Texas Grant Resources

Just like the state itself, the Texas nonprofit sector is diverse, expansive, and embedded in local context. According to the OneStar Foundation, Texas boasts over 100,000 nonprofits registered with the IRS (excluding many congregations, grassroots, and community groups), making the Texas nonprofit workforce the 5th largest in the nation.

This doesn’t mean, however, that nonprofit grant resources are distributed equally throughout the Lone Star State—there is a significant need to expand access to nonprofit funding and capacity building in many underserved regions. So if you’re looking for Texas nonprofit funding it doesn’t matter if you’re from Houston, El Paso, Corpus Christi, Dallas, or another Texas locale- we’ve got you covered. Want to know more about how to win funding in Texas? We suggest starting with the following steps.

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TEXAS FUNDING SOURCES

Use these free resources to find funders in the State of TEXAS

Top Giving Foundations in Texas

Community Foundations in Texas

Corporate Giving Programs in Texas

Texas State Home Page

TEXAS RESOURCES & TOOLS

Because Texas is so large, many nonprofit funding sources are geographically clustered. This means that many nonprofits face limited access to grant funding information, even though grant opportunities exist in abundance. So if you’ve been wondering how to get grants in Texas, you’re in the right place! Whether you’re in Austin, Brownsville, Plano, Fort Worth, or another Texas city— the following resources will help you find the nonprofit funding you’re looking for.

One of the most influential state organizations is the Texas Association of Nonprofits (TANO), whose mission “is to connect, strengthen, and support the nonprofit community for the public good of Texas.” If you’re looking for government nonprofit grants, start by Finding Your Representative and visiting their website for a list of federal government grants relevant to Texas nonprofits.

Another great resource is the United Ways of Texas, which has locations and community funding grants available throughout the state. Below you’ll find an additional list of helpful Texas nonprofit resources. If you know of a resource we may have missed, reach out and let us know!

Statewide Grant Resources

Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations (TANO)

United Ways of Texas

Texas Association of Regional Councils

OneStar Foundation

TexVet

Texas Foundations Fund

Texas Commission on the Arts

Texas Economic Development Capital Access Program

Texas Health and Human Services Grants

Find Your Representative

Texas Veterans Commission

Texas Nonprofits

Texas E-Grants Grant Search

Texas Association of Community Development Corporations

The Meadows Foundation

Texas Connects - A Nonprofit Funding Database from UT Dallas

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Funding Opportunities

Texas Department of State Health Services Grant Finding Resources

Philanthropy Southwest

Humanities Texas Grants

Central & Southeast Texas (San Antonio, Houston, Austin, Brownsville) Grant Resources

Southeast Texas Nonprofit Development Center

United Way Nonprofit Connection

Texas Grants Resource Center (TGRC)

Executive Service Corps of Houston

San Antonio Area Foundation

The Center for Nonprofit Studies at Austin Community College

Texas CBAR

Mission Capital

Waco Foundation

Foundation for Southeast Texas

The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country

McLennan County Nonprofit Resources

Austin Community Foundation

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Nonprofit Resource Center

North & East Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth) Grant Resources

CNM Connect

Dallas Foundation

Communities Foundation of Texas

East Texas Center for Nonprofits

Amarillo Area Foundation

East Texas Communities Foundation

Dallas Women’s Foundation

Community Foundation of Abilene

North Texas GLBT Chamber of Commerce

The Nonprofit Center of Texoma

Community Council

Wichita Falls Area Community Foundation

North Texas Community Foundation

El Paso/Midland/West Texas Grant Resources

Nonprofit Management Center

The Community Foundation of West Texas

King Foundation

Paso Del Norte Health Foundation

West Texas Rural Philanthropy Days (WTXRPD)

El Paso Community Foundation

Hunt Family Foundation

El Paso Collaborative for Community and Economic Development

RECENT BLOGS

Venn-manship

Hardly anybody remembers John Venn, a British mathematician from the late 1800s. But everybody has heard of Venn diagrams, maybe used them in charts to explain how one group of characteristics “overlaps” another, and to name and define the stuff in the place where the groups overlap. Circle A represents tall people, circle B represents athletes. When we overlap the circles we’ve got tall people who aren’t athletes, and athletes who aren’t tall—but in the overlap, we’ve got tall athletes.

Proposal Writing Skills: Transferable?

Let’s say you’re an experienced development staffer, or a consultant, and you’ve been submitting grant proposals to support the organization’s mission. Let’s also say you’ve gotten good at it and have helped your organization win funding. But you’ve lately gotten very interested in a different field (arts, environment, housing, e.g.) and you think maybe you can take your skills to a nonprofit in that new field that will be glad to have you. Can you? Will they?

What to Do with Leftovers

It’s not common, but sometimes a nonprofit comes to the end of a program grant with some money that is unspent. This might happen if the program didn’t start on time, or the nonprofit has raised money from other sources (e.g. individual contributions) and uses that money for part of the program, or things didn’t cost as much as you thought they would—unlikely but sure, it could happen.

