LASO Cycle 4 Grant and Allotment Programs
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LASO Cycle 4
Expected Application Window: October 1, 2025 through December 1, 2025
- Register for one of the General Webinars below to learn more about the grants and supports available in this cycle.
- Superintendents will receive a unique link to access the Qualtrics application via email, on the day the application opens.
Learning Acceleration Support Opportunities (LASO) is a single, consolidated application that combines grants, allotments, and in-kind supports, bundled around a few key strategies to accelerate academic gains. LASO Cycle 4 will offer 15 opportunities focused on curriculum & instruction, educator training, more time, and innovative school models.
$500.5M in estimated services and supports
15 TEA initiatives to support learning acceleration and innovation
1 application to access funding
LASO 4 Portfolio
Note: Below is a draft list of LASO opportunities. The finalized LASO 4 portfolio and descriptions will be available when the LASO application launches in October 2025.
To learn more about LASO support and services, see the initiative descriptions here.
Note: Many LASO grants are multi-year with continuation grants, the view has been updated to reflect the total funding for each initiative across multiple years—beginning with the LASO cycle and including its continuation grants.
| Initiative | District or Campus Level | Estimated Total Allocation Available | Initiative Duration in Years | Estimated Range of Award | Estimated Number of Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Curriculum & Instruction | |||||
| Leadership & Instructional Foundations for Texas (LIFT) LIFT merges programs formerly known as Strong Foundations- SF, Texas Instructional Leadership- TIL, and Texas Lesson Study- TXLS | District | $248M | 3 | $235K-1.5M | 350-475 |
| LIFT Add-On: School Improvement PLC Support (LIFT SI PLC) (available only for Title I Comprehensive, Targeted, and Addtl Targeted) | Campus | $45M | 1 | $60K-120K | 150-300 |
| School Improvement Curriculum and Instruction Support Grant (SI CISG) (available only for Title I Comprehensive, Targeted, and Addtl Targeted) | Campus | $10M | 1 | Up to $200K | Up to 50 |
| Blended Learning Grant (BLG) Two Cohorts: Academic - Math or RLA cohort and Strategic Operations Cohort | District | $6M | 2-3 | Academic- Up to $180KStrat Ops- Up to $310K | 15-20 |
| AP Computer Science Principles (APCSP) | District | $1.292M | 1 | $10K- 100K | Up to 50 |
Education and Training | |||||
PREP Program Allotment
| District | $146M | 1 | Residency Program: $24K-1.6M Grow Your Own: $8K-480K Mentor Program: $3K-120K | All eligible districts may receive the allotment |
| Texas Strategic Staffing for Residencies (TSS) Grant | District | $2.92M | 2 | Up to $58.4K | Up to 50 |
More Time | |||||
| Additional Days School Year Planning and Execution Program (ADSY PEP) Two Cohorts: Full Year Redesign and Summer Learning | District | $7.7M | 2-3 | Summer- Up to $200K Full Year- Up to $600K | 30-36 |
Innovative School Models - Launch Grants | |||||
| School Action Fund (SAF) | Campus | $30M | 2-3 | $185K-375K | 27-30 |
| Navigating Excellence through Targeted Supports (NEXT) | Campus | $1.75M | 1 | Up to $150K | Up to 5 |
| Early College High School (ECHS) | Campus | $800K | 2 | Up to $100K | Up to 8 |
| Pathways in Technology Early College High School (PTECH) | Campus | $1M | 2 | Up to $100K | Up to 10 |
| Virtual Hybrid Program Accelerator (VHPA) | Campus | $5M | 2 | Up to $230K | 10-14 |
Expected Timeline
- General Webinar | September 16, 2025 or September 17, 2025
- Application Window | October 1, 2025 – December 1, 2025 (closes at 5:00 pm CT)
- Program Webinar Window | October 7, 2025 - October 23, 2025
- Office Hours Window | October 27, 2025 – November 3, 2025
- Selection Announcement | February 2, 2026
- eGrants Window | February 2 – March 5, 2026
- Notice of Grant Window | March 5 – May 5, 2026
Additional Information
Resources
Webinars and Office Hours
| Webinars | Date and Time |
|---|---|
| General Webinar - option #1 | September 16, 2025 9:30–10:30 AM |
| General Webinar - option #2 | September 17, 2025 3:00–4:00 PM |
| Pathways in Technology Early College High School (PTECH) - option #1 | October 7, 2025 11:00–12:00 PM |
