The education foundation serving Del Valle ISD has won the F1 Allwyn Global Community Award, and the prize will launch Fast Track, a plan to move students from the classroom into the technology and engineering jobs next door.
The Del Valle ISD Education Foundation was named winner of the F1 Allwyn Global Community Award at the 2026 United States Grand Prix in Austin, according to a release from Allwyn dated 22 October. The award carries €100,000 from Allwyn. The foundation will use it to launch Fast Track, which the release says will reach 12,000 local students.
Fast Track is a workforce plan built around the Circuit of the Americas, which sits beside the district. It pays for the tools students need, funds STEM innovation grants focused on racing and technology, and sets up industry workshops and field trips. Executive director Josh Thomas said the award “allows us to launch Fast Track, a comprehensive initiative funding the internships, scholarships, and wraparound support that will help Del Valle students access these life-changing opportunities.”
Why it matters in the Eastern Crescent
Del Valle is in eastern Travis County, inside the region CEEI works in. Fast Track names the barriers between local students and the employers down the road, then pays to remove them. The judges said they chose it for its “tangible, trackable KPIs.” That is the right test for any workforce program in the region: say up front what will be measured, then report it. The release does not publish those measures, and CEEI has not seen them.
News release from Allwyn, distributed by GlobeNewswire, 22 October 2026. Summary and commentary by CEEI. CEEI is not affiliated with Allwyn, Formula 1 or the Del Valle ISD Education Foundation. Photo: Allwyn, via GlobeNewswire.