2025-2026 Phone Free Schools Grant Program
The purpose of this grant is to support school systems in complying with HB 1481. The funding for this grant is intended to help school systems purchase secure storage solutions and implement the infrastructure necessary to enforce the personal communication device ban.
Grant Period
From September 22, 2025, to August 31, 2026.
Applications and Award
The following table links to scanned copies of all applications eligible for competitive review and indicates which applicant(s) are preliminarily selected to receive an award, pending successful completion of fiscal and programmatic review and negotiation.
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| Eligible Applications | Prelim. Award Selection | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|
| A+ UNLIMITED POTENTIAL | Awarded | $5,000 |
| ABERNATHY ISD | Awarded | $5,496 |
| ABILENE ISD | Awarded | $91,228 |
| ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED LEARNING INC | Awarded | $5,000 |
| ADRIAN ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| ADVANTAGE ACADEMY | Awarded | $5,000 |
| AGUA DULCE ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| ALDINE ISD | Awarded | $389,831 |
| ALIEF ISD | Awarded | $265,910 |
| ALPINE ISD | Awarded | $6,322 |
| ALVARADO ISD | Awarded | $26,300 |
| ALVIN ISD | Awarded | $213,011 |
| AMBASSADORS PREPARATORY ACADEMY | Awarded | $5,000 |
| ANAHUAC ISD | Awarded | $10,757 |
| ANTHONY ISD | Awarded | $5,419 |
| AQUILLA ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| ARISTOI CLASSICAL ACADEMY | Awarded | $8,480 |
| ARLINGTON ISD | Awarded | $370,195 |
| ARROW ACADEMY | Awarded | $5,000 |
| ASPERMONT ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| AUSTIN ACHIEVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Awarded | $14,611 |
| AUSTIN ISD | Awarded | $475,888 |
| AUSTWELL-TIVOLI ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| AVALON ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| AZLE ISD | Awarded | $50,816 |
| BAIRD ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| BANQUETE ISD | Awarded | $5,484 |
| BARBERS HILL ISD | Awarded | $51,985 |
| BEAUMONT ISD | Awarded | $107,512 |
| BEEVILLE ISD | Awarded | $21,580 |
| BENAVIDES ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| BETTY M CONDRA SCHOOL FOR EDUCATION INNOVATION | Awarded | $5,000 |
| BLANCO ISD | Awarded | $8,161 |
| BLOOMBURG ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| BLOOMING GROVE ISD | Awarded | $6,535 |
| BLUFF DALE ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| BOB HOPE SCHOOL | Awarded | $13,880 |
| BOERNE ISD | Awarded | $79,249 |
| BOLING ISD | Awarded | $7,663 |
| BONHAM ISD | Awarded | $13,346 |
| BORGER ISD | Awarded | $15,648 |
| BOYD ISD | Awarded | $9,641 |
| BRACKETT ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| BRAZOS RIVER CHARTER SCHOOL | Awarded | $5,000 |
| BREMOND ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| BROCK ISD | Awarded | $14,637 |
| BROOKESMITH ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| BROWNFIELD ISD | Awarded | $11,020 |
| BROWNSVILLE ISD | Awarded | $252,149 |
| BROWNWOOD ISD | Awarded | $21,821 |
| BUENA VISTA ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| BUFFALO ISD | Awarded | $6,813 |
| BURNET CISD | Awarded | $22,207 |
| BURNHAM WOOD CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT | Awarded | $13,775 |
| BURTON ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| CALALLEN ISD | Awarded | $26,075 |
| CAMPBELL ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| CARRIZO SPRINGS CISD | Awarded | $12,895 |
| CARROLL ISD | Awarded | $60,995 |
| CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD | Awarded | $159,903 |
| CARTHAGE ISD | Awarded | $17,906 |
| CASTLEBERRY ISD | Awarded | $25,866 |
| CENTER ISD | Awarded | $15,759 |
| CENTERVILLE ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| CHANNELVIEW ISD | Awarded | $66,706 |
| CLEAR CREEK ISD | Awarded | $290,315 |
| CLEBURNE ISD | Awarded | $44,238 |
| CLEVELAND ISD | Awarded | $85,501 |
| CLIFTON ISD | Awarded | $7,106 |
| CLINT ISD | Awarded | $72,258 |
| COLORADO ISD | Awarded | $5,714 |
| COMAL ISD | Awarded | $213,366 |
| COMFORT ISD | Awarded | $8,050 |
| COMMERCE ISD | Awarded | $10,454 |
| COMPASS ROSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Awarded | $18,441 |
| COMSTOCK ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| CONNALLY ISD | Awarded | $14,617 |
| CONROE ISD | Awarded | $507,781 |
| COPPELL ISD | Awarded | $98,214 |
| COTTON CENTER ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| COTULLA ISD | Awarded | $8,067 |
| CRANDALL ISD | Awarded | $46,028 |
| CROCKETT ISD | Awarded | $8,306 |
| CROSBY ISD | Awarded | $48,915 |
| CROSS ROADS ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| CROSSTIMBERS ACADEMY | Awarded | $5,000 |
| CROWLEY ISD | Awarded | $118,322 |
| CULBERSON COUNTY-ALLAMOORE ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| CUMBERLAND ACADEMY | Awarded | $12,121 |
| CUSHING ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| DALLAS ISD | Awarded | $904,260 |
| DAWSON ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| DEL VALLE ISD | Awarded | $83,799 |
| DESOTO ISD | Awarded | $42,379 |
| DILLEY ISD | Awarded | $5,831 |
| DONNA ISD | Awarded | $88,061 |
| DORAL ACADEMY OF TEXAS | Awarded | $5,000 |
| DRISCOLL ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| DUNCANVILLE ISD | Awarded | $92,838 |
| EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD | Awarded | $171,626 |
| EAST BERNARD ISD | Awarded | $7,011 |
| EAST FORT WORTH MONTESSORI ACADEMY | Awarded | $5,000 |
| EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD | Awarded | $29,877 |
| EDGEWOOD ISD | Awarded | $51,627 |
| EDINBURG CISD | Awarded | $222,568 |
| EL CAMPO ISD | Awarded | $22,493 |
| EL PASO ISD | Awarded | $354,668 |
| EL PASO LEADERSHIP ACADEMY | Awarded | $8,996 |
| ELECTRA ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| ELKHART ISD | Awarded | $7,415 |
| ETOILE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL | Awarded | $5,000 |
| EVERMAN ISD | Awarded | $35,634 |
| EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY | Awarded | $5,000 |
| FAITH FAMILY ACADEMY | Awarded | $18,354 |
| FLORENCE ISD | Awarded | $8,112 |
| FLORESVILLE ISD | Awarded | $28,491 |
| FORESTBURG ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| FORSAN ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| FORT BEND ISD | Awarded | $588,908 |
| FORT STOCKTON ISD | Awarded | $128,975 |
| FORT WORTH ISD | Awarded | $486,655 |
| FREER ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| FRENSHIP ISD | Awarded | $78,940 |
| FT DAVIS ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| GALENA PARK ISD | Awarded | $149,723 |
| GANADO ISD | Awarded | $5,078 |
| GATESVILLE ISD | Awarded | $17,897 |
| GEORGE GERVIN ACADEMY | Awarded | $5,000 |
| GEORGE WEST ISD | Awarded | $6,641 |
| GHOLSON ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| GILMER ISD | Awarded | $20,105 |
| GLADEWATER ISD | Awarded | $11,122 |
| GOODRICH ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| GRAFORD ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| GRANBURY ISD | Awarded | $52,417 |
| GRAND PRAIRIE ISD | Awarded | $185,215 |
| GRANDVIEW ISD | Awarded | $9,524 |
| GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD | Awarded | $103,582 |
| GREENVILLE ISD | Awarded | $36,514 |
| GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD | Awarded | $34,352 |
| GROVETON ISD | Awarded | $5,423 |
| HALE CENTER ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| HAMILTON ISD | Awarded | $5,691 |
| HAMLIN COLLEGIATE ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| HARLETON ISD | Awarded | $5,015 |
| HARLINGEN CISD | Awarded | $115,665 |
| HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CENTRAL TEXAS | Awarded | $25,276 |
| HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON NORTH | Awarded | $36,580 |
| HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON SOUTH | Awarded | $29,327 |
| HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON WEST | Awarded | $43,071 |
| HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS | Awarded | $68,277 |
| HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - SOUTH TEXAS | Awarded | $31,116 |
| HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - WEST TEXAS | Awarded | $29,159 |
| HARROLD ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| HART ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| HARTS BLUFF ISD | Awarded | $5,484 |
| HAYS CISD | Awarded | $168,272 |
| HEARNE ISD | Awarded | $5,101 |
| HONEY GROVE ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| HOUSTON HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL | Awarded | $5,000 |
| HOUSTON ISD | Awarded | $1,134,026 |
| HUMBLE ISD | Awarded | $353,876 |
| IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Awarded | $459,420 |
| INGLESIDE ISD | Awarded | $14,227 |
| INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS) | Awarded | $132,481 |
| IOLA ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| IRA ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| IRAAN-SHEFFIELD COLLEGIATE ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| IRION COUNTY ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| IRVING ISD | Awarded | $204,370 |
| ITALY ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| JACKSBORO ISD | Awarded | $7,395 |
| JARRELL ISD | Awarded | $26,005 |
| JIM HOGG COUNTY ISD | Awarded | $6,819 |
| JUBILEE ACADEMIES | Awarded | $24,063 |
| JUNCTION ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| KARNES CITY ISD | Awarded | $6,706 |
| KATHERINE ANNE PORTER SCHOOL | Awarded | $5,000 |
| KAUFMAN ISD | Awarded | $29,596 |
| KEENE ISD | Awarded | $8,232 |
| KERENS ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| KERMIT ISD | Awarded | $9,123 |
| KI CHARTER | Awarded | $5,000 |
| KILLEEN ISD | Awarded | $268,944 |
| KINGSVILLE ISD | Awarded | $19,318 |
| KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Awarded | $192,880 |
| KLEIN ISD | Awarded | $390,990 |
| LA FE PREPARATORY SCHOOL | Awarded | $5,000 |
| LA FERIA ISD | Awarded | $19,835 |
| LA JOYA ISD | Awarded | $159,649 |
| LA VEGA ISD | Awarded | $20,112 |
| LA VILLA ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| LAKE DALLAS ISD | Awarded | $28,043 |
| LANCASTER ISD | Awarded | $48,739 |
| LAPOYNOR ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| LAREDO ISD | Awarded | $132,901 |
| LASARA ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| LEANDER ISD | Awarded | $308,057 |
| LEFORS ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| LEGACY TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS - TEXAS | Awarded | $5,398 |
| LIBERTY ISD | Awarded | $17,157 |
| LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Awarded | $5,000 |
| LINDSAY ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| LIPAN ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| LOCKHART ISD | Awarded | $46,468 |
| LOCKNEY ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| LONE OAK ISD | Awarded | $7,978 |
| LONGVIEW ISD | Awarded | $55,763 |
| LORENA ISD | Awarded | $13,139 |
| LOUISE ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| LOVEJOY ISD | Awarded | $33,742 |
| LYFORD CISD | Awarded | $9,740 |
| MAGNOLIA ISD | Awarded | $105,153 |
| MANARA ACADEMY | Awarded | $5,000 |
| MANOR ISD | Awarded | $70,514 |
| MARBLE FALLS ISD | Awarded | $26,562 |
| MARSHALL ISD | Awarded | $34,071 |
| MARTINSVILLE ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| MATAGORDA ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| MCALLEN ISD | Awarded | $143,424 |
| MCLEAN ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| MEDINA ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| MEDINA VALLEY ISD | Awarded | $61,730 |
| MELISSA ISD | Awarded | $47,650 |
| MEMPHIS ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| MERCEDES ISD | Awarded | $29,789 |
| MERIDIAN ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| MEXIA ISD | Awarded | $12,407 |
| MIDLAND ISD | Awarded | $189,268 |
| MIDLOTHIAN ISD | Awarded | $83,220 |
| MIDWAY ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| MISSION CISD | Awarded | $94,542 |
| MONAHANS-WICKETT-PYOTE ISD | Awarded | $14,545 |
| MONTE ALTO ISD | Awarded | $5,746 |
| MOODY ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| MORAN ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| MORGAN MILL ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| MOULTON ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| MULLIN ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| MURCHISON ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| NEDERLAND ISD | Awarded | $35,005 |
| NEW BRAUNFELS ISD | Awarded | $66,626 |
| NEW CANEY ISD | Awarded | $134,779 |
| NEW SUMMERFIELD ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| NEW WAVERLY ISD | Awarded | $7,489 |
| NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARLINGTON | Awarded | $13,327 |
| NEWTON ISD | Awarded | $6,469 |
| NORTHSIDE ISD (015915) | Awarded | $717,993 |
| NORTHSIDE ISD (244905) | Awarded | $5,000 |
| NURSERY ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL | Awarded | $9,571 |
| OAKWOOD ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| OLFEN ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| OLNEY ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| OLTON ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| ORE CITY ISD | Awarded | $5,229 |
| OVERTON ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| PADUCAH ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| PARADISE ISD | Awarded | $8,869 |
| PAWNEE ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| PEARLAND ISD | Awarded | $157,687 |
| PEARSALL ISD | Awarded | $13,060 |
| PERRIN-WHITT CISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| PETTUS ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| PFLUGERVILLE ISD | Awarded | $177,188 |
| PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD | Awarded | $197,275 |
| PIONEER TECHNOLOGY & ARTS ACADEMY | Awarded | $14,906 |
| PITTSBURG ISD | Awarded | $15,246 |
| POINT ISABEL ISD | Awarded | $12,913 |
| PORT ARTHUR ISD | Awarded | $49,079 |
| POSITIVE SOLUTIONS CHARTER SCHOOL | Awarded | $5,000 |
| POTEET ISD | Awarded | $11,410 |
| PRELUDE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL | Awarded | $5,000 |
| PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS | Awarded | $130,226 |
| PREMONT ISD | Awarded | $5,118 |
| PRIORITY CHARTER SCHOOLS | Awarded | $5,000 |
| PROGRESO ISD | Awarded | $9,545 |
| PROMESA ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL | Awarded | $5,000 |
| RAPOPORT ACADEMY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Awarded | $5,619 |
| RAUL YZAGUIRRE SCHOOLS FOR SUCCESS | Awarded | $9,533 |
| RAYMONDVILLE ISD | Awarded | $12,805 |
| RED OAK ISD | Awarded | $49,986 |
| RICARDO ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| RICHARDSON ISD | Awarded | $239,162 |
| RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD | Awarded | $62,756 |
| RIO VISTA ISD | Awarded | $6,872 |
| RIVER ROAD ISD | Awarded | $8,904 |
| RIVIERA ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| ROBSTOWN ISD | Awarded | $17,011 |
| ROCKDALE ISD | Awarded | $10,348 |
| ROGERS ISD | Awarded | $6,250 |
| ROSEBUD-LOTT ISD | Awarded | $5,525 |
| ROYAL ISD | Awarded | $21,164 |
| ROYAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Awarded | $5,000 |
| SABINAL ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| SAN AUGUSTINE ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| SAN BENITO CISD | Awarded | $61,269 |
| SAN DIEGO ISD | Awarded | $10,081 |
| SAN MARCOS CISD | Awarded | $55,153 |
| SAN PERLITA ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| SANTA MARIA ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| SAVOY ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| SCHULENBURG ISD | Awarded | $5,619 |
| SEALY ISD | Awarded | $22,094 |
| SHARYLAND ISD | Awarded | $75,925 |
| SHELDON ISD | Awarded | $82,247 |
| SHEPHERD ISD | Awarded | $13,839 |
| SLATON ISD | Awarded | $8,267 |
| SLIDELL ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| SOMERSET ACADEMIES OF TEXAS | Awarded | $16,553 |
| SOUTH SAN ANTONIO ISD | Awarded | $49,943 |
| SOUTHWEST ISD | Awarded | $104,694 |
| SOUTHWEST PREPARATORY SCHOOL | Awarded | $5,134 |
| SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Awarded | $12,070 |
| SPEARMAN ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| SPRING ISD | Awarded | $216,196 |
| SPUR ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| STRAWN ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| SUNDOWN ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| SUNNYVALE ISD | Awarded | $16,689 |
| SWEET HOME ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| TAFT ISD | Awarded | $5,664 |
| TARKINGTON ISD | Awarded | $12,596 |
| TAYLOR ISD | Awarded | $21,162 |
| TEAGUE ISD | Awarded | $8,786 |
| TEKOA ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED STUDIES STEM SCHOOL | Awarded | $5,000 |
| TEMPLE ISD | Awarded | $55,597 |
| TERRELL ISD | Awarded | $34,540 |
| TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES | Awarded | $57,247 |
| TEXAS CITY ISD | Awarded | $55,092 |
| TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES | Awarded | $87,594 |
| TEXAS EMPOWERMENT ACADEMY | Awarded | $5,000 |
| TEXAS LEADERSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Awarded | $26,695 |
| THE PRO-VISION ACADEMY | Awarded | $5,000 |
| THE RHODES SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS | Awarded | $5,000 |
| THORNDALE ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| THREE RIVERS ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| THREE WAY ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| TOLAR ISD | Awarded | $6,183 |
| TORNILLO ISD | Awarded | $5,349 |
| TREETOPS SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL | Awarded | $5,000 |
| TRENTON ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-CENTRAL TEXAS | Awarded | $5,453 |
| TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-LUBBOCK | Awarded | $5,000 |
| TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-RIO GRANDE VALLEY | Awarded | $7,683 |
| TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-WEST TEXAS | Awarded | $5,271 |
| TROY ISD | Awarded | $11,679 |
| TURKEY-QUITAQUE ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| TWO DIMENSIONS PREPARATORY ACADEMY | Awarded | $5,000 |
| UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY | Awarded | $10,728 |
| UNION GROVE ISD | Awarded | $5,253 |
| UNITED ISD | Awarded | $293,633 |
| UNIVERSAL ACADEMY | Awarded | $6,789 |
| UPLIFT EDUCATION | Awarded | $136,838 |
| VALERE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Awarded | $5,000 |
| VANGUARD ACADEMY | Awarded | $31,171 |
| VILLAGE TECH SCHOOLS | Awarded | $8,331 |
| VISTA DEL FUTURO CHARTER SCHOOL | Awarded | $5,000 |
| VYSEHRAD ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| WACO ISD | Awarded | $85,185 |
| WAELDER ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| WAYSIDE SCHOOLS | Awarded | $7,110 |
| WEATHERFORD ISD | Awarded | $56,234 |
| WESLACO ISD | Awarded | $109,216 |
| WEST ISD | Awarded | $8,632 |
| WEST OSO ISD | Awarded | $11,494 |
| WHARTON ISD | Awarded | $12,275 |
| WHITNEY ISD | Awarded | $9,838 |
| WICHITA FALLS ISD | Awarded | $80,828 |
| WILDORADO ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |
| WILLIS ISD | Awarded | $63,909 |
| WINFREE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS | Awarded | $17,982 |
| WOLFE CITY ISD | Awarded | $5,084 |
| WYLIE ISD | Awarded | $136,629 |
| YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC | Awarded | $165,942 |
| YSLETA ISD | Awarded | $251,343 |
| ZEPHYR ISD | Awarded | $5,000 |