FY2024: CTE Postsecondary Programs — Perkins Reserve

Fund Code: 0459

Purpose:

The purpose of this federal targeted 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)

Priorities:

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.

Eligibility:

Postsecondary School District based Postsecondary Programs reporting Pell eligible students in Postsecondary programs in December 2022 Collection in, proportionally distributed.

District Name	Programs	Allocation
Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical	Pell-eligible Postsecondary Programs	$7,018
Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical	Pell-eligible Postsecondary Programs	$4,386
Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical	Pell-eligible Postsecondary Programs	$3,070
Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical	Pell-eligible Postsecondary Programs	$7,018
Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical	Pell-eligible Postsecondary Programs	$13,158
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical	Pell-eligible Postsecondary Programs	$7,456
Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational Technical	Pell-eligible Postsecondary Programs	$5,263
Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical	Pell-eligible Postsecondary Programs	$24,561
Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School District	Pell-eligible Postsecondary Programs	$8,772
Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical	Pell-eligible Postsecondary Programs	$8,772
Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical	Pell-eligible Postsecondary Programs	$10,526
Total		$100,000

Funding Type:

Federal CFDA 84.048
Federal grant funds must adhere to:

• UGG (2 CFR 200)
• EDGAR As Applicable
• EDGAR General Fiscal Administration 34 CFR Part 76

Funding:

A total amount of $100,000 is available to eligible applicants.

This RFP is the governing document for these grant funds.

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.

Fund Use:

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 .

Project Duration:

Upon Approval* – June 30, 2024
* 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.

Program Unit:

Office for College, Career, and Technical Education

Contact:

Nicole Smith

Phone Number:

508-494-1730

Date Due:

Friday September 8, 2023

Required Forms:

Required Program Information in GEM$

Submission Instructions:

The 0459 CTE Postsecondary Programs — Perkins Reserve will be submitted in our new GEM$ system. GEM$ is a cloud-based fiscal and program management grant system that will be taking the place of EdGrants.

Grants for Education Management System (GEM$)

Last Updated: June 26, 2023