The Lowe Foundation is accepting grant requests for preventive or rehabilitative programs that address the critical needs of at-risk women and children in the Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas/Fort Worth regions of Texas. The 2026 application window runs from July 1 through December 1, 2026 for funding the following spring.
Funding and deadline
The Foundation does not publish a universal per-applicant maximum, a guaranteed award amount, or a total 2026 cycle pool on its current guidelines or application pages. Applicants should build requests around a documented program need and current project budget rather than assume a fixed award size.
Applications are due December 1, 2026. The Foundation’s public guidance does not publish a closing clock time or time zone, so applicants should not infer one and should submit early through the online portal.
Eligibility and geography
Requests are limited to programs and projects benefiting the critical needs of women and children in the Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas/Fort Worth regions of Texas. The Foundation’s stated funding focus is preventive or rehabilitative programming for at-risk women and children.
Each application must include an IRS determination letter showing qualification under Section 501(c)(3), or qualification under Section 170(c)(1) when funds will be used exclusively for public purposes, plus the organization’s most recent audited financial statements and tax returns for the last three years when applicable.
Application and review process
Applications are submitted online through The Lowe Foundation’s YourCause by Blackbaud portal. The Foundation states that it aims to notify applicants by the end of January whether a request will move forward for further consideration. Selected proposals may require additional supporting documents and typically receive a trustee site visit in early spring. Final grant decisions are made at the April funding meeting, with notifications typically issued by early May.
Single-year grants require a status report within twelve months of the award date. Multi-year grants require annual progress reports by March 31 for April review. Capital campaign grants receive initial funding after groundbreaking and final payment after project completion. Grantees may apply for a new grant in the cycle following their final funding disbursement.
Atlas assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 88/100. The cycle is open, has a long preparation runway, and expressly supports health and educational needs of women and children in major Texas metro regions. The Foundation’s recent grantee list includes healthcare, education, youth, family-services, and social-service organizations, but the current public materials do not state a universal award ceiling or total available pool.
N9+ Fit Score: 45/100, conditional. A remote physical examination or connected-clinical component may be defensible within an applicant-led preventive or rehabilitative health project serving women or children, particularly where access barriers are documented. The Foundation does not specifically pre-authorize telehealth hardware, connected examination equipment, or the Nonagon N9+, so any device or platform cost must be tied to the applicant’s program design and confirmed allowable before budgeting.
QC Healthcare Fit: 52/100, conditional. Healthcare-service support may fit within preventive or rehabilitative programs for at-risk women and children, but this is a philanthropic applicant grant rather than a direct physician-staffing procurement. Any clinical services must be applicant-led and consistent with the Foundation’s approved project scope.
Realistic applicant profiles
Strong candidate profiles include qualifying nonprofit or public-purpose healthcare organizations, women’s and children’s service organizations, pediatric and maternal-health programs, rehabilitation programs, safety-net providers, community health organizations, youth-serving nonprofits, and education organizations operating in the Foundation’s Texas service regions. The Foundation’s 2025 grantee list includes organizations such as Cancer Care Services, Hospice Austin, KIPP Texas Public Schools, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Visiting Nurse Association of Texas, and other health, education, and family-service organizations.
Official sources
The Lowe Foundation Guidelines
The Lowe Foundation Application Page
The Lowe Foundation About Us
The Lowe Foundation Recent Grants