Opportunity Overview
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) opened the 2026–2027 Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Consolidated Federal Grant Application in eGrants for eligible Texas school systems. The application closed September 3, 2026 at 11:59 PM Central Time.
Current Status
Expired for new 2026–2027 submissions. TEA’s controlling bulletin states that eligible applicants had to apply through eGrants by 11:59 PM Central Time on September 3, 2026. Atlas preserves this record because ESSA is a recurring statewide formula-funding pathway and the application structure remains useful for future planning.
Funding Structure
This is a formula entitlement application, not a single competitive award. TEA publishes applicant-specific planning amounts through its Interactive Dashboards for Entitlements. The consolidated application covers Title I, Part A; Title I, Part D; Title II, Part A; Title III, Part A; Title IV, Part A; Title V, Part A; and Title V, Part B (REAP), with other program-specific schedules and requirements as applicable.
Eligible Applicants
TEA identifies eligible school systems through its entitlement and eGrants processes. School districts and open-enrollment charter schools should rely on TEA systems for controlling planning amounts and program eligibility. Private nonprofit school participation is handled through ESSA equitable-services requirements rather than as a general direct entitlement.
Application Sequence
For this cycle, eligible applicants first completed and certified the SC5003 — Formula Grants Consolidated Schedule. Once SC5003 was submitted, the Applicant Designation and Certification (ADC) form became available. After the ADC was certified and submitted, the ESSA Consolidated application could be completed in eGrants.
Gun-Free Schools Reporting Gate
TEA specifically reminded applicants that the PR6000 — Gun-Free Schools District Report had to be submitted before TEA would issue a Notice of Grant Award (NOGA). This remains an important grant-management requirement for applicants that submitted on time.
School-Health Relevance
ESSA is an education funding portfolio rather than a dedicated healthcare grant. However, Title IV, Part A — Student Support and Academic Enrichment includes a Safe and Healthy Students component, creating relevance to school-health, student wellbeing, violence prevention, mental-health, safety, and supportive-school strategies when permitted under the district’s approved plan and federal program rules. Atlas does not infer that any specific clinical device, telehealth service, or vendor purchase is allowable without program-specific confirmation.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 91/100. ESSA remains one of the largest recurring federal school-funding pathways available to eligible Texas school systems, but the 2026–2027 application is now closed to new submissions. N9+ direct-vendor fit is not established at the consolidated level. Any future school-health or technology use must be validated against the specific ESSA title, approved local plan, federal requirements, TEA guidance, and local procurement rules.
Next Action
Do not start a new 2026–2027 submission. School systems that filed on time should continue NOGA, PR6000, compliance, and grant-management steps. For the next cycle, preserve the SC5003, ADC, program schedules, budget, safe-and-healthy-students planning, and procurement workflow and monitor TEA for amendments, reopenings, or the 2027–2028 ESSA Consolidated application.
Official source: Texas Education Agency — 2026–2027 ESSA Consolidated Grant Application.