Fort Worth’s future Texas A&M campus just got an ‘extraordinary’ $10.8M boost
The Amon G. Carter Foundation is committing $10.75 million to support the new Texas A&M-Fort Worth campus under construction in downtown.
The foundation announced Tuesday that the gift includes $5 million and four parcels near the 3.5-acre campus. The land, which totals nearly an acre, is a parking lot along Jones Street across from the Fort Worth Central Station.
“The Carter Foundation is pleased to signal our enthusiastic support for this project,” said John Robinson, executive vice president of the foundation, in a statement. “We share in the vision and belief that Texas A&M-Fort Worth is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for economic growth and development for our region.”
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Texas A&M broke ground on its Fort Worth campus in June 2023, with construction starting on the first of three buildings. A new eight-story, $150 million Law & Education Building will serve students in biotechnology, engineering, health sciences, law, medical laboratory sciences, nursing and virtual production.
A second building for research and industry collaboration is in the planning and design stage. The Research and Innovation Building will house public and private research and development in engineering, aerospace, defense, energy, agriculture, transportation, telecommunications, health sciences, nutrition, emergency response and computer-based visualization technologies.
Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp called the gift extraordinarily generous.
“For over 75 years, the Carter Foundation has fostered growth and development in North Texas. Their philanthropic investments have been impactful in addressing critical issues and advancing the common good in the Fort Worth community and across Texas,” Sharp said. “As one of the most well-respected foundations in the Metroplex, we are honored by their endorsement of and extraordinary generosity to Texas A&M-Fort Worth.”
Experts have said the downtown project could be the most significant economic development in the city in 100 years. Others say it could mark a major tipping point for downtown as more young adults look to live, study, train and work in the city.
The Amon G. Carter Foundation is a private nonprofit corporation established in 1945 by Star-Telegram publisher Amon G. Carter and Nenetta Burton Carter. Its grants primarily support the arts, education, health care, social services and youth agencies. The foundation sponsors and largely supports the Amon Carter Museum.
John Goff is chairman of the Fort Worth-Tarrant County Innovation Partnership, which is helping lead efforts to attract industry partners to the research campus.
“Texas A&M-Fort Worth is a ‘game-changer’ for our city, county and region,” Goff said. “This urban campus will bring students, training, jobs and important research and technology – both for businesses presently located in and around Fort Worth and those considering relocation.”
In February, the Sid W. Richardson Foundation announced a $2.5 million grant for the Fort Worth campus’ engineering programs.
