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.

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