State Colleges Awarded Millions for Tech Upgrades

Earlier this week, theTexas Higher Education Coordinating Board published its FY 2023-2027 Capital Expenditure Plan Report— in it was millions in funding for several state colleges to implement large-scale technology upgrades.

Below is a breakdown of these funds and the projects they look to accomplish:

• $64 million was allocated to Texas A&M University to replace the campus’s network.
• $25 million was allocated to Stephen F. Austin State University for IT upgrades.
• $25 million was allocated to the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to upgrade its smart building technology and building access system (BAS).
• $20 million was allocated to Texas Woman’s University for information resources and enterprise resource planning (ERP).
• $5 million was allocated to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley for electric buses, infrastructure and charging stations.

According to the agency’s report, the estimated start dates for these awards are as follows:

• Texas A&M - September 2024.
• Stephen F. Austin State University - September 2024.
• Texas Woman’s University - January 2023.
• University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center - January 2023.
• University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley - September 2023.

For more information about these awards, check out the board’s FY 2023-2027 report here.