The purpose of this federal grant is to assist school districts in improving secondary-level programs that meet the definition of career and technical education as contained in the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act P.L. 115-224 (Perkins V)
The priority is to offer high quality career and technical education programs to students of the commonwealth, as demonstrated by closing the achievement gap on the Perkins core indicators of performance for populations who are chronically unemployed or underemployed, including special populations.
Secondary
Programs reporting students in state-approved Chapter 74 programs otherwise not receiving a Perkins allocation, Perkins formula allocation rounded to the nearest increment of 5k.
Postsecondary
Programs reporting Pell eligible students in Postsecondary programs in December 2021 Collection, proportionally distributed.
Federal CFDA 84.048
An approximate total amount of $280,000 is available to eligible applicants.
Funding is contingent upon availability. All dollar amounts listed are estimated/approximate and are subject to change. If more funding becomes available, it will be distributed under the same guidelines that appear in this RFP document.
Funds may be used for services, supplies, equipment, curriculum development and program improvement and delivery expenses. Funds must be used to ensure program quality and build capacity to serve students in CTE programs, aligned to Perkins Allowable Expenses.
Upon Approval * – 8/31/2023
* Grant start date cannot be prior to DESE receiving a substantially approvable Application Submission as directed in this RFP's Submission Instructions. Goods and Services cannot be procured prior to Grants receiving and approving an application submission. Funds cannot exceed the project duration end date.
Office for College, Career, and Technical Education
Nicole Smith
508-494-1730
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Part I — General — Program Unit Signature Page — (Standard Contract Form and Application for Program Grants)
Part III — Required Program Information
Submit all required grant materials through EdGrants
In EdGrants, districts are required to create and name the project. Please use the following naming convention for your "Applicant Project Name" in EdGrants:
FY23 453 CTE Secondary and Postsecondary Programs - Perkins Reserve
Applicant Name All items listed under the required forms section of this RFP should be uploaded / attached in the Attachments List formlet of the Application Submission in EdGrants. This includes a signed / scanned PDF of Part I / Coversheet with Superintendent's signature as well as Schedule A form, if applicable to your district.
The final budget the applicant is requesting will be entered directly into EdGrants as part of the application submission process.
For Guidance Documents regarding EdGrants, visit EdGrants: User Guides, Information and Trainings. Please note: It is up to the district to determine who they want to add as EdGrants Front Office users in order to submit grant application as well as payment request information.
Please review the EdGrants: User Security Controls to make informed decisions regarding assigning your district level users
Last Updated: February 22, 2023
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