2025-2026 ESC Statewide Services for Students with Visual Impairments (SSVI) Grant

The 2025-2026 ESC Statewide Services for Students with Visual Impairments (SSVI) program, overseen by the Texas Education Agency, aims to provide essential services and support to school systems for students with visual impairments. This initiative focuses on enhancing the skills of teachers of visually impaired students, ensuring better educational outcomes. With a total funding of $5,539,891, the program is crucial for retaining qualified teachers in the field and improving the educational experiences of affected students.

Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the state agency that oversees primary and secondary public education. It is headed by the commissioner of education. The Texas Education Agency improves outcomes for all public school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems. TEA helps deliver education to more than 5 million students under the leadership of the commissioner of education. The TEA operational costs are supported by both state and federal funds.
The Texas Education Agency administers federal and state grant awards to its subgrantees to carry out a program. Such entities include primarily school systems (referred to as local educational agencies [LEAs] in statutes), including independent school districts and charter schools; education service centers (ESCs); and, to a lesser degree, institutions of higher education (IHEs), nonprofit organizations (NPOs), and other statutorily allowable organizations.
2025-2026 ESC Statewide Services for Students with Visual Impairments (SSVI)
Program Purpose, Goals, and Objectives
The purpose of this program is to provide services, technical assistance, and support school systems that provide services to students with visual impairments. Regional ESCs provide support and technical assistance to teachers of students with visual impairments (TVIs). Such support and assistance are critical to retention of TVIs throughout the state. Effective TVIs lead to improved outcomes for students with visual impairments. The total funding available for this program is $5,539,891.00.