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 91Èȱ¬ 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.

±õ²Ô¾±³Ù¾±²¹³Ù¾±±¹±ð​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​
¶Ù¾±²õ³Ù°ù¾±³¦³Ù​$248²Ñ​3​$235°­-1.5²Ñ​350-475​
LIFT Add-On: School Improvement PLC Support (LIFT SI PLC) ​ (available only for Title I Comprehensive, Targeted, and Addtl Targeted)​°ä²¹³¾±è³Ü²õ​$45²Ñ​1​$60°­-120°­â€‹150-300​
School Improvement Curriculum and Instruction Support Grant (SI CISG) (available only for Title I Comprehensive, Targeted, and Addtl Targeted)​°ä²¹³¾±è³Ü²õ​$10²Ñ​1​Up to $200K​Up to 50​​
Blended Learning Grant (BLG)​ Two Cohorts: Academic - Math or RLA cohort and Strategic Operations Cohort​¶Ù¾±²õ³Ù°ù¾±³¦³Ù​$6²Ñ​2-3​Academic- Up to $180K​Strat Ops- Up to $310K​15-20​â¶Ä‹
AP Computer Science Principles​ (APCSP)​¶Ù¾±²õ³Ù°ù¾±³¦³Ù​$1.292²Ñ​1​$10K- 100K​Up to 50​​

Education and Training​

PREP Program Allotment ​

  1. PREP Residency Preservice Program​
  2. PREP Grow Your Own (GYO) Program​
  3. PREP Mentorship Program​
¶Ù¾±²õ³Ù°ù¾±³¦³Ù​$146²Ñ​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¶Ù¾±²õ³Ù°ù¾±³¦³Ù​$2.92²Ñ​2Up 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 ​
¶Ù¾±²õ³Ù°ù¾±³¦³Ù​$7.7²Ñ​2-3​

Summer- Up to $200K​

Full Year- Up to $600K​

30-36​

Innovative School Models - Launch Grants​

School Action Fund (SAF)​°ä²¹³¾±è³Ü²õ​$30²Ñ​2-3​$185°­-375°­â€‹27-30​
Navigating Excellence through Targeted Supports (NEXT)​°ä²¹³¾±è³Ü²õ​$1.75²Ñ​1​Up to $150K​Up to 5​
Early College High School (ECHS)​°ä²¹³¾±è³Ü²õ​$800°­â€‹2Up to $100K​Up to 8​
Pathways in Technology Early College High School (PTECH)​°ä²¹³¾±è³Ü²õ​$1²Ñ​2Up to $100K​Up to 10​
Virtual Hybrid Program Accelerator (VHPA) ​°ä²¹³¾±è³Ü²õ​$5²Ñ​2​Up to $230K​10-14​

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

InitiativeInitiative Webinar Dates
Leadership & Instructional Foundations for Texas (LIFT) + LIFT Add On School Improvement PLC Support (LIFT SI PLC): Oct 8 at 2:00pm; : Oct 22 at 9:30am
School Improvement Curriculum and Instruction Support (SI CISG): Oct 9 at 2:00pm; : Oct 23 at 9:30am
Blended Learning Grant: Oct 14 at 9:30am;: Oct 22 at 11:00am
Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles Grant: Oct 8 at 11:00am; : Oct 15 at 2:00pm
PREP Program Allotment Overview: Oct 8 at 12:30pm; : Oct 9 at 11:00am
PREP Residency Preservice Allotment Program: Oct 15 at 11:00am; : Oct 20 at 2:00pm
PREP Grow Your Own (GYO) Allotment Program: Oct 21 9:30am; : Oct 23 at 2:00pm
PREP Mentorship Allotment Program: Oct 8 at 3:30pm; : Oct 10 at 12:30pm
Teacher Strategic Staffing (TSS) for Residencies: Oct 15 at 12:30pm; : Oct 23 at 11:00am
Additional Days School Year PEP- Summer and Full Year Grant: Oct 15 at 9:30am; : Oct 21 at 12:30pm
School Action Fund Grant: Oct 9 at 9:30am; : Oct 10 at 2:00pm
Navigating Excellence through Targeted Support Grant: Oct 16 at 12:30pm; : Oct 17 at 9:30am
Early College High School: Oct 7 at 2:00pm; : Oct 14 at 2:00pm
Pathways in Technology: Oct 7 at 11:00am; : Oct 14 at 11:00am
Virtual Hybrid Program Accelerator: Oct 17 at 2:00pm; : Oct 21 at 11:00am