation seeks to build communities that improve the quality of life for all citizens and foster the growth and development of children. The Foundation encourages programs that build grassroots neighborhood networks, provide job training and job opportunities for the unemployed and under-employed, or provide a comprehensive safety net of social services for the least-advantaged citizens.  

Democracy and Civic Participation

The Foundation supports efforts both to make government more responsive and to encourage citizens to take an active interest and role in political life. The Foundation promotes intergovernmental cooperation as well as initiatives that broaden citizen awareness of public policy issues and alternatives, build skills necessary for political leadership, and provide opportunities for community service.  

Where We Fund

By policy, one-third of annual grant funds are required to be distributed for projects/programs located in Waco, Texas. (The bulk of awards in Waco tend to fall within the areas of Education, Health, Community Building & Social Services, and Arts & Culture.)

By policy, one-third of annual grant funds are considered discretionary and may be distributed in support of projects/programs throughout Texas and the United States as desired. In recent years, a significant portion of the Foundation’s discretionary grant budget has been largely focused on ad-hoc special interest areas as determined by our trustees. Once the Foundation’s 2025 ad-hoc working group topic has been announced, you will find the relevant information on this website. (The bulk of awards in TX/US tend to fall largely within Democracy & Civic Participation and to a lesser extent, Community Building.)

It is also worth noting that the Foundation does not typically consider funding direct service programs outside of the Waco/McLennan County area or programs benefitting a small geographic area or a narrow audience (outside of Waco/McLennan County). (For more information, please review our FAQ page before submitting an LOI.)

Finally, the remaining one-third of annual grant funds are obligated to the University of Texas at Austin Rapoport Service Scholarship program, the Jerusalem Foundation, and the Jewish Federations of North America.

The Paso del Norte Health Foundation seeks letters of intent (LOI) from eligible organizations to further the Health Foundation’s goals under the Think.Change initiative to reduce stigma and negative bias associated with mental health and substance use conditions. The LOI must include one of the following interest areas:

• Implementation of evidence-based trainings to reduce mental health and substance use related stigma and bias among people (i.e., teachers, landlords, service industry workers) who have frequent contact with individuals who have a mental health condition and are less likely to receive on the job training.
• Implementation of evidence-based education programs for individuals and families with lived experience. Programs may address emotional well-being, mental illness and substance use conditions, symptoms, management, and treatment options.
• Implementation of evidence-based navigator training for individuals willing to serve as peer support, system navigators, or volunteer presenters, including people with lived experience.

What We Will Fund

Health Foundation’s Role in Reducing Stigma and Negative Bias Associated with Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions

Reducing stigma and negative bias is crucial to mental health and emotional well-being. Public stereotypes and self-stigma limit individuals’ opportunities for good jobs, safe housing, adequate health care, and social relationships.

The burden of mental illness is among the highest of all diseases, and mental disorders are among the most common causes of disability. People with untreated mental health conditions, including children and adolescents, are at high risk for many unhealthy and unsafe behaviors, including alcohol or drug use, violent or self-destructive behavior, and suicide.

Scanlan Foundation Grant

We believe that the most impactful way to carry out our mission of furthering the Roman Catholic Church in the State of Texas is to build a culture of vocations to the priesthood, religious life, and holy families.

This culture of vocations will be foundational in all that we do as we move forward with making decisions, strategic giving, and forming relationships. This cornerstone supports four main mission-furthering pillars of funding:

• Marriage & Holy Families,
• Catholic Education,
• Evangelization & Discipleship,
• and Life & Human Dignity.

Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life

At the center of our faith is the sacrifice of the Holy Eucharist. The Eucharist is “the source and summit of the Christian life.” (CCC 1324) Only a validly ordained priest can validly consecrate the Eucharist, so without priests, we lack access to the “sum and summary of our faith.” (CCC 1327) It is vital to the health of our Church that it continues to produce the fruit of new vocations to the priesthood to provide access to the sacraments.

It is similarly vital to the health of the Church to promote vocations to religious life, as religious sisters are dedicated to a wide range of forms of supporting the Church, whether it be through cloistered prayer or through apostolic works such as providing education, caring for the sick, and engaging in missionary work.

• Goal: Increase the number of men answering their vocation to join the priesthood and of women answering their vocation to join religious life.
  • Strategy: Scanlan Foundation seeks to support dioceses, organizations and ministries that would like to develop or execute a plan for vocations and a strong desire to increase the fruits of vocations to the priesthood and religious life. This includes, but is not limited to, education at the seminary level, support and community for discerners, ministries that directly engage and equip parish vocation committees, school-wide Catholic education curricula, campus ministry programs that strengthen faith and evangelize, vocation-focused retreats, and youth programming aimed at building awareness and encouraging vocations to the priesthood and religious life.