| Early College High School (ECHS) Program Webinar - option #1 | October 7, 2025 2:00–3:00 PM |
| AP Computer Science Principles (APCSP) program webinar - option #1 | October 8, 2025 11:00–12:00 PM |
| PREP Program Overview webinar - option #1 | October 8, 2025 12:30–1:30 PM |
| Leadership & Instructional Foundations for Texas (LIFT) + LIFT Add on program webinar - option #1 | October 8, 2025 2:00–3:00 PM |
| PREP Mentorship Program webinar - option #1 | October 8, 2025 3:30–4:30 PM |
| School Action Fund (SAF) program webinar - option #1 | October 9, 2025 9:30–10:30 AM |
| PREP Program Overview webinar - option #2 | October 9, 2025 11:00–12:00 PM |
| School Improvement Curriculum and Instruction Support Grant (SI CISG) program webinar - option #1 | October 9, 2025 2:00–3:00 PM |
| PREP Mentorship Program webinar - option #2 | October 10, 2025 12:30–1:30 PM |
| School Action Fund (SAF) program webinar - option #2 | October 10, 2025 2:00–3:00 PM |
| Blended Learning Grant (BLG)program webinar - option #1 | October 13, 2025 9:30–10:30 AM |
| Navigating Excellence through Targeted Supports (NEXT) program webinar - option #1 | October 13, 2025 11:00–12:00 PM |
| Additional Days School Year (ADSY) Planning & Execution Program (ADSY PEP) program webinar - option #1 | October 13, 2025 12:30–1:30 PM |
| Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) program webinar - option #2 | October 14, 2025 11:00–12:00 PM |
| Early College High School (ECHS) program webinar - option #2 | October 14, 2025 2:00–3:00 PM |
| Additional Days School Year (ADSY) Planning & Execution Program (ADSY PEP) program webinar - option #2 | October 15, 2025 9:30–10:30 AM |
| PREP Residency Preservice Program webinar - option #1 | October 15, 2025 11:00–12:00 PM |
| Texas Strategic Staffing for Residencies (TSS) program webinar - option #1 | October 15, 2025 12:30–1:30 PM |
| AP Computer Science Principles (APCSP) program webinar - option #2 | October 15, 2025 2:00–3:00 PM |
| Navigating Excellence through Targeted Supports (NEXT) Program webinar - option #2 | October 16, 2025 12:30–12:30 PM |
| Virtual Hybrid Program Accelerator (VHPA) Program Webinar - option #1 | October 17, 2024 2:00–3:00 PM |
| PREP Residency Preservice Program webinar - option #2 | October 20, 2025 2:00–3:00 PM |
| PREP GYO Program webinar - option #1 | October 21, 2025 9:30–10:30 AM |
| Virtual Hybrid Program Accelerator (VHPA) webinar - option #2 | October 21, 2025 11:00-12:00 PM |
| Leadership & Instructional Foundations for Texas (LIFT) + LIFT Add on program webinar - option #2 | October 22, 2025 9:30–10:30 AM |
| Blended Learning Grant (BLG) webinar - option #2 | October 22, 2025 11:00–12:00 PM |
| School Improvement Curriculum and Instruction Support Grant (SI CISG) program webinar - option #2 | October 23, 2025 9:30–10:30 AM |
| Texas Strategic Staffing for Residencies (TSS) program webinar - option #2 | October 23, 2025 11:00–12:00 PM |
| PREP GYO Program webinar - option #2 | October 23, 2025 2:00–3:00 PM |
| Office Hours | Date and Time |
|---|---|
| LASO Application Technical Assistance - option #1 | October 27, 2025 8:00–8:30 AM |
| PREP Residency Program | October 27, 2025 10:00–10:30 AM |
| Navigating Excellence through Targeted Supports (NEXT) | October 27, 2025 11:00–11:30 AM |
| School Improvement Curriculum and Instruction Support Grant (SI CISG) | October 27, 2025 2:00–2:30 PM |
| Leadership & Instructional Foundations for Texas (LIFT) LIFT Add-On: School Improvement PLC Supports (LIFT SI PLC) | October 27, 2025 3:00–3:30 PM |
| Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) | October 28, 2025 9:00–9:30 AM |
| Early College High School (ECHS) | October 28, 2025 10:00–10:30 AM |
| PREP GYO Program | October 28, 2025 11:00–11:30 AM |
| Additional Days School Year (ADSY) Grants Planning & Execution Program (ADSY PEP) | October 28, 2025 12:00–12:30 PM |
| School Action Fund (SAF) | October 29, 2025 9:00–9:30 AM |
| AP Computer Science Principles (APCSP) | October 29, 2025 2:00–2:30 AM |
| Virtual Hybrid Program Accelerator (VHPA) | October 29, 2025 11:00-11:30 AM |
| PREP Mentorship Program | October 30, 2025 9:00–9:30 AM |
| Texas Strategic Staffing for Residencies (TSS) | October 30, 2025 1:00–2:00 PM |
| Blended Learning Grant (BLG) | October 30, 2025 11:00–11:30 PM |
| LASO 4 Application Office Hours | November 3, 2025 5:00–5:30 PM |