Upcoming — applications open September 23, 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score 96/100
48 days leftVerified September 5, 2026
Texas Education Agency (TEA)
Texas Education Agency's LASO 26-27 Cycle 5 consolidated application opens September 23, 2026 and closes December 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM CT. TEA's September 3 announcement says the Cycle 5 portfolio offers 21 opportunities totaling up to $400 million across strategic planning, curriculum and instruction, talent systems, more time, and innovative school models.
Required next actionUse TEA's current 21-opportunity LASO Cycle 5 portfolio to shortlist the strongest-fit initiatives now; attend the September 14 or September 18 general webinar if useful; prepare baseline data, partner structures and implementation plans; ensure the superintendent watches for TEA's unique application link on September 23; then verify final initiative-specific eligibility, award and allowable-cost guidance and submit the consolidated application by December 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM CT.
Active — webinar-qualified applicants only
Atlas Opportunity Score 94/100
Verified September 5, 2026
Texas Education Agency (TEA)
Texas TEA's Fall 2026 Resource Campus designation cycle can generate a permanent annual Foundation School Program entitlement increase for qualifying turnaround campuses. The required September 1/3 applicant webinars have passed, so only prospective applicants that attended one should continue toward the December 1, 2026 application deadline.
Required next actionOnly webinar-qualified prospective applicants should proceed. Confirm the target campus satisfies the accountability-history and Resource Campus eligibility criteria, complete the Letter of Intent process, prepare documentation for the required ACE turnaround model, TIA, ADSY where applicable, HQIM, family engagement, positive behavior, counselor and licensed mental-health-professional staffing, use October 21/28 application-support office hours if useful, and submit the complete designation application by December 1, 2026. Non-attendees should monitor TEA for the next designation cycle rather than attempt a late entry.
Expired
Atlas Opportunity Score 92/100
Verified September 4, 2026
Texas Education Agency (TEA)
Texas Education Agency's 2026–2027 Special Education Consolidated Grant Application closed September 3, 2026 at 11:59 PM Central Time. Atlas preserves the IDEA formula-funding intelligence for planning and will watch for TEA amendments, reopenings, and the next annual cycle.
Required next actionDo not start a new 2026–2027 application. School systems that submitted on time should continue grant-management and award steps in TEA systems. For future planning, preserve the SC5003, Applicant Designation and Certification, IDEA schedule, budget, and procurement workflow and monitor TEA for any amendment, reopening, or the 2027–2028 consolidated application.
Upcoming
Atlas Opportunity Score 91/100
Verified September 1, 2026
Texas Education Agency (TEA)
Texas is transitioning Noneducational Community-Based Support Services (NECBS) into a parent-directed grant program for eligible students with disabilities. Adopted rules set the initial grant amount at $5,000, subject to available funding. TEA says the revised program is not yet operational and anticipates remaining rulemaking adjustments in early September 2026, so Atlas is tracking this as an Upcoming Funding Watch rather than presenting an application deadline that has not been published.
Required next actionMonitor the TEA NECBS page and Region 10 guidance for the operational launch; school districts and charter schools should identify potentially eligible families, designate the required staff contact, and prepare to notify and assist families; parents should gather current ARD and residential/day-placement documentation so they are ready when the application opens.
Expired
Atlas Opportunity Score 91/100
Verified September 4, 2026
Texas Education Agency (TEA)
Texas Education Agency's 2026–2027 ESSA Consolidated Federal Grant Application closed September 3, 2026 at 11:59 PM Central Time. Atlas preserves the statewide Title I, II, III, IV and V funding intelligence for planning and will watch for TEA amendments, reopenings, and the next annual cycle.
Required next actionDo not start a new 2026–2027 submission. School systems that filed on time should continue NOGA, PR6000, compliance, and grant-management steps in TEA systems. For the next cycle, preserve the SC5003, Applicant Designation and Certification, ESSA program schedules, budget, safe-and-healthy-students planning, and procurement workflow and monitor TEA for amendments, reopenings, or the 2027–2028 consolidated application.
Active — available in TEA eGrants; due November 16, 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score 89/100
Verified September 18, 2026
Texas Education Agency (TEA)
Texas Education Agency's 2026-27 Rural & Low-Income School Program application is now available in eGrants and is due November 16, 2026. This Title V, Part B formula program supports eligible rural, low-income LEAs and can fund authorized Title I-IV activities, including qualifying safe-and-healthy-student and education-technology uses.
Required next actionUse TEA's current FY2027 Title V, Part B RLIS Planning Amounts workbook to confirm eligible LEA status and district planning entitlement; follow the current designation, certification, and submission steps in live eGrants; map the project to an authorized Title I-IV activity; and submit by November 16, 2026. Do not infer a closing clock time that TEA has not published.
Active — FY 2027 formula entitlement
Atlas Opportunity Score 87/100
Verified September 6, 2026
Texas Education Agency (TEA)
Texas school systems now have FY 2027 annual instructional-material entitlements of up to $40 per enrolled student for SBOE-approved instructional materials plus up to $20 per enrolled student for state-developed OER. Initial FY 2027 amounts use 90% of prior-year fall enrollment and will be adjusted after current-year PEIMS enrollment becomes available.
Required next actionTexas school systems should review FY 2027 entitlement balances in EMAT, confirm the initial allocation based on 90% of prior-year fall enrollment, plan for the spring 2027 PEIMS settle-up, use the $40 entitlement only for SBOE-approved instructional materials, and use the $20 OER entitlement only for approved Bluebonnet Learning bundles and print components before the August 31, 2027 lapse date.