Marriage & Holy Families

The Scanlan Foundation recognizes the importance of strong holy marriages and families in building a culture of vocations. “In our own time, in a world often alien and even hostile to faith, believing families are of primary importance as centers of living, radiant faith.” (CCC 1656) Not only do vocations to the priesthood and the religious life come out of holy, strong families, but also future generations of the domestic church because “the home is the first school of Christian life and ‘a school for human enrichment.’” (CCC 1657)

• Goal: Encourage couples discerning marriage to choose sacramental marriage and be well-prepared for their upcoming marriage.
  • Strategy: We wish to target funding and support to ministries that support dating and engaged couples. This includes college campus ministry and marriage preparation courses that enhance the current requirements.
• Goal: Strengthen and bolster existing marriages for their important role as the domestic church.
  • Strategy: We wish to target married couples, young families, and sacrament preparation. This effort can be done through faith-formation groups for men/husbands/fathers, faith-formation groups for women/wives/mothers, marriage support groups and mentorship programs, RCIA programs, and other sacrament preparation programs that incorporate the family in the catechesis of the youth.

Catholic Education

Scanlan Foundation has always considered Catholic Education to be critical to strengthening the fabric of our society. In the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, the primary vehicles for impact that we have identified are Campus Ministry & Culture, Faculty Faith Formation, and Scanlan Scholar Tuition Assistance. In other dioceses, we believe the individual Bishops understand best the needs of their respective schools. Therefore, we will begin to provide grant funding directly to the dioceses outside of Galveston-Houston for their Catholic schools, as opposed to making grants directly to those schools.

• Goal: Enhance access to Catholic education for families who value the faith-based educational environment but would otherwise be unable to afford the tuition.
  • Strategy: Outside of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, provide funds for Catholic high school tuition assistance directly to the dioceses, for the Bishops to distribute where they see the greatest need. Within the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, tuition assistance will be funded through the Scanlan Scholar program. Schools will select students with demonstrated financial need who also fit a profile of a Scanlan Scholar: a practicing Catholic or someone actively converting to the faith through RCIA, a strong academic achiever, and an active member of the campus ministry and service community.
• Goal: Improve teacher faith-formation.
  • Strategy: Schools that wish to enhance their faculty’s knowledge and appreciation of the doctrine and history of the Catholic faith are encouraged to share their proposed faith-formation program. Overall grant-giving to high schools will shrink in order to meet the needs of the many ministries we support. Therefore, schools may find it more impactful to invest Scanlan Foundation grants into forming their faculty so as to better represent Christ to their students and to uphold the doctrine of the Catholic faith.
• Goal: Develop strong campus ministries.
  • Strategy: Schools that wish to develop robust programs through their school’s campus ministry that have a special focus on increasing vocations to the priesthood, religious life, and holy families should apply for grant funding to further their efforts. We wish to support regular occurring ministry events, Bible studies, access to sacraments, school-wide activities, and retreats that encourage students to begin taking serious consideration to the vocation God calls them to.

Evangelization & Discipleship

“God, infinitely perfect and blessed in himself, in a plan of sheer goodness, freely created man to make him share in his own blessed life…He calls man to seek him, to know him, to love him with all his strength. He calls together all men, scattered and divided by sin, into the unity of his family, the Church.” (CCC1) To further the Roman Catholic faith in Texas, it must grow. This can be done through evangelization and discipleship, sharing the hope and joy of the Gospel to encourage others to live a life centered on Christ. We share in God’s desire to encourage people to know and love God, and we support those who similarly wish to “go therefore and make disciples of all nations.” (Matthew 28:19)

• Goal: Form Missionary Disciples, especially on the college campuses in Texas.
  • Strategy: Campus Ministries will be formed and strengthened across the state of Texas in an effort to ensure that all college students have access to a strong Catholic environment. We are looking for organizations that can carry this out, providing a priest offering sacraments, adoration, sacred music, Bible studies, and retreats for the continued formation of this critical young adult age group.
• Goal: Foster personal holiness and promote individual faith formation.
  • Strategy: Our target programs that we wish to strengthen and expand include youth ministries, RCIA, family faith formation programs, men’s and women’s groups, adult faith formation activities, and parish community-building.

