Statewide Opportunities

On this page, you will find upcoming grant opportunities, nonprofit events, and year-round funding resources for nonprofits serving Texas communities as well as grants for individuals. To receive monthly updates on upcoming opportunities, be sure to subscribe to the TGRC newsletter.

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Last Updated on 12/12/25

Upcoming Grant Opportunities for Nonprofits

North & West Texas Community Grants
- Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation
- Deadline: December 16, 2025
- Provides grants for aging population, children and youth, economically disadvantaged, education, and arts, culture, and history programming in North Texas and West Texas with the addition of capacity building grants for West Texas.

Concho Valley Grants
- United Way of Concho Valley
- Deadline: December 17, 2025
- Provides grants for nonprofits addressing the community needs in Concho Valley area that align with their priority focus areas: to ensure all children are school-ready by kindergarten and grade-level readers by third grade, to eliminate child abuse and domestic violence, to provide access to mental health and substance use services, and homelessness prevention and outreach services.

Arts, Education Institutions, & Medical Research Grants
- Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation
- Deadline: December 31, 2025
- Provides grants across Texas, with an emphasis on Bexar County, Texas, for the following focus areas: the arts, educational institutions with an emphasis on private educational institutions, and medical research.

West Texas Grants
- Fasken Foundation
- Deadline: December 31, 2025
- Provides grants for nonprofits in West Texas engaged in public benefit, health, human services, and education with an emphasis placed on programming directed toward disadvantaged youth.

Smith County Grants
- Helen S. Boylan Foundation
- Deadline: December 31, 2025
- Provides grants to local non-profit organizations in Smith County serving arts and education, women and children, health and wellness, and community beautification.

Cycle 4 Grants
- Brown Foundation
- Deadline: January 1, 2026
- Primarily provides grants in the Greater Houston area within the following focus areas: education, civic assets, human services, healthcare, and art and culture.

East Texas Grants
- Louis & Peaches Owen Family Foundation
- Deadline: January 5, 2026
- Funding for nonprofits in East Texas engaged in education, health, and human services.

Greater Houston & Central Texas Grants
- Jacob & Terese Hershey Foundation
- Deadline: January 9, 2026
- Provides grants for nonprofits in greater Houston and Central Texas with programming related to community parks, environmental education programs, and animal welfare.

Austin Grants
- The Applied Materials Foundation
- Deadline: January 15, 2026
- Provides grant for organizations in Austin supporting arts and culture, civic, education, and the environment.

The Community Foundation of West Texas
- Deadline: January 15, 2026
  - Animal Welfare Endowments
    - Provides grant funding for nonprofit organizations in the South Plains area that address the needs of lost, abandoned and injured animals.
- Sybil Harrington Endowment for the Arts
  - Supports the ongoing artistic and cultural efforts of organizations in Lubbock and Hale counties

Abilene Future Community Grants
- Community Foundation of Abilene
- Deadline: January 15, 2025
- Opening in December, these grants are available for nonprofits and government agencies to meet immediate community needs in Abilene and Taylor County.

Rural Texas Public Libraries Grants
- Tocker Foundation
- Deadline: January 15, 2026
- Provides general library grants to assist small, public libraries serving populations of 12,000 or less in Texas.

Blind & Low Vision Grants
- Hildur H. Michel Charitable Trust
- Deadline: January 15, 2026
- Grants for nonprofits serving the blind and low vision. Primarily support organizations located in Texas, specifically El Paso.

Spring LOI
- Wayne & JoAnn Moore Charitable Foundation
- Deadline: January 15, 2026
- Provide grants to nonprofits that enhance the lives, communities, and opportunities of others in Texas. The Foundation strives to fund many diverse programs, including the arts, health and human services and organizations that benefit the broader public in general.

East Texas Grants LOI
- T.L.L. Temple Foundation
- Deadline: January 16, 2026
- Provides grants for nonprofits focused on education, economic opportunity, health, human services, arts and culture, environment and conservation in East Texas.

2026 Community Investment LOI
- United Way of Central Texas
- Deadline: January 16, 2026
- Partnering with agencies in the community that focus on our goals and outcomes in the areas of education, financial stability, health and basic needs in Central Texas.

