01/24/2024: U.S. Department of Education – Perkins Innovation and Modernization

grant program identifies, supports, and rigorously evaluates evidence-based and innovative strategies and activities to improve and modernize career and technical education (CTE) and ensure workforce skills taught in CTE programs funded under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, as amended by the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V), align with labor market needs. Recipient: Education Service Center – South Texas.

12/05/2023: U.S. Department of Education – Education Innovation and Research (EIR)

program creates, develops, implements, replicates, or takes to scale entrepreneurial, evidence-based, field-initiated innovations to improve student achievement and attainment for high need students and to rigorously evaluate such innovations. Recipient: Education Service Center – South Texas.

10/01/23: U.S. Department of Education – American History and Civics Education National Activities Program

to promote new and existing evidence-based strategies to encourage innovative American history, civics and government, and geography instruction, learning strategies, and professional development activities and programs for teachers, principals, or other school leaders, particularly such instruction, strategies, activities, and programs that benefit students from low-income backgrounds and other underserved populations. Recipient: Education Service Center – South Texas.

10/01/23: U.S. Department of Education – Innovative Approaches to Literacy

Program supports high- quality programs designed to develop and improve literacy skills for children and students from birth through 12th grade within the attendance boundaries of high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools. Recipient: Education Service Center – South Texas.

06/12/2023: Three (3) Texas Education Agency – 21st Century Community Learning Centers

five-year grants will offer after school programs to provide academic and enrichment activities to student as well as educational opportunities for the parents of participating students. Recipients: 3 Charter School Non- Profit Systems – (1) Dallas, Fort Worth, (2) San Antonio and (3) South Texas.

06/08/2023: U.S. Department of Education – Upward Bound (UB)

projects provide academic instruction in mathematics, laboratory sciences, composition, literature, and foreign languages. Tutoring, counseling, mentoring, cultural enrichment, work-study programs, education or counseling services designed to improve the financial and economic literacy of students; and programs and activities designed for students who are limited English proficient, students from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in postsecondary education, students with disabilities, students who are homeless children and youths, students who are in foster care or are aging out of foster care system or other disconnected students. Recipient: Education Service Center – South Texas.

01/01/2023: U.S. Department of Education - Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Program (MHSP)

to provide support and demonstrates innovative partnerships to train school-based mental health service providers for employment in schools and local educational agencies (LEAs.

Recipient: Education Service Center - South Texas.

10/01/2022: U.S. Department of Education – GEAR UP

partnerships to provide services at high-poverty middle and high schools and through the first year of college. The services include: providing information regarding financial aid for postsecondary education to participating students in the cohort, encouraging student enrollment in rigorous and challenging curricula and coursework, and improving the number of participating students who obtain a secondary school diploma and complete applications for and enroll in a program of postsecondary education. Recipient: University Central North Texas.

10/01/2022: U.S. Department of Education – GEAR UP

partnerships to provide services at high-poverty middle and high schools and through the first year of college. Recipient: Recipient: Independent School District North Texas.

09/30/2022: U.S. Department of Education – Upward Bound Math and Science (UBMS) 

projects to provide academic instruction in mathematics and sciences. Tutoring, counseling, mentoring, cultural enrichment, work-study programs, education or counseling services designed to improve the financial and economic literacy of students; and programs and activities designed for students who are limited English proficient, students from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in postsecondary education, students with disabilities, students who are homeless children and youths, students who are in foster care or are aging out of foster care system or other disconnected students. Recipient: Education Service Center – South Texas.

10/01/21: U.S. Department of Education – GEAR UP

partnerships to provide services at high-poverty middle and high schools and through the first year of college. Recipient: Education Service Center South Texas

10/01/21: U.S. Department of Education – GEAR UP 

partnerships to provide services at high-poverty middle and high schools and through the first year of college. Recipient: Charter School Non-Profit

09/01/21: U.S. Department of Education – Upward Bound (UB)

projects provide academic instruction in mathematics, laboratory sciences, composition, literature, and foreign languages. Tutoring, counseling, mentoring, cultural enrichment, work-study programs, education or counseling services designed to improve the financial and economic literacy of students; and programs and activities designed for students who are limited English proficient, students from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in postsecondary education, students with disabilities, students who are homeless children and youths, students who are in foster care or are aging out of foster care system or other disconnected students. Recipient: Charter Non-Profit Organization Central North Texas.

10/01/21: U.S. Department of Education – TRIO Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) 

The goal of the EOC Program is to increase the number of adults enrolling into postsecondary institutions. The EOC Program is essential for assisting adults obtain the academic credentials needed for economic mobility and for addressing the emerging workforce needs of the nation. The EOC Program helps adults by providing guidance on how to enter, re-enter, and navigate postsecondary institutions. Recipient: Education Service Center – South Texas.