Life & Human Dignity

A major component of the Roman Catholic faith is carrying out the social teachings of the Catholic Church, as laid out in the Beatitudes and defined through the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. The Scanlan Foundation is committed to support those organizations that are dedicated to the social teachings of the Catholic Church who see that ”social justice can only be obtained in respecting the transcendent dignity of man.” (CCC 1929) We recognize that people are most able to reach their God-given vocation when they are healthy, safe, and financially secure from conception to natural death.

• Goal: Assist the poor, sick, and vulnerable. 
  • Strategy: We fund and strengthen those Catholic organizations that provide ministries and programs that provide essential services to the poor, sick, and vulnerable.
• Goal: Promote faith-based therapy.
  • Strategy: We support organizations that assist with mental illnesses, addictions, family and marriage issues, and other spiritual, mental, and emotional distress in ways that are faithful to the teachings of the Catholic Church.
• Goal: Strengthen the culture of life.
  • Strategy: Promote organizations that have a proven track record for protecting life at all stages from conception to natural death. This includes ministries focused on ending the culture of abortion, that promote natural family planning, that support families in crisis, that teach medical ethics and advocate for end-of-life care.

Ministry

This application form is for Catholic ministries in the State of Texas only. Qualified applicants may submit one application per year. If you are a campus ministry, high school or institution of higher education, please download the corresponding application form for your category and do not use this form.

Education

Early Childhood Development & Education

The Powell Foundation seeks to ensure that all children benefit from high-quality early environments and services that foster their healthy development, foundational skill-building, school readiness, and lifelong success.

Our Early Childhood investments are focused in the following areas:

• High-quality providers & educators
• Supportive caregivers
• High-capacity sector

We invest in organizations who champion efforts to:

• Develop, sustain, and scale the availability of high-quality early childhood programs for infants, toddlers, and young children.
• Train and build the capacity of early childhood educators and providers.
• Strengthen the knowledge and capability of parents and other caregivers to nurture and guide their children’s early development and learning.
• Improve the coordination and reach of the intersecting systems impacting early childhood.

Quality Public K-12 Schools

The Powell Foundation believes that all students should receive a high-quality public K-12 education through access to effective schools, curriculum, programming, and support services that ensure they graduate from high school prepared for post-secondary success.

Our Quality Public K-12 Schools investments are focused in the following areas:

• Excellent educators
• Student supports
• Quality schools & school models

We invest in organizations who champion efforts to:

• Strengthen preparation, pathways, training, and development for teachers, school leaders, and district leaders.
• Ensure students receive high-quality, evidence-based academic instruction, programming, and supports.
• Promote the positive development of non-cognitive skills, social-emotional learning, and positive school climate and culture.
• Scale and expand access to high-quality district and public charter school models that strengthen educational outcomes for all students.

Post-secondary Pathways to Success

The Powell Foundation seeks to ensure that all students are prepared for, can access, and complete a post-secondary program that leads to meaningful employment opportunities.

Our Post-Secondary Pathways to Success investments are focused in the following areas:

• Post-secondary access and success
• Post-secondary readiness
• Policies and systems

We invest in organizations who champion efforts to:

• Increase access to and participation in advanced coursework, career awareness programming, and college and career entrance exams.
• Strengthen post-secondary advising and counseling and provide replicable and scalable tools to improve access.
• Bolster the academic preparedness of students to pursue post-secondary pathways; increase student proficiency in non-cognitive and affective skills critical to post-secondary success.
• Strengthen post-secondary persistence, certificate/degree completion, and career attainment.
• Support policies that increase post-secondary access, persistence, and success.

Aligned Cradle-to-Career Education System

The Powell Foundation supports efforts to coordinate and connect people, programs, systems, and policies and collective efforts to create a seamless and integrated educational pathway for children and youth.

Our Aligned Cradle-to-Career Education System investments are focused in the following area:

• Effective tools, policies, and systems

We invest in organizations who champion efforts to:

• Promote continuity across the education system, supporting students at pivotal transition points and accelerating high-impact practices.
• Convene and build a coalition of advocates in support of a sustained and scaled cradle-to-career continuum.
• Invest stakeholders in an aligned vision for strengthening and better connecting early childhood, K-12, and post-secondary.
• Democratize access to user-friendly data and the creation of tools to track and monitor outcomes for students across the full continuum.

Supportive Communities

The Arts

The Powell Foundation works to promote vibrant communities by expanding equitable access to educational experiences in the arts and encouraging public engagement with diverse arts and culture.

