Greater Texas Foundation Active Grants is a grant program from the Greater Texas Foundation that funds efforts to increase postsecondary education access, persistence, and completion for Texas students.

The foundation supports a portfolio of active projects — including the Texas Work-Based Learning Consortium — with grants that develop work-based learning pathways, career-connected education, and completion-focused student support systems. Individual project awards vary; for example, the Texas Work-Based Learning Consortium received $300,000.

Eligible applicants are typically Texas institutions and organizations aligned with the foundation's postsecondary success mission.

Active Grants - Greater Texas Foundation Greater Texas Foundation supports efforts to ensure all Texas students are prepared for, have access to, persist in, and complete postsecondary education. We put particular focus on helping underserved and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. The table below lists GTF’s active grants.

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Islander Greater Texas Foundation Scholars Program Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi To support the GTF Scholars Program which aims to increase the number of Texas early college high school (ECHS) graduates who successfully transition to a four-year institution of higher education and complete a baccalaureate degree.

206 - Student Financial Aid (Primary) To support the GTF Scholars Program which aims to increase the number of Texas early college high school (ECHS) graduates who successfully transition to a four-year institution of higher education and complete a baccalaureate degree. 206 - Student Financial Aid (Primary) Greater Texas Foundation Scholars at the University of Houston-Downtown (3.

0) University of Houston-Downtown To support the GTF Scholars Program which aims to increase the number of Texas early college high school (ECHS) graduates who successfully transition to a four-year institution of higher education and complete a baccalaureate degree. 206 - Student Financial Aid (Primary) UTRGV Greater Texas Foundation Scholars Program 3.

0 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley To support the GTF Scholars Program which aims to increase the number of Texas early college high school (ECHS) graduates who successfully transition to a four-year institution of higher education and complete a baccalaureate degree.

206 - Student Financial Aid (Primary) Greater Texas Foundation Blazer Scholars Program University of North Texas at Dallas To support the GTF Scholars Program which aims to increase the number of Texas early college high school (ECHS) graduates who successfully transition to a four-year institution of higher education and complete a baccalaureate degree.

206 - Student Financial Aid (Primary) Greater Texas Foundation (GTF) Warrior Scholars Program Texas A&M University-Central Texas To support the GTF Scholars Program which aims to increase the number of Texas early college high school (ECHS) graduates who successfully transition to a four-year institution of higher education and complete a baccalaureate degree.

206 - Student Financial Aid (Primary) Greater Texas Foundation Early College High School Scholars 3. 0 The University of Texas at El Paso To support the GTF Scholars Program which aims to increase the number of Texas early college high school (ECHS) graduates who successfully transition to a four-year institution of higher education and complete a baccalaureate degree.

206 - Student Financial Aid (Primary) Greater Texas Foundation Scholars: Creating Supported Pathways to Degree Completion Texas A&M San Antonio Foundation To support the GTF Scholars Program which aims to increase the number of Texas early college high school (ECHS) graduates who successfully transition to a four-year institution of higher education and complete a baccalaureate degree.

206 - Student Financial Aid (Primary) Texas Work-Based Learning Consortium Council of Independent Colleges To support the Texas Work-Based Learning Consortium, a three-year initiative to integrate work-based learning opportunities into the curriculum at 10 independent colleges and universities across Texas.

Academic Care and Resiliency Sam Houston State University To support the expansion of comprehensive wraparound services for postsecondary success. This holistic approach addresses critical barriers for first-generation and low socioeconomic students by teaching resiliency skills at key transition points.

Assessing the Impact of Outcomes-Based Funding on Rural Community Colleges: Insights from Texas House Bill 8 Texas Tech Foundation, Inc. To support a three-year evaluation of Texas House Bill 8 (HB 8), the state’s outcomes-based funding model for community colleges. This project will examine how the new formula affects rural institutions and the students they serve.

Institutional Transformation Through the Talent Strong Texas Strategy Texas Community College Education Initiative To support the Texas Success Center’s (TSC’s) Talent Strong Texas strategy, a statewide initiative that strengthens institutional capacity across Texas community colleges to improve student outcomes and economic mobility.