08/01/21: Texas Education Agency – 21st Century Community Learning Centers

five-year grant will offer after school programs to provide academic and enrichment activities to student as well as educational opportunities for the parents of participating students. Recipient: Charter School Non-Profit – Dallas, Austin and San Antonio

02/15/2021: Texas Education Agency - Early College High School (ECHS)

Planning and Implementation

Grant to provide dual college credit at no cost to historically underserved students, targeting those whoare at-risk and/or economically disadvantaged to engage in rigorous instruction and accelerated coursesand provides academic and social support services to help students succeed in college level coursework.Recipient: Charter School Non-Profit

02/15/2021: Texas Education Agency - Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH)

Planning and Implementation Grant to provide students with technical, academic, and pathways in technology fluency skills needed for a smooth transitional experience to postsecondary and the workforce and allow students the opportunity to earn a high school diploma while simultaneously earning industry certifications on or before graduation. Recipient: Charter School Non-Profit.

10/01/19: U.S. Department of Education – School Climate Transformation Grant 

is to assist in developing, enhancing and expanding systems to LEAs and schools implementing an evidence-based, multi-tiered behavioral framework such as Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports for improving behavioral outcomes and learning conditions for all students. Recipient: Independent School District North Texas

10/01/19: U.S. Department of Education – School Climate Transformation Grant

is to assist in developing, enhancing and expanding systems to LEAs and schools implementing an evidence-based, multi-tiered behavioral framework such as Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports for improving behavioral outcomes and learning conditions for all students. Recipient: Independent School District Central Texas

10/01/19: U.S. Department of Education – School Climate Transformation Grant

is to assist in developing, enhancing and expanding systems to LEAs and schools implementing an evidence-based, multi-tiered behavioral framework such as Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports for improving behavioral outcomes and learning conditions for all students. Recipient: Recipient: Charter School, South Texas.

10/01/18: U.S. Department of Education – GEAR UP 

partnerships to provide services at high-poverty middle and high schools and through the first year of college. Recipient: Education Service Center South Texas. (Awarded two GEAR UP grant in 2018)

10/01/18: U.S. Department of Education – GEAR UP

partnerships to provide services at high-poverty middle and high schools and through the first year of college. Recipient: University Central North Texas.

10/01/18: U.S. Department of Education – GEAR UP 

partnerships to provide services at high-poverty middle and high schools and through the first year of college. Recipient: Education Service Center North Texas.

10/01/18: U.S. Department of Education – GEAR UP 

partnerships to provide services to students at a high-poverty campus through the first year of college. Recipient: Charter School, South Texas.

10/01/18: U.S. Department of Education – GEAR UP

partnerships to provide services at high-poverty middle and high schools and through the first year of college. Recipient: Independent School District North Texas.

10/01/18: U.S. Department of Education – Innovative Approaches to Literacy

Program supports high- quality programs designed to develop and improve literacy skills for children and students from birth through 12th grade within the attendance boundaries of high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools. Recipient: Charter School Non-Profit – Dallas and Fort Worth

10/01/17: U.S. Department of Education – GEAR UP

partnerships to provide services at high-poverty middle and high schools and through the first year of college. Recipient: University Central North Texas.

10/01/17: U.S. Department of Education – GEAR UP

partnerships to provide services at high-poverty middle and high schools and through the first year of college. Recipient: Education Service Center North Texas.

10/01/17: U.S. Department of Education – Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP),

provides funding to local educational agencies interested in supporting the development and implementation of magnet schools to reduce, eliminate or prevent minority group isolation, to assist in the achievement of systemic reforms, and to provide all students with the opportunity to meet challenging academic content and student academic achievement standards. Recipient – Independent School District

10/01/17: U.S. Department of Education – GEAR UP

partnerships to provide services at high-poverty middle and high schools and through the first year of college. Recipient: Independent School District North Texas.

06/01/17: U.S. Department of Education – Upward Bound (UB)

projects provide academic instruction in mathematics, laboratory sciences, composition, literature, and foreign languages. Tutoring, counseling, mentoring, cultural enrichment, work-study programs, education or counseling services designed to improve the financial and economic literacy of students; and programs and activities designed for students who are limited English proficient, students from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in postsecondary education, students with disabilities, students who are homeless children and youths, students who are in foster care or are aging out of foster care system or other disconnected students. Recipient: Charter Non-Profit Organization Central North Texas.

2/01/17: Texas Department of Education – Pre-K Partnership Planning

grant provides school districts with funding to support planning and implementation for 3- and 4-year-old prekindergarten partnerships between districts and Texas Rising Star (TRS) 4-Star childcare providers. Recipient: Independent School District – North Texas.

