2025-2026 MATHCOUNTS Grant

The 2025-2026 MATHCOUNTS grant supports the Texas Engineering Foundation in enhancing middle school students' math skills through competitions and training programs. This initiative aims to promote mathematics education, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities. By providing state-of-the-art instructional materials, the grant facilitates local, regional, and national competitions, ensuring students have opportunities to excel in mathematics. The program's objectives include publicizing MATHCOUNTS, training staff, and organizing events, all contributing to increased student engagement in mathematics.

Program Description
The purpose of the MATHCOUNTS grant is to provide financial support to the Texas Engineering Foundation (TEF) in its efforts to sponsor and lead the Texas MATHCOUNTS program. MATHCOUNTS provides mathematics programs and state-of-the-art supplemental math instructional materials to build math skills, promote critical thinking and problem solving, and heighten interest of middle-school students in mathematics. Through the MATHCOUNTS Competition Program, students take part in individual and team competitions. Competitions begin at the local level with the opportunity for winners to move on to compete at regional and national levels.
Objectives:

• Publicize and promote the MATHCOUNTS program.

Train personnel such as TEF members, teachers, and administrators involved in the MATHCOUNTS program.Organize participation in the MATHCOUNTS program at both the state and national levels.
Consumable and durable supplies and materials
Debt services (lease liabilities for terms greater than 12 months) — allowable costs include:

• Subscription-based Information Technology Arrangement (SBITA) — Principal Costs (6514)
• Subscription-based Information Technology Arrangement (SBITA) — Interest Costs (6526)
• Publicizing and promoting the MATHCOUNTS program

Training personnel, such as TEF members, teachers, and administrators, involved in the MATHCOUNTS programOrganizing participation in the MATHCOUNTS program at both the state and national level
Travel costs are allowable as long as they follow the grantee’s regular business operations and the travel guidance provided at the beginning of this Allowable Activities and Use of Funds section.