Dallas Grants
- The Joe M. and Doris R. Dealey Family Foundation
- Deadline: January 18, 2026
- Provides project and general operating grants for nonprofits focused on the arts and culture, animal welfare, children and youth, education, health, and human services in the Dallas area.

Midland and Odessa Grants
- Scharbauer Foundation
- Deadline: January 22, 2026
- Provides grants for nonprofits focused on education, healthcare, quality of place, and human services. The Foundation prefers to help with capital improvements, construction, or expansion of program capacity.

Greater Georgetown Grants
- Georgetown Health Foundation
- Deadline: January 28, 2026
- Provides grants for nonprofits in the Greater Georgetown area serving low-income children, youth, elders, and families with basic needs, emergency financial assistance, job training, mental health, healthcare, and transportation.

Comal County Health & Human Services Funding
- United Way of Comal County
- Deadline: January 31, 2026
- United Way of Comal County will begin accepting applications for funding from health and human service nonprofits in Comal County on December 1. (The information is at the very bottom of the webpage.)

Elderly & Down Syndrome Grants
- Isla Carroll Turner Friendship Trust
- Deadline: January 31, 2026
- Provides grant for nonprofits serving elderly (age 60 and above) and those born with Down Syndrome (age 47 and above) in Texas.

El Paso Community Foundation
- Deadline: February 1, 2026
  - Grants
    - Provides funding for a variety of philanthropic projects in the El Paso region, far west Texas, southern New Mexico, and northern Chihuahua, Mexico. The application opens on January 1.
- Edith S. Zanker Memorial Park School, Inc Fund
  - Provide grants that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities. The application opens on January 1.

North Texas LOI
- The Priddy Foundation
- Deadline: February 1, 2026
- Provides grants for programs in human services, education, the arts, and health. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, educational institutions, and municipalities and eligible counties include Archer, Baylor, Childress, Clay, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, King, Knox, Montague, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise, and Young.

Dallas Education & Family Services
- The Hoglund Foundation
- Deadline: February 1, 2026
- Grants for nonprofits engaged in education and family support services in the Dallas area.

Spring Cycle
- Sid W. Richardson Foundation
- Deadline: February 1, 2026
- Provides grants to nonprofits focused on education and health across Texas and to nonprofits focused on human services and cultural programs in Fort Worth area.

San Antonio Grants
- Marcia and Otto Koehler Foundation
- Deadline: February 1, 2026
- Provides grants for medical research and medical care facilities, fine arts, and promotion of the well-being of girls and boys through education, recreation, guidance, and medical care in the San Antonio area.

Lubbock County Grants
- The Community Foundation of West Texas
- Deadline: February 1, 2026
- Provides grants for the development of nonprofit programs in Lubbock County, Texas. Preference may be given to programs related to health care and/or educational services.

Cycle 1: Education Grants
- CenterPoint Energy Foundation
- Deadline: February 13, 2026
- This cycle is open for Education proposals including literacy, STEM, and workforce development. Scroll to the last page of this document to see their list of eligible Texas counties.

Spring Cycle: A-L Orgs
- The Rea Charitable Trust
- Deadline: February 15, 2026
- General operating and project support for charitable, religious, scientific, literary, and educational missions. Priority is given to nonprofits supporting the arts. Organizations with names beginning with letters A-L should apply in the Spring, and those with letters M-Z in the Fall.

Dallas County LOI
- Esping Family Foundation
- Deadline: February 15, 2026
- Funding for nonprofits engaged in education, human services, health, and arts and culture in Dallas County. The Foundation’s priority areas include children and families, youth development, and improving the education outcomes of K-12 Texas children.

Spring Grants
- Sterling-Turner Foundation
- Deadline: February 15, 2026
- Areas of funding interest include arts and culture, museums, social services, health, children and youth, education, emergency services, and environmental issues. Eligible applicants include nonprofits and government agencies in Fort Bend, Harris, Kerr, Tom Green, and Travis Counties.

Midland Grants
- The Beal Foundation
- Deadline: February 15, 2026
- Opening on January 1, these grants are available for nonprofits engaged in education, health, and the humanities in Midland.