Our Arts investments are focused in the following areas:

• Arts education
• Public arts and culture access

We invest in organizations who champion efforts to:

• Provide arts education and cultural experiences to K-12 students, particularly those attending schools in “arts deserts”.
• Provide training on teaching and learning techniques that integrate the arts.
• Expand the community’s access to and engagement in the arts.
• Increase diversity and representation in the arts, with a lens towards historically marginalized groups.

Conservation

The Powell Foundation seeks to foster environmental benefits for current and future generations by connecting people to nature, building environmental stewardship, and addressing critical problems in the local environment.

Our Conservation investments are focused in the following areas:

• Conservation & Environmental education
• Connecting people to nature
• Environmental protection

We invest in organizations who champion efforts to:

• Create high-quality conservation and environmental science learning experiences for children and youth.
• Foster an appreciation and understanding of nature, the natural environment, and environmental stewardship, particularly among children and youth.
• Increase equitable access to public parks and urban greenspaces to support community wellbeing.
• Address critical environmental issues and efforts focused on protecting, preserving, and improving natural resources impacting our geographies through the support of programs, initiatives, and advocacy efforts.

Human Services

The Powell Foundation seeks to foster community wellbeing by empowering children, families, and individuals with the resources and supports they need to flourish.

Our Human Services investments are focused in the following areas:

• Stabilization & empowerment
• Emotional wellbeing

We invest in organizations who champion efforts to:

• Address food security and hunger alleviation at scale for children, youth, families, and other vulnerable populations.
• Provide housing, wrap-around services, and skill-building programs for homeless and housing insecure individuals, including transition-age youth.
• Promote emotional wellbeing of children and youth in crisis by providing mental/behavioral health interventions and supports.
• Coordinate and build the capacity of school systems to use evidence-based practices to promote students’ mental and behavioral health, including prevention, identification, and treatment efforts.

The Piñon Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization established to identify 501(c) 3 organizations and educational institutions that promote the education, health and well-being of children and the elderly; all for public welfare.

The Piñon Foundation invests in organizations that believe in the ability of change for the good of others. Through educational development, we can help to support school systems, educational outreach in communities, and the training of more effective teachers and school leaders.

The health of communities determines the success of communities. We believe in supporting organizations that promote health and well-being to improve lives around the United States.Funding Policies

It is the policy of the Piñon Foundation to identify and support programs, organizations and institutions that promote the education, health and well-being for children and the elderly within the granting areas.

Giving Areas

While preference is given to organizations in the Panhandle and Permian Basin of West Texas, the Dallas Fort Worth area and the Oklahoma City metropolitan, we recognize that such organizations located outside of these areas can also have a beneficial impact on the economic, social and cultural growth and development; therefore, we will entertain grant request from other locations.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA), as the pass-through entity, is the grantee from the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and TEA awards subgrants to non-federal entities such as local educational agencies (LEAs), including school districts, charter schools, and education service centers, and to a lesser degree institutions of higher education (IHEs), and nonprofit organizations (NPOs) who are the agency’s subgrantees.

2025-2026 Bluebonnet Learning Adoption and Implementation Supports Grant

The purpose of the grant is to provide support for Educational Service Centers (ESCs) with the adoption and implementation of Bluebonnet Learning. This includes training for teachers, coaches, and school leaders to support the adoption and implementation of Bluebonnet Learning materials. ESCs will designate a Program Lead (PL) to oversee a team of campus and district coaches to implement capacity-building experiences across their region. The PL will establish partnerships with LEAs, analyze market share and school improvement trends, and create a robust vision for LEA impact. They will leverage their expertise and that of their team to lead LEAs through training, implementation support, and coaching, with a focus on best practices in instructional leadership and High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) implementation.

About the Foundation

The Clifton C. and Henryetta C. Doak Charitable Trust was created under the Last Will and Testament of Henryetta C. Doak in memory of her husband, Clifton C. Doak.Dr. Clifton C. Doak was born on January 15, 1895 in Hico, Texas. He received his master’s degree in biology from Texas A&M University in 1927 and his doctorate from the University of Illinois in 1933. He became an assistant professor at Texas A&M in 1929 and was head of the Biology Department from 1937 to 1960. After retiring from Texas A&M in 1960, he taught biology at Trinity University for three years.Dr. Doak was active in the community, serving on the boards of the Bryan Boys Club, the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History, and the Bryan Rotary Club. He was also a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Botanical Society of America, and he was past president of the Texas Academy of Science. Dr. Doak died on February 27, 1985, at the age of 90.Mrs. Doak was born on April 10, 1904 in Winona, Texas. She graduated from North Texas State University in Denton, Texas and became an elementary school teacher. Other than her interests in teaching and gardening, her life was dedicated to the support of her husband in his career and his community volunteer work. She died on February 27, 1992, at the age of 87.The Clifton C. and Henryetta C. Doak Charitable Trust serves as a legacy to Dr. and Mrs. Doak’s mutual concern for the community in which they lived for many years.