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July 10 - 14, 2017, Grantsmanship Training Program, Austin
Mar 14 - 15, 2016, Essential Grant Skills, Houston
May 16 - 17, 2016, Essential Grant Skills, Dallas
May 23 - 27, 2016, Competing for Federal Grants, Brownsville
May 5 - May 6, 2015, Essential Grant Skills, Dallas
Nov 5 - 6, 2015, Essential Grant Skills, Waco
May 6 - May 7, 2014, Essential Grant Skills, Dallas
May 12 - May 16, 2014, Grantsmanship Training Program, Brownsville
Oct 27 - Oct 31, 2014, Grantsmanship Training Program, San Antonio
February 19, 2013, Essential Grant Skills, Houston
May 7 - May 8, 2013, Essential Grant Skills, Dallas
February 1, 2012, Essential Grant Skills, Houston
May 1, 2012, Essential Grant Skills, Dallas
August 20, 2012, Grantsmanship Training Program, Waco
October 29, 2012, Competing for Federal Grants, Edinburg
January 10, 2011, Grantsmanship Training Program, Fort Worth
June 13, 2011, Grantsmanship Training Program, Houston
March 1, 2010, Grantsmanship Training Program, San Antonio
April 12, 2010, Grantsmanship Training Program, Houston
May 13, 2010, Essential Grant Skills, Dallas
May 19, 2010, Research Proposal Workshop, Dallas
July 12, 2010, Grantsmanship Training Program, Corpus Christi
August 23, 2010, Grantsmanship Training Program, Austin
November 18, 2010, Essential Grant Skills, San Antonio
May 11, 2009, Grantsmanship Training Program, Brownsville
May 18, 2009, Grantsmanship Training Program, Dallas
July 20, 2009, Grantsmanship Training Program, Austin
December 7, 2009, Grantsmanship Training Program, Lubbock
January 28, 2008, Grantsmanship Training Program, San Antonio
April 7, 2008, Grantsmanship Training Program, Houston
July 14, 2008, Grantsmanship Training Program, Dallas
July 28, 2008, Grantsmanship Training Program, Corpus Christi
September 8, 2008, Grantsmanship Training Program, Austin
October 6, 2008, Grantsmanship Training Program, Amarillo
November 3, 2008, Grantsmanship Training Program, El Paso
November 17, 2008, Grantsmanship Training Program, Graham
May 7, 2007, Grantsmanship Training Program, Dallas
August 6, 2007, Grantsmanship Training Program, Austin
September 18, 2007, Grant Proposal Workshop, El Paso
October 15, 2007, Grantsmanship Training Program, Graham
November 12, 2007, Grantsmanship Training Program, Houston
January 9, 2006, Grantsmanship Training Program, Corpus Christi
January 9, 2006, Grantsmanship Training Program, El Paso
May 1, 2006, Grantsmanship Training Program, Dallas
May 15, 2006, Grantsmanship Training Program, Austin
July 17, 2006, Grantsmanship Training Program, Austin
July 24, 2006, Grantsmanship Training Program, Houston
October 30, 2006, Grantsmanship Training Program, Garden Valley
January 24, 2005, Grantsmanship Training Program, Amarillo
February 28, 2005, Grantsmanship Training Program, El Paso
March 28, 2005, Grantsmanship Training Program, San Antonio
May 2, 2005, Grantsmanship Training Program, Dallas
May 16, 2005, Grantsmanship Training Program, Austin
June 27, 2005, Grantsmanship Training Program, Lubbock
July 11, 2005, Grantsmanship Training Program, Houston
August 22, 2005, Grantsmanship Training Program, Waco
September 19, 2005, Grantsmanship Training Program, Fort Worth
December 5, 2005, New Business Ventures, Austin
January 5, 2004, New Business Ventures, Dallas
January 26, 2004, Grantsmanship Training Program, Commerce
February 23, 2004, Grantsmanship Training Program, El Paso
May 3, 2004, Grantsmanship Training Program, Dallas
August 16, 2004, Grantsmanship Training Program, Corpus Christi
August 16, 2004, New Business Ventures, Houston
September 13, 2004, Grantsmanship Training Program, Fort Worth
September 27, 2004, Grantsmanship Training Program, Houston
January 27, 2003, Grantsmanship Training Program, Commerce
March 3, 2003, Grantsmanship Training Program, Alvarado
April 21, 2003, Grantsmanship Training Program, Amarillo
May 5, 2003, Grantsmanship Training Program, Dallas
July 28, 2003, Grantsmanship Training Program, San Antonio
August 18, 2003, Grantsmanship Training Program, Houston
February 11, 2002, Grantsmanship Training Program, Pasadena
March 4, 2002, Grantsmanship Training Program, San Antonio
April 22, 2002, Grantsmanship Training Program, Amarillo
May 6, 2002, Grantsmanship Training Program, Dallas
August 19, 2002, Grantsmanship Training Program, Tyler
August 19, 2002, Grantsmanship Training Program, El Paso
September 29, 2002, Grantsmanship Training Program, Houston
October 14, 2002, Grantsmanship Training Program, Lubbock
December 16, 2002, Grantsmanship Training Program, Austin
April 9, 2001, Grantsmanship Training Program, San Antonio
April 23, 2001, Grantsmanship Training Program, Houston
May 14, 2001, Grantsmanship Training Program, Dallas
June 4, 2001, Grantsmanship Training Program, Austin
July 23, 2001, Grantsmanship Training Program, Hewitt (Waco)
August 13, 2001, Grantsmanship Training Program, Fort Worth
August 27, 2001, Grantsmanship Training Program, Lubbock
September 10, 2001, Grantsmanship Training Program, Corpus Christi
October 22, 2001, Grantsmanship Training Program, Bryan
November 12, 2001, Grantsmanship Training Program, Abilene
January 24, 2000, Grantsmanship Training Program, Dallas
February 28, 2000, Grant Proposal Workshop, Dallas
March 6, 2000, Strategic Fundraising Workshop, San Antonio
May 1, 2000, Grantsmanship Training Program, Austin
June 26, 2000, Grantsmanship Training Program, San Antonio
July 24, 2000, Grantsmanship Training Program, Waco
July 31, 2000, Grantsmanship Training Program, Corpus Christi
September 6, 2000, Grant Proposal Workshop, Mission
September 6, 2000, Grant Proposal Workshop, Mission
September 25, 2000, Grantsmanship Training Program, Dallas

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