Facilities Funding and Standards

The following links provide access to information about facilities programs and facilities standards administered by the agency. Links to related resources are also provided.

Facilities Funding

• Bond Guarantee Program (BGP)
• Existing Debt Allotment (EDA)
• Instructional Facilities Allotment (IFA)
• New Instructional Facility Allotment (NIFA)
• Qualified School Construction Bond (QSCB) Program
• Qualified Zone Academy Bond (QZAB) Program

Facilities Standards

• Commissioner's Rules: 19 Texas Administrative Code §61.1040, School Facilities Standards for Construction on or after November 1, 2021
• Commissioner's Rules: 19 Texas Administrative Code §61.1036, School Facilities Standards for Construction before November 1, 2021
• Certificate of Project Compliance Form (PDF, 27 KB) (for projects started since 2004) 
• Certificate of Project Compliance Form (PDF, 84 KB) (for projects started before 2004)
• Facilities Standards for schools built between September 1998 and January 2004 (PDF, 40 KB)
• Facilities Standards for schools built between September 1994 and August 1998 (PDF, 303 KB)
• Facilities Standards for schools built between September 1992 and August 1994 (PDF, 201 KB)

Resource Links 

• Association for Learning Environments (outside source)
• Department of Education Guide to Safe Schools (outside source)
• EPA Indoor Air Quality "Tools for Schools" Program (outside source)
• Texas Bond Review Board Website - School District Debt Information (outside source)
• Texas Department of State Health Services Indoor Air Quality Program (outside source)

Instructional Facilities Allotment (IFA) / Existing Debt Allotment (EDA): Wendell McBride, (512) 463-7298, wendell.mcbride@tea.texas.gov

New Instructional Facility Allotment (NIFA): Whitley Moore, (512) 463-9359, whitley.moore@tea.texas.gov

PSF Bond Guarantee Program (BGP) / School Facilities Standards: Jim Moore, (512) 463-9266, jim.moore@tea.texas.gov