The Department of Education’s Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) has posted a notice inviting applications for new FY 2023 awards from the Perkins Innovation and Modernization Grant Program for their Career-Connected High Schools program. Approximately $24 million is available for these competitive grants from funding allocated to the Perkins Act’s National Programs line item in the FY 2023 appropriations bill.
The new grant program seeks to identify, promote and implement innovative strategies to strengthen and modernize CTE programs. Its funding will be awarded to projects that demonstrate efforts to increase students’ access to career-connected high schools, which the Department defines as those that offer systematic postsecondary counseling and career advising, dual or concurrent enrollment, work-based learning, and programs that offer opportunities to earn an industry-recognized credential.
To be considered for a grant, an applicant must meet the following absolute priorities:
- Be able to describe current implementation of career-connected learning components and lay out a five-year plan for increasing the number of students who participate in postsecondary education and career navigation systems, dual or concurrent enrollment, work-based learning and industry recognized credentials.
- Demonstrate how the proposed project would support underserved students and close equity gaps.
25% of the available grant funding will be set aside for education within rural communities. The notice also lists competitive preferences that can increase the strength of an application, including submitting applications as a partnership and serving students from families with low incomes.
Applications must be submitted by October 13, 2023, through Grants.gov to be considered. Further information to assist in completing the application will be available on the Perkins Collaborative Resource Network.
Who can apply for this grant? Does it have to be the LEA or can a single school teacher apply for this grant?
Posted by: Mario Platero | 08/23/2023 at 08:34 PM
Please advise is a federal certified apprenticeship program is eligible to apply call provide services to high school students on school campuses?
Posted by: Edna Miller | 08/29/2023 at 09:28 AM