Grants for Higher Education in Texas (2026)
54 open grants name higher education as an eligible applicant and are open to applicants in Texas. Grants open to all nonprofits, or to any applicant, are listed only when they also name higher education. Colleges and universities access massive federal research funding from NSF, NIH, DOE, and DOD, as well as institutional grants from the Department of Education (Title III/V, HSI, HBCU programs). GrantSonar tracks these opportunities and sends alerts when new funding opens for higher education in TX.
Tips for Higher Education in Texas
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Build a centralized Office of Sponsored Programs to manage compliance, indirect cost rates, and proposal submissions — critical for scaling research funding.
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Pursue your federally negotiated indirect cost rate early — it dramatically affects your competitiveness and ability to cover administrative costs on large awards.
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For teaching-focused institutions, prioritize Department of Education Title III/V grants and NSF education programs (like IUSE) over traditional research grants.
Open Grants for Higher Education in Texas
Texas Education Agency grant opportunity. Application type: Informal Discretionary Comp; submission: eGrants. Competitive: see the Request for Applica…
Texas Education Agency grant opportunity. Application type: Formula; submission: eGrants. Competitive: see the Request for Application on the TEA Gran…
Texas Education Agency grant opportunity. Application type: Informal Discretionary Comp; submission: eGrants. Competitive: see the Request for Applica…
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Grants for Texas higher education: common questions
How many grants for Texas higher education are available right now?
GrantSonar is tracking 54 open grants for Texas higher education as of today. That count reflects opportunities that are currently accepting applications — closed rounds and award announcements are excluded, which is why it is smaller than the headline figures some directories advertise. Federal, state and foundation sources are re-ingested daily.
Who funds grants for Texas higher education?
The most active funders behind the 54 open grants for Texas higher education on this page are Texas Education Agency, Texas Office of the Governor and National Institutes of Health. Foundation funders are profiled from public IRS Form 990 / 990-PF filings, so you can see a funder's actual past giving rather than only its stated priorities.
Who is eligible for grants for Texas higher education?
Eligibility for grants for Texas higher education varies by opportunity, but the listings on this page are open to higher education. Each listing states its own eligible applicant types, and GrantSonar filters your matches against your organization type, geography and programs so ineligible opportunities are demoted rather than surfaced.
Can an organization outside Texas apply for these grants?
It depends on the opportunity. 4 of the 54 listings here are limited to Texas, alone or with other named states; the other 50 list no eligible states (federal notices, or programs marked nationwide). A notice that lists no eligible states can still limit where applicants are or where the funded work happens, so check each listing's geographic eligibility before applying.
When are the deadlines for grants for Texas higher education?
Deadlines differ per opportunity and some are rolling with no fixed close date. Every listing on this page shows its own close date where the funder publishes one, and GrantSonar re-checks source pages so a deadline that moves is picked up rather than left stale.
Is there a free way to search grants for Texas higher education?
Yes. This page is free to browse with no account. A free GrantSonar account additionally matches these grants for Texas higher education against your organization's profile and eligibility, so you get a ranked shortlist rather than a list you filter by hand.
How often is this list of grants for Texas higher education updated?
Daily. Federal, state and foundation sources are re-ingested every day, duplicate listings are collapsed onto a canonical record, and listing URLs are checked for rot — a stale catalogue is worse than a smaller current one, so dead links are flagged rather than left to look live.