Mission

To support charitable organizations located in College Station, Texas.

Program Areas

• Arts, culture, and humanities
• Education
• Environment, animals
• Health
• Human services
• Public/society benefit

The Sumners Foundation Grant

Working through qualified, tax-exempt organizations, the Foundation seeks to reach, educate, and motivate the general public and the current and future leaders of American society on the science of self-government.

The specific efforts of the Foundation include support for:

• Programs and activities that provide personal involvement in the political process and functions of government, such as democracy reform, civic education and engagement programs, and mock legislative sessions, as well as conferences and seminars on relevant public policy issues.
• Teacher training on the founding documents and/or democratic principles.
• Programs and academic contests on American democratic self-government targeting youth, educators, young professionals, and other societal leaders.
• Other programs and activities that, in the opinion of the trustees, meet the obligations of the Foundation's statement of purpose.

Program Description 

The purpose of the MATHCOUNTS grant is to provide financial support to the Texas Engineering Foundation (TEF) in its efforts to sponsor and lead the Texas MATHCOUNTS program. MATHCOUNTS provides mathematics programs and state-of-the-art supplemental math instructional materials to build math skills, promote critical thinking and problem solving, and heighten interest of middle-school students in mathematics. Through the MATHCOUNTS Competition Program, students take part in individual and team competitions. Competitions begin at the local level with the opportunity for winners to move on to compete at regional and national levels.

Objectives:

• Publicize and promote the MATHCOUNTS program.
• Train personnel such as TEF members, teachers, and administrators involved in the MATHCOUNTS program.
• Organize participation in the MATHCOUNTS program at both the state and national levels.

General Allowable Activities and Use of Funds

• Payroll costs (may not exceed 45% of the total grant award)
• Professional and contracted services
• Consumable and durable supplies and materials
• Debt services (lease liabilities for terms greater than 12 months) — allowable costs include:
• Subscription-based Information Technology Arrangement (SBITA) — Principal Costs (6514)
• Subscription-based Information Technology Arrangement (SBITA) — Interest Costs (6526)
• Publicizing and promoting the MATHCOUNTS program
• Training personnel, such as TEF members, teachers, and administrators, involved in the MATHCOUNTS program
• Organizing participation in the MATHCOUNTS program at both the state and national level
• Travel costs are allowable as long as they follow the grantee’s regular business operations and the travel guidance provided at the beginning of this Allowable Activities and Use of Funds section.

Program Description

The purpose of this grant is to support proven models to increase the number of effective teachers in Texas classrooms. Teach for America (TFA) will increase the number of effective teachers in the Rio Grande Valley, Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex area schools in Texas. It is the intent of the Legislature that by the end of fiscal year 2026 at least 2,100 TFA public school employees be employed in Texas schools that serve a proportion of economically disadvantaged students that is above the state average.

The goal of the program is to increase the number of effective teachers and leaders in Texas public schools by funding TFA. As a proven model, TFA will use funds to increase and improve the teaching skills and practices of TFA corps members with an emphasis on those teaching Bilingual/ESL, science, math and economically disadvantaged elementary and secondary students. The participating corps members must serve students in the Rio Grande Valley, Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex area schools. Professional development and training should increase student achievement in focus subject areas.

Funding will emphasize:

• The employment and retention of TFA teachers in the field of mathematics
• Pre-service training with content-specific training for math and science
• Ongoing support to corps members with an emphasis on those in Bilingual/ESL, science math and economically disadvantaged high need classroom placements for Rio Grande Valley, Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex area schools
• Evidence of implementation of a plan to improve retention rates of TEA teachers

Texas Education Agency

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the state agency that oversees primary and secondary public education. It is headed by the commissioner of education. The Texas Education Agency improves outcomes for all public school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems. TEA helps deliver education to more than 5 million students under the leadership of the commissioner of education. The TEA operational costs are supported by both state and federal funds.

The Texas Education Agency administers federal and state grant awards to its subgrantees to carry out a program. Such entities include primarily school systems (referred to as local educational agencies [LEAs] in statutes), including independent school districts and charter schools; education service centers (ESCs); and, to a lesser degree, institutions of higher education (IHEs), nonprofit organizations (NPOs), and other statutorily allowable organizations.