10/01/16: U.S. Department of Education – Innovative Approaches to Literacy 

Program supports high- quality programs designed to develop and improve literacy skills for children and students from birth through 12th grade within the attendance boundaries of high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools. Recipient: Education Service Center – South Texas

10/01/16: U.S. Department of Education – Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF)

The purpose of the TIF program is to support, develop, and implement sustainable performance-based compensation systems (PBCS) for teachers, principals, and other personnel in high-need schools, within the context of a local educational agency’s (LEA’s) overall human capital management system (HCMS), in order to increase Educator effectiveness and student achievement in those schools. Recipient: Education Service Center – South Texas.

10/01/16: U.S. Department of Education – Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF

The purpose of the TIF program is to support, develop, and implement sustainable performance-based compensation systems (PBCS) for teachers, principals, and other personnel in high-need schools, within the context of a local educational agency’s (LEA’s) overall human capital management system (HCMS), in order to increase Educator effectiveness and student achievement in those schools. Recipient: Charter School Non- Profit – Dallas and Fort Worth

10/01/16: U.S. Department of Education – Innovative Approaches to Literacy

Program supports high- quality programs designed to develop and improve literacy skills for children and students from birth through 12th grade within the attendance boundaries of high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools. Recipient: Charter School Non-Profit – Dallas and Fort Worth

10/01/16: U.S. Department of Education – TRIO Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) 

The goal of the EOC Program is to increase the number of adults enrolling into postsecondary institutions. The EOC Program is essential for assisting adults obtain the academic credentials needed for economic mobility and for addressing the emerging workforce needs of the nation. The EOC Program helps adults by providing guidance on how to enter, re-enter, and navigate postsecondary institutions. Recipient: Education Service Center – South Texas.

6/25/16: Texas Education Agency – 21st Century Community Learning Centers

five-year grant will offer after school programs at one district to 9 school campuses (Centers) to provide academic and enrichment activities to student as well as educational opportunities for the parents of participating students. Recipient: Independent School District. EGT is evaluating 3 ACE programs in Texas.

11/13/15: U.S. Department of Education – i3 Investing in Innovation

a discretionary grant aimed at improving student achievement and attainment in order to expand the implementation of, and investment in, innovative practices that are demonstrated to have an impact on improving student achievement or student growth, closing achievement gaps, decreasing dropout rates, increasing high school graduation rates, or increasing college enrollment and completion rates. Recipient: Independent School District.

10/01/14: U.S. Department of Education – GEAR UP 

partnerships to provide services at high-poverty middle and high schools and through the first year of college. The services include: providing information regarding financial aid for postsecondary education to participating students in the cohort, encouraging student enrollment in rigorous and challenging curricula and coursework, and improving the number of participating students who obtain a secondary school diploma and complete applications for and enroll in a program of postsecondary education. Recipient: Independent School District (North Texas)

10/1/14: U.S. Department of Education – Innovative Approaches to Literacy

Program supports high- quality programs designed to develop and improve literacy skills for children and students from birth through 12th grade within the attendance boundaries of high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools. Recipient: Charter School – Non-Profit

10/01/14: U.S. Department of Education – Full-Service Community Schools

Program is aimed at delivering comprehensive academic, social, and health services for students, families, and community residents of the Eastside Austin: Recipient: Non-Profit Organization

10/01/14: U.S. Department of Education – School Climate Transformation Grant

Program will develop, enhance, or expand systems of support for, and technical assistance to, schools implementing an evidence-based multi-tiered behavioral framework for improving behavioral outcomes and learning conditions for all students at participating local educational agencies (LEAs) to. Recipient: Independent School District (South Texas)

09/01/14: U.S. Department of Education – High School Equivalency Program (HEP)

a five-year program for helping 200 adult individuals annually earn a GED and continue their education in college and enter new careers. Recipient: University

05/01/14: U.S. Department of Education – Elementary and Secondary Counseling 

A three-year program to develop and demonstrate a well-planned Comprehensive Counseling Program designed to expand and enhance school-based and community-linked counseling services to at-risk children needing early intervention services. Recipient: Independent School District

05/01/14: U.S. Department of Education – Elementary and Secondary Counseling

three-year program to develop and demonstrate a well-planned Comprehensive Counseling Program designed to expand and enhance school-based and community-linked counseling services to at-risk children needing early intervention services. Recipient: Charter School – Non-Profit

04/02/14: Texas Education Agency – Educator Excellence Innovative Program 

will transform educator quality and effectiveness through improved and innovative school district-level recruitment, preparation, professional development, strategic compensation, career pathways, and retention, to systematically transform district administrative practices to improve quality, effectiveness, and efficiency, and to use the enhanced educator and administrative quality and effectiveness to improve student learning and student academic performance. Recipient: School District (South Texas)

04/02/14: Texas Education Agency – Educator Excellence Innovative Program 

will transform educator quality and effectiveness through improved and innovative school district-level recruitment, preparation, professional development, strategic compensation, career pathways, and retention, to systematically transform district administrative practices to improve quality, effectiveness, and efficiency, and to use the enhanced educator and administrative quality and effectiveness to improve student learning and student academic performance. Recipient: Charter School – Non-Profit