This funding opportunity is intended to help nonprofits serving Central Texas navigate significant and unexpected reductions in federal funding. Existing partners of the Foundation are eligible. The primary purpose of this responsive funding is to provide resources for organizations to help implement an immediate response and consider longer-term pivots.

Not intended to replace federal funding, these responsive grants are intended to fund costs associated with changing service models or approaches in response to lost or reduced federal funding. 

The maximum grant amount for responsive funding is $50,000. Grants are one-time, flexible, and not eligible for renewal. Current grantees received a link to apply for this funding opportunity via email.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and funding decisions will be made within 45 days of submission.

The Foundation launched this opportunity in 2025 to better understand the impact of public funding losses on our community and to provide resources to organizations to pivot based on the impact to funding reductions.

This funding opportunity will remain open through the end of February 2026 as the Foundation actively considers how Rolling Funding may evolve in the coming year in response to the ongoing effects of public funding cuts.

Questions about Responsive Funding? 
Email us at [email protected].  

Is your organization eligible for Responsive Funding?  

Organizations must meet all of the following criteria to receive funding under this opportunity:   

• Received financial support from the Foundation in 2025. Financial support can be in the form of a grant, sponsorship, or honoraria that had a term that included at least part of calendar year 2025.  

• Received formal notification that federal funding will unexpectedly end or be significantly reduced for core programs/services. This notice will need to be included as part of the grant application. 
  Note: A delay in public funding is not sufficient to meet this criteria.   
• Have a plan for how to use the funds to navigate your immediate response to the challenge of unexpected and significant loss of public funding.