2025-2026 ESC Statewide Services for Students with Visual Impairments (SSVI)

Program Purpose, Goals, and Objectives

The purpose of this program is to provide services, technical assistance, and support school systems that provide services to students with visual impairments. Regional ESCs provide support and technical assistance to teachers of students with visual impairments (TVIs). Such support and assistance are critical to retention of TVIs throughout the state. Effective TVIs lead to improved outcomes for students with visual impairments. The total funding available for this program is $5,539,891.00.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the state agency that oversees primary and secondary public education. It is headed by the commissioner of education. The Texas Education Agency improves outcomes for all public school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems. TEA helps deliver education to more than 5 million students under the leadership of the commissioner of education. The TEA operational costs are supported by both state and federal funds.

For funding, TEA, as the pass-through entity, is the grantee from the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and TEA awards subgrants to non-federal entities such as school systems (referred to as local educational agencies [LEAs]in statutes), including independent school districts and charter schools; education service centers (ESCs); and, to a lesser degree, institutions of higher education (IHEs), and nonprofit organizations (NPOs) – such entities are the agency’s subgrantees.

Teacher Leadership and Strategic Staffing Continuation Grant

The primary purpose of the Teacher Leadership and Strategic Staffing Grant is to maximize the impact of highly effective teachers in reaching as many students as possible by developing strategic staffing models. After the first year of design, this program is now intended to be a three-year grant program, with 2024-2025 as a design year, and 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 as implementation years. This grant cycle serves as the first implementation year with S600,000 as the total funding available for four (4) awards of $150,000 each.

• One of the goals of the Teacher Leadership and Strategic Staffing Grant is to provide leadership pathways for teachers and allow them to “lead without leaving” education (i.e., teacher leader retention). To support teacher leaders’ flexible schedules, roles, and responsibilities, grant recipients will also work with technical assistance provider, US PREP, to build a more robust teacher pipeline.
• Among its other goals, this grant serves to leverage the unique value-add of teacher leaders as key stakeholders in the implementation of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM). If school systems recruit and select a group of highly effective teachers with leadership potential, train them in high-leverage instructional leadership practices, provide a reduced teaching load or release time to carry out teacher leader responsibilities, coach and support them in their roles, and compensate teachers for their increased responsibilities, then teacher leaders will serve as critical drivers of HQIM understanding and use and, in turn, instructional improvement.
• Ultimately, the goals of the Teacher Leadership and Strategic Staffing Grant are to improve student outcomes, teacher retention, particularly for teacher leaders, and HQIM implementation.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA), as the pass-through entity, is the grantee from the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and TEA awards subgrants to non-federal entities such as local educational agencies (LEAs), including school districts, charter schools, and education service centers, and to a lesser degree institutions of higher education (IHEs), and nonprofit organizations (NPOs) who are the agency’s subgrantees.

2025-2026 ESC IDEA-B Sensory Impairments

The purpose of this program is to support activities that are directly related to the provision of technical assistance, training, and support to school districts and charter schools to improve student performance as well as program and service effectiveness for students with visual impairments, including those who are blind or deafblind. Additionally, this program provides funding for certified interpreters for the deaf, so that teachers at the Texas School for the Deaf (TSD) have access to training sessions.

CHS Inc

CHS (fomerly is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States. Diversified in energy, agronomy, grains and foods, CHS is committed to creating connections to empower agriculture, helping its farmer-owners, customers and other stakeholders grow their businesses through its domestic and global operations. CHS supplies energy, crop nutrients, seed, crop protection products, grain marketing services, production and agricultural services, animal nutrition products, foods and food ingredients, and risk management services. The company operates petroleum refineries and pipelines and manufactures, markets and distributes Cenex® brand refined fuels, lubricants, propane and renewable energy products. 

CHS invests in programs that strengthen hometown communities and develop future generations of ag leaders through CHS community giving and the CHS Foundation. These initiatives support CHS sustainability efforts and long-term focus on people and rural communities

CHS community giving serves cooperative communities through support of cooperative matching grants, Twin Cities projects, volunteerism and industry support.

CHS Foundation

The CHS Foundation builds ag career pathways and educates rural youth through support of ag safety.

Teacher Grants

The CHS Foundation will award up to $50,000 to help teachers to implement a project at their school that will engage students in experiential agricultural education. We know teachers have big ideas we want to help bring those to life for students in rural communities.

Humanities Texas 

Humanities Texas is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, educational organization incorporated by the State of Texas in  1972. The state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Humanities Texas receives its primary funding through federal appropriations to the NEH and additional support from foundations, corporations, and individuals. Since 2009, Humanities Texas has received an appropriation from the State of Texas exclusively for the administration of our professional development programs for Texas teachers. 

