The purpose of this federally funded competitive Career and Technical Education (CTE) Partnership Planning Grant (Phase 1) is to support regional and local partnerships to expand existing and/or develop new CTE programs and initiatives that increase student access to CTE opportunities, primarily through more effective use and integration of existing capacity and resources. Eligible students include secondary and other students served under the Carl D. Perkins Improvement Career and Technical Education Improvement Act, P.L. 109-270. Services provided are to supplement currently funded local, state, and federal programs. Please Note: This competitive grant opportunity is not intended to fund Innovation Pathways. There are others funds dedicated for that initiative.
Priority will be given to applicants that:
The student population served through this funding opportunity may include grades 7 through 14, including access to apprenticeship programs.
The planning process might, for example, target students on CTE wait lists; facilities reconfiguration or improvement; accommodate new program models; or include a local funding match so programs are scalable and sustainable beyond the grant period.
Partnership models may include, but are not limited to:
Eligible applicants include school districts, school consortia, educational collaboratives and community colleges. Please identify and indicate in the application which partner will serve as project lead for this initiative.
Partner agencies may include: employers, other publicly-funded educational institutions, workforce development boards, or community-based organizations that provide publicly funded educational services, but cannot include private proprietary schools or private postsecondary institutions. Applicants must submit a Schedule C in order to identify proposed partners in this planning grant.
The Lead Applicant must submit the application through a submission portal at 2019 CTE Partnership Grants. The application consists of online responses and uploads of specific documents listed below. Additional attachments are permitted but will not factor into final scoring.
Federal CFDA: 84.048
Eligible applicants may apply for up to $15,000 for one (1) planning grant. It is anticipated that the total amount available will be $200,000 for planning grants and a total of $800,000 for subsequent implementation grants, contingent on funding availability. Maximum Individual award amounts for implementation grants will be $100,000.The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act, P.L.109-270 is the funding source for these grants. Please note that only recipients of planning grants under the auspices of this application process will be eligible for implementation grant funding.
Please Note: This competitive grant opportunity is not intended to fund Innovation Pathways. There are others funds dedicated for that initiative.
Grant funds must be used to support collaborative planning among local partners to develop an implementation plan for activities/initiatives that will increase student seats and student access to CTE pathways/programs, particularly for underserved populations. All planning activities must be appropriate and consistent with all applicable state and federal requirements.
Funds may be used for:
Recipients of these planning funds will be required to submit, via the abovementioned submission portal, a Final Report to the Department describing:
This Planning Grant is the first phase of a two-phase process that will result in Implementation (Phase 2) funding, contingent upon the availability of funds, for plans that will have the greatest impact on increasing access to CTE programs for students. Award of a Planning grant does not guarantee Implementation phase funding.
Perkins funds must be spent in accordance with Perkins guidelines. For allowable uses of Perkins funds, please refer to the Massachusetts Perkins IV Manual.
Upon Approval (no earlier than July 1, 2019) – August 31, 2019.
All funds must be obligated and activities completed by August 31, 2019, with a final report completed by September 16, 2019.
The anticipated Phase 2 Implementation grant will tentatively be due on September 30, 2019 and will be submitted via the abovementioned online submission portal.
Office for College, Career, and Technical Education
Larry DeSalvatore, 781-338-3953
Interested applicants must submit an Intent to Apply via the abovementioned submission portal. The Intent will include:
Please Note: The Intent to Apply should be completed as soon as possible and must be completed prior to submission of the grant application. The submission portal will not permit applicants to proceed to the application without first having completed an Intent to Apply.
Completed grant proposals must be submitted to the Department via an online portal by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, 2019.
As Part of the online submission, applicants will upload the following forms:
Grant applications are submitted online via a submission portal.
Applicants are required to:
These steps need not be completed in a single online session.
Awarded Recipients: Upon award, recipients will be required to enter the approved budget, Part I and required documents in EdGrants. Once selected, recipients will be contacted with further instructions on the process.
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Last Updated: February 13, 2019
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