Grants for School Districts in Texas: STEM, ESSA & Nonprofit Partner Funding (2026)
14 open grants name school districts 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 school districts. K-12 school districts access Title I–IV formula funding, competitive grants from the Department of Education, STEM grants from NSF, and private foundation support for innovative programs. GrantSonar tracks these opportunities and sends alerts when new funding opens for school districts in TX.
Common funding categories include STEM education grants, ESSA Title I & IV programs, special education (IDEA), school safety initiatives, after-school learning, nonprofit school partnerships, and K-12 technology upgrades. Many of these grants also support nonprofit partners working with district schools.
Tips for School Districts in Texas
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Track your Title I eligibility percentages closely — they drive both formula allocations and eligibility for many competitive programs like Full-Service Community Schools.
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Invest in data infrastructure. Competitive education grants increasingly require baseline data, measurable outcomes, and evidence-based program models (ESSA tiers).
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Build consortia with neighboring districts for shared-services grants — reviewers favor collaborative applications that demonstrate regional impact.
Open Grants for School Districts 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 school districts: common questions
How many grants for Texas school districts are available right now?
GrantSonar is tracking 14 open grants for Texas school districts 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 school districts?
The most active funders behind the 14 open grants for Texas school districts on this page are Texas Education Agency, Texas Office of the Governor and ACF — Health & Human Services. 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 school districts?
Eligibility for grants for Texas school districts varies by opportunity, but the listings on this page are open to school districts. 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 14 listings here are limited to Texas, alone or with other named states; the other 10 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 school districts?
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 school districts?
Yes. This page is free to browse with no account. A free GrantSonar account additionally matches these grants for Texas school districts 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 school districts 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.