The Humanities Texas Grants Program

Humanities Texas grants enable communities throughout the state to develop programs of local interest promoting history, culture, and education. 

Since 1974, we have awarded more than 5,000 grants in 400 Texas communities supporting a wide range of public humanities programs, including lectures, oral history projects, museum exhibitions, teacher institutes, reading programs, and documentary films.

Annually, Humanities Texas awards an average of 150 grants to over 70 communities throughout the state. Contact our grants team to learn how we can support the work you do in your community!

Major Grants for Community Projects

Major grants for community projects fund comprehensive public programs such as lectures, seminars, and conferences; book and film discussions; interpretive exhibitions and materials; town forums and civic discussions; and teacher workshops. Programs should reflect substantial participation by both humanities scholars and members of the target audience(s).

Major Grants for Media Projects

Major grants for media projects fund up to $20,000 of the costs for film, radio, television, or interactive programming related to the humanities. Applicants can request funds for any stage of the project, including scripting, development, production, post-production, and in some cases, distribution and free public screenings. Humanities scholars should play an integral role in determining the content and approach of the project.

Major Grants for Planning

Major grants for planning projects fund up to $20,000 of the costs for community and media programs that are in an initial planning/development stage. The application must include both planning details and expected outcomes. 

2025-2026 AWARE Texas Expansion Consortium Grant Program

AWARE Texas Expansion Consortium seeks to achieve intermediate and long term outcomes for Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education (AWARE) through subgrants and collaboration with education service centers (ESCs) and school systems to accomplish the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) purpose, goals and activities that were approved for implementation by the Texas Education Agency in partnership with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and the Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health (TIEMH).

AWARE Texas Expansion Consortium goals and measurable objectives are:

Goal 1: Increase and improve access to relevant and developmentally appropriate school and community-based services for school-aged youth who may have behavioral health concerns, and their families, particularly for students with symptoms of serious emotional disturbance (SED) or serious mental illness (SMI).

Objective 1a: A Community Project Manager (CPM) at each school system: Elgin ISD, San Marcos CISD and Manor ISD, in collaboration with the ESC 13 training coach, will initiate a needs assessment and resource map of school and community partners to develop a Comprehensive Service Plan (CSP) that outlines school mental health approaches to identify needs through the implementation of evidencebased practices (EBPs), training and workforce development and partnership development in the school system, and a multitiered system of support (MTSS) for each targeted AWARE campus. The CSP will be updated each fall, spring, and summer in partnership with families, students, mental health (MH) providers and other school system stakeholders to address assessed needs, gaps, resources, and services.

Objective 1b: The CPM will lead each school system in the development of a coherent referral pathway for rapid access to MH services. Referral procedures will include immediate availability of a licensed Mental Health/Behavioral Health Specialist (MHBHS) respond on-site to urgent needs, provide access to a continuum of community-based treatment and support options for students in a crisis, students with emerging symptoms, and students with serious emotional disturbance (SED) or serious mental illness (SMI). Crisis response will be available in all 39 schools within each school system, and other tiered mental health (MH) services in the MTSS will be on the 9 targeted campuses.

Objective 1c: Students in 100% of AWARE school systems will receive MH screening, referral, assessment, and treatment using evidence-based practices by connecting families with school- and community-based services, providing care coordination to support access to services, information sharing, and monitor progress.

Expected outcomes include: Data tools, including SAMHSA reporting will document MH interventions that are aligned with needs and coordinated through the local MTSS team for mental health and behavior in 9 schools; EBPs are implemented with fidelity following training; rapid response to urgent mental health issues in 39 schools; change in symptom scores from baseline to discharge; improvement in functioning scores; decreased disciplinary referrals and actions; and improved educational outcomes (e.g., attendance, behavior, skill development) for students with mental health needs.

Goal 2: Increase awareness and identification of mental health issues among all adults working with young people and promote positive mental health for students, families, school staff and community.

Objective 2a: The CPM and MHBHS will provide MH awareness/MH promotion activities and training using EBPs to school leaders, faculty, staff, families, and community members on mental health conditions. Trainings will include topics related to identifying and responding to grief, trauma, and MH challenges. School systems will be supported in delivering trainings through coordination with Education Service Center Region 13 (ESC 13) and their Local Mental Health Authorities (LMHA) serving stakeholders in 39 schools within 3 school systems through SY 2026.