Future Opportunities for Careers, Upskilling, and Success (FOCUS) Jasper Independent School District To support Future Opportunities for Careers, Upskilling, and Success (FOCUS), a new initiative led by the Deep East Texas College and Career Alliance (DETCCA). FOCUS will give adult learners and opportunity youth in rural East Texas better access to workforce training programs that lead to good-paying jobs.

Advancing Student Success Through Embedded Learning Support Services Austin Community College District To support an innovative student support pilot project, combining all three embedded services offered by the Austin Community College District (ACC), Embedded Tutoring, Academic Coaching, and Supplemental Instruction (SI), into a cohesive program.

The Texas Transformation Initiative Phase I — Transforming the Foundational Postsecondary Experience The John N.

Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education To support the Gardner Institute in work with 4-to-6 four-year postsecondary institutions in the state of Texas to create and implement plans that transform the foundational postsecondary experience, leading to systems-level change that, in turn, significantly improves retention and completion outcomes.

Pathways to Prosperity: Supporting Adult Learners and P-TECH Students in Rural Texas To support the expansion of year 13/14 completion pathways within CEN’s P-20 model, providing rural students with a seamless transition from high school to postsecondary education and workforce training, and strengthen the Edu-REACH adult learning program, which connects young adults to similar career pathways through hybrid learning, coaching, and employer partnerships.

University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences 2+2 Pathways To support a pilot 2+2 program to facilitate the seamless transfer of students from Texas community colleges to the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (or CLASS) at the University of Houston.

Effective Practices for Addressing Student Unmet Financial Need To support The Education Trust in Texas to analyze data from multiple sources (including our previous HEER research, data resulting from HB 8 and HB 1361, THECB’s Student Success Program Inventory, etc.) to identify, publish, and promote promising strategies from Texas colleges supporting student persistence and completion by addressing financial and basic needs insecurity.

Enhancing College Completion with AI-Powered Element451 To support Panola College’s vision of implementing Element451, a comprehensive CRM platform designed to enhance student engagement and success. ACCSS 2. 0 – Expansion & Enhancement Priorities To support the expansion and enhancement of the Alliance for College & Career Student Success (ACCSS) program in South-Central Texas.

ACCSS is built on three foundational pillars: Holistic Student Support, which cultivates academic and career development; Enhanced Student Pathways, which empowers students to navigate their educational and career trajectories; and College, Career, Community Ready, which equips students for success beyond graduation.

With this support, ACCSS will broaden its impact by incorporating additional school districts and expanding to more schools in the future. 203 - Rural Collaborations (Primary) Rural Pathways Leadership Curriculum The Aspen Institute, Inc. To support the development and delivery of a professional development curriculum for the Rural Pathways project.

Advancing Postsecondary Access and Support for Rural and Remote Students To support the efforts of the OneGoal Texas Partnerships & Growth team in partnership with the Texas Impact Network (TIN), as they continue to cultivate relationships with districts statewide, primarily to facilitate participation in the OneGoal Leadership Network, a systems-level program for postsecondary readiness assessment and improvements for district leaders, educators, and counselors.

CAVALRY’s Workforce Innovation and Apprenticeship Center Center for Acknowledging the Values Accomplishments and Lives of Our Remarkable Youth To support the expansion of CAVALRY’s Workforce Innovation and Apprenticeship Center (CWIAC), a scalable, degree-based apprenticeship model that bridges high school, college, and career through integrated academic instruction, industry-recognized credentials, and paid work-based learning.

Intercultural Development Research Association To support Project Kickstart, a collaboration between IDRA and Region One Education Service Center to extend Early College High School and Pathways in Technology Early College High School opportunities to students and document a replicable model for regional and statewide use.

E3 Alliance CenTxCAN-2027 To support the E3 Alliance Central Texas College Attainment Network 2027 Initiative to which aims to enhance coordinated co-advising direct services, establish shared learning communities, and collectively advocate for regional practices.

National Veteran Education Success Tracker (NVEST) in Texas Student Veterans of America To support a three-year, three-phase project that establishes an understanding of the successes, challenges, supports, and unmet needs of veterans of the U.S. military who are currently enrolled in a higher education institution pursuing a degree, credential, or certificate in the state of Texas.

