Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board · NOFO THECB-TEXAS-2026
TEXAS Grant
Tuition aid for Texas-resident students with financial need (administered by participating institutions).
Award range
$1,000 - $8,000
Application deadline
2026-06-15
Cost share
None
Overview
This program is administered under the Texas Grant Management Standards (TxGMS v2.1, Texas Comptroller). Applications go through (1) an eligibility and completeness review, (2) a substantive scoring review by program staff and external peer reviewers, and (3) an award decision by the executive director or governing board.
Statutory authority: Tex. Educ. Code Ch. 56, Subchapter M.
Eligibility
- Student
- Individual
- Texas-based entity in good standing with the Comptroller and Secretary of State
- Active SAM.gov registration with no exclusions; valid Unique Entity ID (UEI)
- Current on all prior state grant reporting and audits (no unresolved findings)
- Must be a Texas resident with demonstrated financial need
- Must complete FAFSA or TASFA
Award terms
- Payment basis
- Advance + reconciliation
- Reporting
- Disbursement reconciliation by institution
Required documents
- IRS W-9 (current revision)
- Project / program narrative (problem, approach, performance measures)
- Detailed budget and budget narrative (cost basis per line)
- Board resolution authorizing application and designating Authorized Official
- Most recent audited financial statements (or Single Audit if expending >$750K federal/year)
- SAM.gov Unique Entity ID (UEI) confirmation