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Grant Management

The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts was assigned responsibility for grant management as of Sept. 1, 2011. This responsibility was moved from the Office of the Governor to the Comptroller's Office under the Statewide Procurement Division (SPD).

The Comptroller published the Texas Grant Management Standards (TxGMS), Version 2.0 (PDF) in October 2024. This document replaces the Texas Grant Management Standards (TxGMS),
Version 1.1 (PDF).

Agencies have a crossover period until the end of fiscal 2025 to apply either the rules in TxGMS Version 1.1 or TxGMS Version 2.0 to a specific grant program. Beginning Sept. 1, 2025 (the start of fiscal 2026), TxGMS Version 2.0 will be required.

TxGMS highlights:

• TxGMS is better aligned with the federal Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR, Part 200. It is developed under the authority of Gov't Code Ch. 783 to promote the efficient use of public funds in local government and in programs requiring cooperation among local, state, and Federal agencies.
• For federal grant programs governed by 2 CFR Part 200, TxGMS incorporates the Uniform Guidance and the implementing regulations of the Federal agencies that are effective on the TxGMS publication date. To ensure a seamless adoption of changes to federal law and regulation, TxGMS is automatically amended to include all modifications to the Uniform Guidance and any associated Federal agency implementing regulations that occur subsequent to the TxGMS publication date.
• To assist grant management professionals, SPD is providing a Crosswalk that will show detailed changes between the Texas Grant Management Standards, Version 1.1 and Texas Grant Management Standards, Version 2.0.

State law requires Texas state agencies, including institutions of higher education, to publish the purpose of each grant exceeding $25,000 awarded from state appropriations on their websites. Information about the requirement and links to agencies’ websites are posted, as required by statute, on the Comptroller’s website.

Grant Opportunities on the Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) and eGrants website

The ESBD Grant Opportunities page has replaced the Texas.gov eGrants website as the centralized statewide location for grant opportunities offered by state agencies. ESBD users can search for, view details of, and find links and contact information for grant opportunities posted by state agencies. Find out more in the ESBD Grant Opportunities User Guide on the Texas SmartBuy System Guides webpage.

The Department of Information Resources (DIR) has suspended new postings in the eGrants portal; state agencies that have current or recent postings in eGrants should ensure all postings required for contract file documentation have been recorded pending retirement of the eGrants portal.

State Agency Questions

State agency questions related to grant management may be submitted by email to SPD.