201 - Student Supports (Primary) Emergency Aid at Coastal Bend College To provide emergency aid funding for students combined with technical assistance to establish or improve an emergency aid program at Coastal Bend College.

206 - Student Financial Aid (Primary) Emergency Aid at Southwest Texas Junior College Southwest Texas Junior College Foundation, Inc. To provide emergency aid funding for students combined with technical assistance to establish or improve an emergency aid program at Southwest Texas Junior College.

206 - Student Financial Aid (Primary) Emergency Aid at San Jacinto College San Jacinto Community College Foundation Pasadena Texas To provide emergency aid funding for students combined with technical assistance to establish or improve an emergency aid program at San Jacinto College.

206 - Student Financial Aid (Primary) Emergency Aid at Northeast Lakeview College Alamo Colleges Foundation, Inc. To provide emergency aid funding for students combined with technical assistance to establish or improve an emergency aid program at Northeast Lakeview College.

206 - Student Financial Aid (Primary) Emergency Aid at Hill College To provide emergency aid funding for students combined with technical assistance to establish or improve an emergency aid program at Hill College.

206 - Student Financial Aid (Primary) Emergency Aid at Lone Star College-Houston North Lone Star College System District To provide emergency aid funding for students combined with technical assistance to establish or improve an emergency aid program at Lone Star College-Houston North.

206 - Student Financial Aid (Primary) Emergency Aid at Wharton County Junior College Wharton County Junior College To provide emergency aid funding for students combined with technical assistance to establish or improve an emergency aid program at Wharton County Junior College.

206 - Student Financial Aid (Primary) Emergency Aid at Kilgore College To provide emergency aid funding for students combined with technical assistance to establish or improve an emergency aid program at Kilgore College.

206 - Student Financial Aid (Primary) Emergency Aid at EPCC Foundation El Paso Community College Foundation To provide emergency aid funding for students combined with technical assistance to establish or improve an emergency aid program at El Paso Community College.

206 - Student Financial Aid (Primary) Emergency Aid at Odessa College To provide emergency aid funding for students combined with technical assistance to establish or improve an emergency aid program at Odessa College.

206 - Student Financial Aid (Primary) NLC 2024 Cohort Initiative Alamo Colleges Foundation, Inc. To support curricular innovation and advising practices to meet the needs of low-income students at Northeast Lakeview College (NLC).

The Initiative embeds holistic case management services to assist students in identifying and removing structural barriers at and beyond the campus and facilitating access to wraparound services that address social, emotional, and academic obstacles.

201 - Student Supports (Primary) The Untapped Potential of Noncredit Education at Community Colleges: Restructuring Programs and Pathways to Meet Texas’ Postsecondary and Workforce Goals To support the execution of a research-to-practice project aimed at improving postsecondary outcomes and economic opportunities for students in noncredit education programs in the Texas Gulf Coast Region.

202 - Transfer, Transition, and Advising (Primary) GTF TAMU Advising Corps 5. 0 To support the Texas A&M College Advising Corps to continue reaching students in Bryan ISD and College Station ISD who lack the resources and information necessary to reach higher education, while growing the program into Franklin, Caldwell and Hearne.

202 - Transfer, Transition, and Advising (Primary) Scaling and Launching Rural Pathway Excellence Partnerships across Texas To support the expansion of the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP HB 2209) model throughout Texas by supporting planning regions with access to technical assistance and start-up operating funds to fill the gap in current public funding streams.

Understanding the Architecture of Policies that Identify, Assess, and Place English Language Learners in the Community College The University of Texas at Dallas To support an empirical mixed methods research study centered on English language learners (ELs) in community college. Data-to-Action for Parenting Students in Texas To support six Texas public colleges to join the Data-to-Action Campaign for Parenting Students Texas cohort.

This work will tangibly improve data collection and supports for parenting students.

Alamo Colleges District Credit Mobility Project Alamo Colleges Foundation, Inc. To support the development and launch of a credit mobility portal that will include automation of credit-transfer processes and impact student outcomes, specifically increasing the number of transfer students from the Alamo Colleges District to the University of Texas at San Antonio, its largest transfer four-year university partner.

