Funder: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Due Dates: October 22, 2026 (Webinar) | November 6, 2026 (Inquiries) | November 20, 2026 (Application)
Funding Amounts: Estimated $15,000 Nursing awards or $285,000 Workforce awards, through August 31, 2028
Summary: Supports faculty-led projects at Texas public higher education institutions to adopt or develop OER-only courses and reduce textbook costs.
Key Information: Workforce projects require collaboration with at least one other Texas public institution of higher education.
Description
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) administers this competitive, state-funded program to help Texas public institutions of higher education adopt, modify, redesign, or develop courses using only open educational resources (OER). Established in 2018, the program supports resources in the public domain or openly licensed for free use, adaptation, and redistribution, with the goal of reducing students’ textbook costs.
The second Request for Applications (RFA) for the 2026–2028 cycle offers Nursing OER Adoption Grants and Workforce OER Collaborator Grants. Nursing projects adopt existing OpenStax nursing resources and scale their use. Workforce projects develop new or substantially improve existing resources for Workforce Education Course Manual courses, with priority for statewide high-demand fields.
