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Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE): Perkins Innovation and Modernization Grant Program), Assistance Listing Number 84.051F

Department of Education · ED-GRANTS-081423-001

Closed

Award Range

$0 – $1.5M

Total Program Funding

$24.3M

Expected Awards

Deadline

October 13, 2023

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE): Perkins Innovation and Modernization Grant Program), Assistance Listing Number 84.051F. Department of Education. Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal... up to $1,475,000 per award; $24,250,000 total program funding; ~20 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

Other eligible entities

Who Should NOT Apply

Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•1
•Cost sharing/matching required
•Deadline: 2023-10-13

💡 GrantQuick Tip

Budget for cost-sharing match. Demonstrate institutional commitment and matching funds clearly in your proposal.

Competitiveness: High — limited number of awards

What This Grant Funds

Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.

For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 7, 2022.

Purpose of Program: The purpose of the PIM grant program is to identify, support, and rigorously evaluate evidence-based and innovative strategies and activities to improve and modernize career and technical education (CTE) and ensure workforce skills taught in CTE programs funded under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, as amended by the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V), align with labor market needs.

Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.051F.

Dear Colleagues,

The Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), Division of Academic and Technical Education (DATE) invites all parties interested in submitting an application to the FY23 Perkins Innovation and Modernization (PIM) grant program to view the Pre-Application Webinar. The webinar covers a variety of topics, including PIM grant program requirements and selection criteria. To view the webinar, please copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://cte.ed.gov/grants/innovation-and-modernization-grant-program.

Also, please continue to stay tuned to the Perkins Collaborative Resource Network (PCRN) at the link provided above for answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the competition process.

Best regards,

Bryan Jenkins

Attachments

PDF

Common Instructions for Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs Document

2022-26554.pdf

PDF

PIM Application Instructions FY 2023 CCHS - 508 FINAL

PIM_Application_Instructions_FY_2023_CCHS_-_508_FINAL.pdf

PDF

Final Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria: Final Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria Document

2023-17227.pdf

PDF

Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Document

2023-17226.pdf

Who Can Apply

1. Eligible Applicants: The following entities are eligible to apply under this competition:(a) An eligible entity. (b) An eligible institution.(c) An eligible recipient. Note: An eligible entity must comply with the regulations in 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129, which address group applications. 2. Rural Applicants: To qualify as a rural applicant under section 114(e)(5)(A) of Perkins V, an applicant must meet Absolute Priority 3.Note: For the purposes of meeting the statutory rural set-aside, an applicant must meet the requirements as listed above and provide the necessary locale codes in its grant application. Applicants are encouraged to retrieve locale codes from the NCES School District search tool (https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/), where districts can be looked up individually to retrieve locale codes.

Eligible Applicant Types

Other (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Maximum Award: $1.5M
Total Program Funding: $24.3M
Expected Number of Awards: 20
Cost Sharing Required?: Yes
Funding Instrument: grant

Key Dates

Posted: August 14, 2023

Application Deadline: October 13, 2023 (0 days remaining)

Applications Available: August 14, 2023. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: Applicants are strongly encouraged, but not required, to submit a notice of intent to apply by September 13, 2023. Date of Pre-Application Webinar: For information about a pre-application webinar or potential future webinars, visit the Perkins Collaborative Resource Network (PCRN) at http://cte.ed.gov/. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: October 12, 2023. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: December 12, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Charles “Bryan” Jenkins, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 4A192, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 202-987-0815. Email: PIMGrants@ed.gov.

Agency Contact

Julius C Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6288 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: Dr. Charles “Bryan” Jenkins, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 4A192, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 202-987-0815. Email: PIMGrants@ed.gov.

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