202 - Transfer, Transition, and Advising (Primary) Temple College Rural CTE Coop (the Coop) To support a collaborative Dual Credit Career and Technical Education (CTE) model for rural schools which will allow rural districts to share programs, faculty, equipment and sometimes a location.

Opportunities will be maximized by providing new programs as they become available uniquely growing each district’s dual enrollment program according to students’ and parents’ interests, likely driven by the needs of the community. PEAK Grantmaking is a member-led community of philanthropy professionals dedicated to advancing effective grantmaking practices. This grant supports the foundation's 2026 membership.

Grantmakers for Education To support the foundation's 2026 membership dues to Grantmakers for Education. Pathways from Prison to Postsecondary Education Lee College Foundation, Inc. To support the personal growth and academic achievement of people impacted by the justice system through participation in Pathways from Prison to Postsecondary Education.

205 - Innovation (Primary) The University of Texas at San Antonio To support UTSA's Cost of Experience (COE) Project which will provide students with peer mentoring, faculty coaching, and career mentoring/development and experiential learning opportunities for 100 first-generation and Pell eligible juniors to improve third year retention rates and four-year graduation rates as well as increasing marketable skill and career-readiness development for these students.

201 - Student Supports (Primary) Increasing Postsecondary Attainment Rates in Rural West Texas – A Place Based Approach To support degree attainment among rural West Texas’ underserved and underrepresented students, while contributing toward a developing body of evidence to inform and advance research on rural adult student success.

201 - Student Supports (Primary) UpSkill Coastal Bend Partnership Citizens for Educational Excellence, Inc. To support continued expansion of the UpSkill Coastal Bend Partnership into six targeted counties of the Coastal Bend - Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Wells, and San Patricio - to provide rural residents with greater access to education and career opportunities.

203 - Rural Collaborations (Primary) Emergency Aid and Technical Assistance for Texas Community Colleges: Continued Support for Cohort 1 To promote sustainability of the Emergency Aid Program at Texas Southmost College and honor the dedicated work of this college in Cohort 1 of the Emergency Aid and Technical Assistance for Texas Community Colleges.

Emergency Aid and Technical Assistance for Texas Community Colleges: Continued Support for Cohort 1 Lee College Foundation, Inc. To promote sustainability of the Emergency Aid Program at Lee College and honor the dedicated work of this college in Cohort 1 of the Emergency Aid and Technical Assistance for Texas Community Colleges.

Emergency Aid and Technical Assistance for Texas Community Colleges: Continued Support for Cohort 1 Northeast Texas Community College Foundation, Inc. To promote sustainability of the Emergency Aid Program at Northeast Texas Community College and honor the dedicated work of this college in Cohort 1 of the Emergency Aid and Technical Assistance for Texas Community Colleges.

Emergency Aid and Technical Assistance for Texas Community Colleges: Continued Support for Cohort 1 To promote sustainability of the Emergency Aid Program at Panola College and honor the dedicated work of this college in Cohort 1 of the Emergency Aid and Technical Assistance for Texas Community Colleges.

Emergency Aid and Technical Assistance for Texas Community Colleges: Continued Support for Cohort 1 College of the Mainland Foundation To promote sustainability of the Emergency Aid Program at College of the Mainland and honor the dedicated work of this college in Cohort 1 of the Emergency Aid and Technical Assistance for Texas Community Colleges.

Emergency Aid and Technical Assistance for Texas Community Colleges: Continued Support for Cohort 1 Victoria College Foundation, Inc. To promote sustainability of the Emergency Aid Program at Victoria College and honor the dedicated work of this college in Cohort 1 of the Emergency Aid and Technical Assistance for Texas Community Colleges.

Emergency Aid and Technical Assistance for Texas Community Colleges: Continued Support for Cohort 1 Vernon Regional Junior College Foundation, Inc. To promote sustainability of the Emergency Aid Program at Vernon College and honor the dedicated work of this college in Cohort 1 of the Emergency Aid and Technical Assistance for Texas Community Colleges.

