TEXAS YES Grant

Who can apply for this grant?

• This grant is reserved for administrators, teachers, faculty, or staff from public or private elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations that serve youth. Individual families are not eligible to apply.

How do I know if my school qualifies?

• Preference given to Title 1 schools with a status of 80% or higher. To check the status of Title 1 percent for your school please visit https://tea.texas.gov/
• For additional related questions please email Marissa.moreno@texasyesproject.org.

Does the project/program/equipment need to be purchased before the end of the ‘23 – ’24 school year?

• Equipment purchases will need to be made within 45 days of receiving funding. Programs or projects do not need to be finished by the end of the school year; however, a status report will be required within 6 months of receiving funding.

How often can I apply for funding, even if I have already received a grant?

• Applicants may only receive one (1) grant every two (2) cycles.

What item(s) will not be funded?

• Medical equipment, book vending machines, 3D printers, Lego robotic kits, family nights, camp, school trips, leadership programs, uniforms, tuition, rental of properties and or salary and staff compensation, esports programs, drones, playgrounds, general furniture, and travel. General furniture includes tables, desks, chairs, rugs, bookshelves, etc. Specialty furniture will be considered.

What items will be funded?

• While we don’t have a set of guidelines, we apply toward selecting projects we fund, we do have a set of principles we use to make our decision.
• Here are a few examples of what we have been able to fund in the past:
  • Computers/iPads/Tablets
  • STEM Lab Equipment
  • Space Club
  • STEM Educational Kits
  • Art Supplies
  • Library Books ($2,500 max)
  • Adaptive P.E Equipment
  • Ceramics Materials
  • Musical Instruments
  • Coding Robots
  • Wind Tunnel
  • Specialty Furniture (i.e., flexible seating, wobble stools, swivel chairs, sensory products)
  • Hydroponic Garden
  • Chicken Coops
  • Science Lab Equipment for Multiple Grade Levels

I have applied for funding, what are the next steps?

• TEXAS YES staff and/or Board member(s) will review the applications. There will be additional information collected if your application is funded.

Once funding is received, what are the next steps?

• It will be required to send TEXAS YES a 6 month status report. This report will include information about how the funding was spent, the number of potential students that have been helped or planned to be helped and continuing of the project/program/etc.

Are we allowed to acknowledge our gift from TEXAS YES publicly?

• Yes, however, we ask that all press releases be sent to TEXAS YES for approval. If you are tagging us on social media, please use the following: #ApplyYESGrant

I am a first time applicant, is there a limit of funds I should request?

• If you are a first time applicant, please do not request more than $15,000.

 

Advisory: School Closures

Due to recent school closures in the communities we serve. TEXAS YES Project has the right to nullify grant money awarded to a school and/or district that is now being closed. Money will have to be returned to the organization within 30 days of the school and/or district announcing its closure. Exceptions will be given if a plan of action can be provided on how to create or merge the program/project to a new Title 1 school with the teacher who submitted the original grant.