Strong Foundations Implementation

Strong Foundations Implementation (SFI) provides direct grant funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) for technical assistance to support high-fidelity implementation of the Bluebonnet Learning instructional materials, including high-quality professional learning (HQPL) for teachers, coaches, school leaders/campus administrators, and district leaders on effectively implementing Bluebonnet Learning. Strong Foundations Implementation is the OER Instructional Material Support program established by Chapter 31 of the Texas Education Code. 

Grant Information

Eligible applicants are LEAs implementing approved, core instructional materials in school year 2025–26. 

Approved, core  instructional materials pending approval by the State Board of Education (SBOE) through the Instructional Materials Review and Approval (IMRA) process include:  

• Bluebonnet Learning K–5 Reading Language Arts, Edition 1 
• Bluebonnet Learning K–5 Math, Edition 1 
• Bluebonnet Learning Secondary Mathematics, Edition 1 (Grades 6–8 and Algebra I)  

Additional, pilot-approved core instructional materials include: 

• Aprendizaje Bluebonnet Artes del lenguaje y lectura K-5, Edición 1 
• Aprendizaje Bluebonnet Matemáticas K–-5, Edición 1  

In all SFI grants options, LEAs are required to use: 

• Fifty percent (50%) of grant funds to contract with a single, approved provider, per instructional material from the LASO Cycle 3 approved provider list for SFI to support grant activities (it is highly recommended that LEAs contract with the same provider for all instructional materials). 
• Twenty percent (20%) of grant funds for additional support from the approved provider and/or salaries, or partial salaries, for instructional coaches or other positions directly supporting implementation of the instructional materials. 
• Thirty percent (30%) of grant funds for other allowable expenses, (e.g., print materials, digital licenses, teacher stipends, instructional coaches, approved assessment platforms). 

For information about eligibility requirements, resources, funding, and timelines, review LASO Cycle 3.