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LASO Cycle 4
Expected Application Window: October 1, 2025 through December 1, 2025

  • Superintendents will receive a unique link to access the Qualtrics application via email, on the day the application opens.

ӣƵ will offer a streamlined, consolidated application, focused on a few initiatives that are bundled and that help accelerate academic gains. Learning Acceleration Support Opportunities (LASO) Cycle 4 initiatives are focused on accelerating student learning across the following strategies: Curriculum & Instruction, Education & Training, More Time and Innovative School Models. 

 
~$397M
in services and supports
15
ӣƵ initiatives to support learning acceleration and innovation
1
application to access funding
 

Initial LASO 4 Portfolio 

Curriculum and Instruction

Ծپپ​ District or Campus Level​ Estimated Available Amount of Funding​ Estimated Range of Award​ Estimated Number of Awards​
Leadership & Instructional Foundations for Texas(LIFT)​ Standard&Բ;​(ܱDzԲԱ)​

District

 $248,000,000​ $200,000-$1,500,000​ċ 150-300​ċ
LIFT School Improvement (SI) SI Add on​ for Title I School improvement CSI,TSI,ATSI Designations ​(ܱDzԲԱ)​

Campus

 $45,000,000​ċ $150,000-$300,000​ċ 150-300​
Materials Support Grant (MSG) for non-Bluebonnet materials for Title I School improvement CSI,TSI,ATSI Designations​ 

Campus

 $5,000,000​ċ $100,000-$200,000​ 25-50​ċ
Curriculum and Instruction Support Grant (CISG) 6-12 ELAR & Secondary Math for Title I School improvement CSI,TSI,ATSI Designations​ 

Campus

 $5,000,000​ċ $100,000-$200,000​ċ 25-50​ċ

Blended Learning (BLG)
Two Cohorts: Academic –Math, RLA and Strategic Operations

District

 $6,000,000​ċ Up to $300,000​ 15-20​ċ
AP Computer Science Principles​

District

 $1,000,000​ Up to $20,000​​ Up to 50​​

Education and Training

Ծپپ​ District or Campus Level​ Estimated Available Amount of Funding​ Estimated Range of Award​ Estimated Number of Awards​

PREP Allotment and In Kind Support​

  • #1 Residency Partnership- Allotment ​
  • #2 Grow Your Own (GYO) Partnership- Allotment​ (with GYO Implementation supports- IK ​)​
  • #3 Mentor Partnership - Allotment ​

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 $63,748,883 ​

#1- $24,000-$1,580,000 ​
#2- $8,000- $480,000​
#3- $3,000-$120,000​

 All eligible districts may receive the allotment​
Texas Strategic Staffing (ճ)​

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 $2,920,000​ $58,400​ 50
Teacher Workload Analysis and Supports​

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 $1,500,000​ $82,000-$125,000​ 15-20​

More Time

Ծپپ​ District or Campus Level​ Estimated Available Amount of Funding​ Estimated Range of Award​ Estimated Number of Awards​

Additional Days School Year (ADSY) Planning and Execution Program
Two Cohorts: Full Year Redesign and Summer Learning

District

 $4,750,000​ċ Up to $121,500​ 30-36​

Innovative School Models

Ծپپ​ District or Campus Level​ Estimated Available Amount of Funding​ Estimated Range of Award​ Estimated Number of Awards​
School Action Fund ()​

Campus

 $6,225,000​ $150,000-$350,000​ċ 27-30​
Navigating Excellence through Targeted Supports (ݰ)​

Campus

 $1,750,000​ċ $100,000-$150,000   7-9 
Early College High School (᳧)​

Campus

 $800,000​ċ $100,000​ Up to 8​
Pathways in Technology Early College High School (ʰշ)​

Campus

 $1,000,000​ċ $100,000​ Up to 10​
Virtual Hybrid Accelerator ​(VHPA)

District

 $4,636,000​ċ Up to $315,000​ Up to 16​​

Finalized LASO 4 portfolio and grant details will be available upon LASO launch in Fall 2025.​

Expected Timeline

  • General Webinar | Mid September
  • Application Window | October 1, 2025 – December 1, 2025
  • Program Webinar Window | Early October 2025
  • Office Hours Window | End of October – Early November 2025
  • Selection Announcement | February 2, 2026
  • eGrants Window | February 2 – March 5, 2026
  • Notice of Grant Window | March 5 – May 5, 2026
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