Houston Healthcare Grants
- The Cullen Trust for Healthcare
- Deadline: February 15, 2026
- Grants for nonprofits and educational institutions with a focus on access to primary and specialty care, the integration of mental and behavioral health services into primary care, collaboration among local medical institutions, and training medical providers in best practices in the Greater Houston area.

Education, Health, & Human Services Grants
- Hillcrest Foundation
- Deadline: February 28, 2026
- Grants for nonprofits primarily in North Texas, addressing the relief of poverty, the advancement of education, and the promotion of health. The Foundation gives priority consideration for construction/improvements of permanent buildings, capital campaigns, and equipment.

Texas Gulf Coast Counties Grants
- M.G. and Lillie A. Johnson Foundation
- Deadline: February 28, 2026
- Project support funding for health, higher education, human services, and civic programs in Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Colorado, Dewitt, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Karnes, Lavaca, Matagorda, Refugio, Victoria, Waller, and Wharton Counties.

Austin Grants
- The Lola Wright Foundation
- Deadline: February 28, 2026
- Grants for nonprofits engaged in arts and culture, children and youth, education, community development, health, and human services in Austin and the surrounding 50-mile radius.

Texas Historical Foundation – Annual Grants 2026
- Texas Historical Foundation
- Deadline: March 1, 2026
- Accepting requests up to $30,000 from 501(c)(3) orgs with an active historic preservation project in Texas.

Dallas Community Development & Children Grants
- National Life Group Foundation
- Deadline: March 31, 2026
- Opening on Jan 1, funds for nonprofits focused on childhood hunger, children’s mental health, and community development in Dallas. The Foundation focuses on proven programs with metrics to support success. Sponsorships are also available for one-time events.

Houston & Greater Gulf Coast Grants
- The Elkins Foundation
- Deadline: June 30, 2026
- Opening in January, the Elkins Foundation provides specific capital needs and projects grants for nonprofits serving Houston and the Greater Gulf Coast.

Upcoming Events for Nonprofits

UT CONNECT Information Session
- University of Texas at Austin
- January 7, 12:30 – 1:30 pm
- Virtual Via Zoom
- UT CONNECT pairs UT Austin students with community organizations to complete short-term research, data, and program evaluation projects (primarily remote and asynchronous). CONNECT is now accepting project proposals for Spring 2026 and organizations are welcome to apply even if their project idea is still taking shape. Organizations matched with a CONNECT Fellow pay a program fee, but nonprofits with budget constraints can apply for a fee waiver.

2026 Nonprofit Organizations Essentials
- University of Texas School of Law
- January 21, 2026
- Four Seasons Hotel, Austin, TX
- Cost: $325+
- A half-day overview for new entrants and seasoned practitioners alike, with focused attention on core concerns and strategies for both private foundations and charitable organizations, as well as opportunities to ask questions to experts and colleagues.

Nonprofit Board Governance Symposium
- North Texas Nonprofit Institute
- February 20, 2026
- Hurst Conference Center, Hurst TX
- Cost: $125+
- This training brings together board members and executives for workshops on strategic leadership, financial oversight, board roles, and resource development.

Year-Round Funding Resources

Explore ongoing/rolling grant opportunities along with evergreen grants platforms.

Ongoing/Rolling Grants List: View or download document here
Grant Hubs:
- Texas Health and Human Services
- Texas Rural Funders
Bank-Managed Trusts:

Grants for Individuals

Since the Candid Foundation Directory mainly lists grants for nonprofits, we are limited on scholarship resources. If you are looking for scholarships, the best place to start is your school’s scholarship resources. For example, UT Austin students can use UT Pivot to find scholarships. You can also explore Candid’s full list of funders that have awarded scholarships, as well as their article on finding financial aid.

Instead, we can look into grants that support individual projects such as the arts or research. Here are some field-specific grants for individuals:

Creative Arts, Media, & Film Grants

History Research Grants

Fiscal Sponsorship

Another option for individuals seeking grants is a fiscal sponsorship, where a nonprofit provides legal and financial oversight for a charitable activity or project that doesn’t have its own tax-exempt status. You can reach out to a nonprofit whose mission aligns with your work to see if they are interested in sponsoring your project. Some nonprofits openly offer fiscal sponsorships on their websites (e.g. Austin Creative Alliance).

Here are additional links to learn more: