2024-2025 Summer Career and Technical Education Grant

Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Work-Based Learning (WBL) programs are effective strategies to ensure that students have the opportunity, experience, and credentials to pursue meaningful career and education pathways after high school. Funding for this program is intended to provide support for districts to offer students greater access to CTE courses in TEA approved programs of study and/or paid or unpaid WBL summer opportunities, whereby removing potential needs or gaps related to offering CTE courses in a TEA approved program of study or WBL opportunities. Needs can be but are not limited to transportation, student scheduling constraints, certified teacher availability, industry needs, etc. The CTE Summer grant program directly aligns with the Texas Education Agency’s strategic plan that focuses on preparing every child for success in college, career, and the military. 

Grant Period 

From June 16, 2025, to September 30, 2025.  

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. 

Eligible Applications  Prelim. Award Selection 

Alice ISD 

Not Awarded 

Aquilla ISD 

Not Awarded 

Arlington ISD 

Awarded

Ballinger ISD 

Not Awarded 

Benavides ISD 

Awarded

Booker ISD 

Awarded

Brooks County ISD 

Awarded

Burnham Wood Charter School District 

Not Awarded 

Carlisle ISD 

Awarded

Carthage ISD 

Not Awarded 

Comfort ISD 

Awarded

Concordia University Texas 

Awarded

Connally ISD 

Awarded

Cotton Center ISD 

Not Awarded 

Cotulla ISD 

Awarded

Denton ISD 

Awarded

Donna ISD 

Not Awarded 

East Central ISD 

Not Awarded 

Farmersville ISD 

Awarded

Freer ISD 

Awarded

Garland ISD 

Not Awarded 

Garner ISD 

Awarded

Graford ISD 

Awarded

Gruver ISD 

Awarded

Hardin ISD 

Awarded

Harlingen CISD 

Awarded

Hays CISD 

Awarded

Hidalgo ISD 

Awarded

Houston ISD 

Not Awarded 

Iraan-Sheffield ISD 

Awarded

Jasper ISD 

Awarded

Jim Hogg County ISD 

Awarded

Jubilee Academic Center 

Not Awarded 

KIPP Texas Public Schools 

Awarded

La Vega ISD 

Awarded

La Villa ISD 

Awarded

Lancaster ISD 

Not Awarded 

Laredo ISD 

Awarded

Lasara ISD 

Awarded

Lorenzo ISD 

Awarded

Lubbock ISD 

Awarded

McDade ISD 

Not Awarded 

Melissa ISD 

Awarded

Mercedes ISD 

Awarded

Merkel ISD 

Awarded

Mesquite ISD 

Not Awarded 

Mexia ISD 

Not Awarded 

Midland College 

Awarded

Morton ISD 

Awarded

Nacogdoches ISD 

Awarded

New Braunfels ISD 

Awarded

Overton ISD 

Awarded

Paducah ISD 

Not Awarded 

Paris Junior College 

Not Awarded 

Pettus ISD 

Not Awarded 

Pine Tree ISD 

Awarded

Premont ISD 

Awarded

Progreso ISD 

Awarded

Raymondville ISD 

Not Awarded 

Region 13 Education Service Center 

Awarded

Region 19 Education Service Center 

Awarded

Region 20 Education Service Center 

Not Awarded 

Richardson ISD 

Awarded

Sam Houston State University 

Awarded

San Benito CISD 

Not Awarded 

San Diego ISD 

Awarded

San Perlita ISD 

Awarded

Santa Maria ISD 

Not Awarded 

Schulenburg ISD 

Awarded

Sharyland ISD 

Awarded

Socorro ISD 

Not Awarded 

Southwest ISD 

Awarded

Stephen F. Austin State University 

Awarded

Sunnyvale ISD 

Awarded

Taft ISD 

Awarded

Texas A&M University-Texarkana EPP 

Awarded

Texas Christian University 

Not Awarded 

The University of Texas at Tyler 

Awarded

The Varnett Public School 

Not Awarded 

Three Rivers ISD 

Awarded

Tyler ISD 

Not Awarded 

University of Texas at Permian Basin 

Not Awarded 

Uplift Education 

Not Awarded 

Valley View ISD 

Awarded

Vanguard Academy 

Awarded

Waco ISD 

Awarded

Webb CISD 

Awarded

West Orange-Cove CISD 

Awarded

West Oso ISD 

Awarded

West Sabine ISD 

Awarded

Westwood ISD 

Not Awarded 

Whitehouse ISD 

Awarded

Woodson ISD 

Not Awarded 

Yellowstone College Preparatory 

Not Awarded