Objective 2b: The CPM and ESC 13 will have scaled training and built capacity to implement EBPs within 100% of the school systems served that support students in recognizing warning signs for mental health needs in their peers, responding with empathy, and accessing a trusted adult for further support by September 2026.

Objective 2c: The CPM and MHBHS will outreach and connect with families, youth, and communities to increase engagement and involvement in planning and implementing school and community programs in the MTSS that promote positive mental health in 9 schools and their school communities through SY 2026. Outreach will occur with 300 families in year one and increase five percent each year of the grant.

Expected outcomes include: Data tools will document increased numbers of students, families, educators, and community members trained; training evaluations reporting improved knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs for applying knowledge and skills; youth and families increasingly engaged in  providing input and leadership into service planning; increased MH promotion; increased referrals for services and increased help-seeking behavior.

Goal 3: Help students develop competencies in self-regulation and pro-social behaviors; positive character traits and personal skills; decision making and coping skills to overcome adversity.

Objective 3a: CPMs will train teachers, staff, caregivers, and community members in each school system on positive character traits, personal skills, and resilience EBPs; with implementation support and fidelity monitoring expected for at least 50% of educators in the 9 targeted AWARE campuses served through SY2026.

Objective 3b: Teachers trained will implement EBPs to build student competencies within the social and emotional domain, life skills for high school, and will receive ongoing coaching and support through the CPM, ESC 13 and the State AWARE Team through SY 2026

Objective 3c: CPMs and MHBHS will train and support teachers in evidence-based behavior supports and mental health prevention practices, including the use of grief and trauma-informed practices in classrooms.

Expected Outcomes: Data tools will be used to document increased wellness, resilience, and selfregulation competencies reported by educators, administrators, and families; youth receiving EBP, and interventions report increased competencies on rating scales; decreased discipline referrals and actions; increased family engagement in services; interventions aligned with needs and with the MTSS; and positive school climate is strengthened.

Goal 4: Develop an infrastructure that will sustain services in school systems after the grant and build regional and statewide capacity for promoting MH awareness and EBPs for school-based and schoolconnected MH services.

Objective 4a: The CPM will develop and implement an Infrastructure Development Plan (IDP) to build partnerships with MH providers, businesses, community groups and families that will broaden and link all services available to students and families, coordinate funding streams, make policy and program changes to improve service delivery and develop a plan for sustaining MH services when the grant period ends.

Objective 4b: The State Education Agency (SEA) Project Coordinator and State Mental Health Agency (SMHA) Co-Coordinator, TIEMH and ESC 13 will support the development and implementation of an IDP, and update the plan annually. The state team will build relationships and strengthen collaborations among state partners and other agencies, with goals to connect the AWARE Texas Expansion Consortium with existing resources, make any policy and program changes needed, and communicate project strategies to the ESC 13 AWARE coach, CPM and LMHA to advance grant goals through SY 2026.

Objective 4c: AWARE Texas Expansion Consortium will develop and expand MH planning, implementation, and sustainability tools and resources for posting on the SEA SMH website and disseminating to more than 1200 school systems statewide. Examples of resources include: an updated School Mental Health Toolkit Version 2.0; develop model policies and practices; targeted guidance for small & rural schools; and the development of an annual Mental and Behavioral Health Webinar series.

Texas Education Agency

The Texas Education Agency is the state agency that oversees primary and secondary public education. It is headed by the commissioner of education. The Texas Education Agency improves outcomes for all public school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) administers federal and state grant awards to its subgrantees to carry out a program. Such entities include primarily school systems (referred to as local educational agencies [LEAs] in statutes), including independent school districts and charter schools; education service centers (ESCs); and, to a lesser degree, institutions of higher education (IHEs), nonprofit organizations (NPOs), and other statutorily allowable organizations.

2025-2026 Sustainable Residency Implementation Continuation Grant

Program Purpose, Goals, and Objectives

The Sustainable Residency Implementation Continuation Grant supports school systems that previously received funding through the 2024–2025 Sustainable Residency Continuation Grant. This grant enables these systems to continue implementing sustainable residency models in the 2025-2026 school year, preceding the availability of funding through the Preparing and Retaining Educators through Preservice Practice (PREP) allotment in 2026-2027.

The primary goal is to maintain paid teacher residency programs that allow school systems to recruit and prepare highly effective educators before they begin their first year as teachers of record in Texas. Grantees will collaborate with their Educator Preparation Program (EPP) partners to:

• Sustain financially accessible residency pathways;
• Increase retention of both new and highly effective teachers; and
• Address immediate instructional needs within their schools