Trellis Foundation is pleased to announce a grant of $300,000 to the Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas at Austin (the Dana Center). This award will support the Dana Center’s work with Texas colleges and universities to improve corequisite implementation and student success rates. The corequisite model allows students to start [...]
Trellis Foundation is pleased to announce $2.5 million in total awards to 26 Texas community-based organizations providing direct impact services to support students in college completion: “These grants are an acknowledgment of the innovative and essential work that community-based organizations engage in and our commitment to this important section of the postsecondary completion ecosystem,” [...]
Trellis Foundation is pleased to announce a grant of $100,000 to Workforce Solutions Capital Area. This award will support the development of a new workforce and higher education data-sharing model so that community colleges and workforce boards can improve programs and career outcomes for students. As the Texas population and economy expand, the challenge [...]
Trellis Foundation is pleased to announce more than $1.4 million was awarded in December to continue the Foundation’s commitment to statewide guided pathways initiatives and to expand the Foundation’s support of Opportunity Youth and justice-impacted Texans. The awards included: $1,000,000 to the Texas Community College Education Initiative to continue to scale the successful set of [...]
Trellis Foundation is pleased to announce our September 2022 grant awards totaling $391,195 in support of three distinct approaches to advancing student success in higher education. $101,420 to PelotonU to provide general operating support for the organization while they undergo review and revision of their financial, strategic, and compensation systems to better reflect their values [...]
Trellis Foundation is pleased to announce more than $2.5 million was awarded in June to support work across Texas, with an emphasis on statewide networks and strengthening postsecondary institutions’ mental health resources. $101,000 to the Education Trust to advance equitable justice policy in Texas, elevate promising practices, and address challenges related to the equitable distribution [...]
In response to heightened concerns over students’ mental health and wellbeing and its effect on student outcomes, Trellis Foundation is pleased to announce the grantees selected for funding support and participation in a two-year Mental Health and Wellbeing Learning Community. Cohort members: Alamo Colleges Amarillo College Angelo State University Austin Community College District Paul Quinn [...]
Trellis Foundation is pleased to announce our March 2022 grant awards totaling $477,500 for regional work to support postsecondary student success. Awarded grantees will leverage the expertise of technical assistance opportunities in the areas of mental health, college advising, and landscape analyses. $350,000 to the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) to serve as lead [...]
Round Rock, TX – Trellis Foundation, a public charitable organization focused on improving college attainment for low-income students and students of color in Texas, has announced the appointments of Dr. Mark Milliron as chair and Ms. Dora Ann Verde as vice chair to its board of directors. Dr. Milliron will assume the role of chair [...]
Trellis Foundation is pleased to announce our December 2021 grant awards totaling $645,057 to support critical efforts aimed at understanding student needs to reduce postsecondary disparities. Awarded grantees seek to identify strategies and tools to reduce postsecondary barriers, improve equity of student outcomes, and increase policymakers’ understanding of the challenges Texans are facing in education [...]