Emergency Aid and Technical Assistance for Texas Community Colleges: Continued Support for Cohort 1 To promote sustainability of the Emergency Aid Program at Galveston College and honor the dedicated work of this college in Cohort 1 of the Emergency Aid and Technical Assistance for Texas Community Colleges.

Emergency Aid and Technical Assistance for Texas Community Colleges: Continued Support for Cohort 1 North Central Texas College Foundation, Inc. To promote sustainability of the Emergency Aid Program at North Central Texas College and honor the dedicated work of this college in Cohort 1 of the Emergency Aid and Technical Assistance for Texas Community Colleges.

Emergency Aid and Technical Assistance for Texas Community Colleges: Continued Support for Cohort 1 McLennan Community College Foundation To promote sustainability of the Emergency Aid Program at McLennan Community College and honor the dedicated work of this college in Cohort 1 of the Emergency Aid and Technical Assistance for Texas Community Colleges.

Equitable Enrollment Collaborative P16Plus Council of Greater Bexar County Foundation, Inc. To support UP Partnership’s community of practice, the Equitable Enrollment Collaborative (EEC), in implementing its next phase of work which, in alignment with Greater Texas Foundation’s transfer, transition, and advising priority, will support leaders from five independent school districts, 10 higher education institutions, and two community based organizations to: 1) create and adopt a unified framework and cross-sector curriculum for college-bound advising, based on a shared definition of “college ready,” 2) develop and distribute a landscape map that layers college readiness initiatives with postsecondary offerings and career placement opportunities, and 3) support the rollout of the cross-sector advising curriculum, with clear links to shared metrics and a shared data tracking system to ensure data informed implementation.

202 - Transfer, Transition, and Advising (Primary) E3 Alliance: Preparing English Learners for the Texas Economy Initiative To support the E3 Alliance: Preparing English Learners for the Texas Economy Initiative action research to provide significant and not previously studied insights into system changes to increase Texas English Learner students enrolling in and successfully completing Advanced Placement, Dual Credit, and advanced math and Career & Technical Education, to prepare them to fill high-demand bilingual jobs in Texas, and to become strong contributors to the state’s economic prosperity.

201 - Student Supports (Primary) The Aspen Opportunity Youth Forum and Texas OY Network Innovation Fund The Aspen Institute, Inc. To support the launch of the Aspen Opportunity Youth Forum (OYF) and Texas Opportunity Youth Network (TOYN) Innovation Fund designed to increase community and program expertise and capacity to leverage state policy and public/private funding partnerships to build sustainable and scalable opportunity youth pathways statewide.

205 - Innovation (Primary) Rural Regional Talent Network (R-RTN) Cohort 2 Implementation Economic Mobility Systems To support the expansion of Rural Regional Talent Networks (R-RTN)+ by implementing a second cohort in three rural Texas communities served by the Cohort 2 higher education partners: Howard College, Navarro College, and South Texas College.

203 - Rural Collaborations (Primary) Expansion of Rural Student Success Initiative To support an expansion of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension's Rural Student Success Initiative (RSSI) which will extend college access and retention supports to rural students and families in 14 new school districts while sustaining support for the current 21 districts.

203 - Rural Collaborations (Primary) Texas College Access Network Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc. Funding from Greater Texas Foundation (GTF) will provide support for the first year of a three-year phase of programmatic work for Texas College Access Network (TxCAN) as they progress in their trajectory towards systems-level improvements of college access and advising.

202 - Transfer, Transition, and Advising (Primary) Expanded Systems of Support for Students at Texas Colleges and Universities To support EMERGE’s enhanced partnership building and stewardship with in-state institutions of higher education.

202 - Transfer, Transition, and Advising (Primary) A Community-Based Study on the Impact of Texas’ SB 17 on Marginalized College-Going Students Intercultural Development Research Association To support research on the impact of Texas’ Senate Bill 17 and the recent Supreme Court affirmative action ruling on high school students’ opportunities for equitable college admissions, financial aid, and student supports.

IDRA will use a community-based approach that includes convening round tables and focus groups of families, students, high school counselors, and college faculty and staff. 201 - Student Supports (Primary) Grant Application & Review Evidence for GTF Scholars When you visit this website we may track your data to analyze and improve site performance.