R/AI
Rural AI Corridor
denton county · tx
2026 grant stack

Three lanes of already-budgeted Texas money.

The lanes below are established Denton County and Texas Workforce Commission programs. Amounts shown are program maximums, not awards — each requires an application and, for HDJT, a workforce Board partnership. The job is to position MyCityMySchool as the qualifying training provider.

A
Denton County Economic Development

Chapter 381 Incentive

Direct cash grant or property-tax offset for buying Howard Technology hardware and standing up a physical Hub in Denton County.

CONTACT · Rina Maloney, MPA · Grant & Econ. Dev. Program Manager
Award
Negotiable
Capital Investment basis
B
Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas + Little Elm EDC

High Demand Job Training (HDJT)

Funds high-demand skill delivery. The workforce Board is the applicant of record, the Little Elm EDC supplies the local match from economic development sales tax funds, and mycitymyschool.tech serves as the training provider. Awards are first-come, first-served within the TWC fiscal year, which begins September 1.

CONTACT · Board applies · Type A/B EDC provides the match
Award
Up to $300,000
Up to $150K TWC, matched 1:1 by EDC funds
C
Texas Workforce Commission

Skills for Small Business

Covers tuition and fees for AI training modules. Turns the school platform into a state-funded revenue generator.

CONTACT · Workforce Solutions North Central TX · Business Services Lead
Award
$2,000 / new hire · $1,000 / existing
Per-employee tuition reimbursement
Denton County Economic Incentive Application

Tech business profile — ready to copy

TYPE OF BUSINESS
Information Technology / Professional & Technical Services
PROJECT IMPACT
Establishing an AI-driven educational and athletic technology corridor in North Central Texas.
PARTNER SUPPORT
Howard Technology Solutions (hardware / infrastructure). NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute curriculum; Inception application pending.
CAPITAL DEPLOY
Physical Hub w/ Jetson lab, edge devices, and MyCityMySchool for Sports hub kiosk infrastructure.
JOBS CREATED
Trainers, edge-AI technicians, kiosk operators — qualifying for $2,000/hire TWC reimbursement.