The Connecticut Department of Education (CDE) received a $5,117,642 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education's Grants for State Assessments and Related Activities program (CFDA 84.369). The purpose of this program is to pay the costs of developing the standards and high-quality assessments required by Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Through this award, CDE will provide administrative services and...
The Connecticut Department of Education received a $5.09 million Formula Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Grants for State Assessments and Related Activities program (CFDA 84.369). The grant period runs from July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The purpose of this award is to support Connecticut's costs in developing and administering state academic standards and assessments as required under the Elementary and Secondary...
The Connecticut Department of Education received a $10.2 million formula grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education to support the Grants for State Assessments and Related Activities program (CFDA 84.369). The grant will fund the development and administration of K-12 student assessments and related activities from July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Specifically, the funds will be used to develop academic content standards and implement...
The Connecticut Department of Education (CDE) received a $11,568,082 Formula Grant award on July 1, 2023 from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The grant supports the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424), which aims to improve student achievement by increasing access to a well-rounded education, improving school conditions, and supporting the effective use of technology. As the state education agency, CDE will utilize this...
The Connecticut Department of Education (CDE) has been awarded a $11,448,661 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424). This grant, with a performance period from July 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, is designed to improve academic achievement and provide a well-rounded education for students in Connecticut. Key products and services to be delivered through this grant include academic enrichment activities, special...
The Connecticut Department of Education (CDE) received a $6,570,825 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Career Technical and Adult Education under the Adult Education - Basic Grants to States program (CFDA 84.002). This grant, with a performance period from July 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024, provides funding for local programs of adult education and literacy services, including workplace literacy, family literacy, and English literacy and integrated English...
The Connecticut Department of Education (CDE) was awarded a $7,801,605.00 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition under the English Language Acquisition State Grants program (CFDA 84.365). This federal grant funding will support a range of educational services and professional development activities designed to improve language instruction, academic achievement, and educational outcomes for English language learners (ELs), including...
The Connecticut Department of Education (CDE) received a $7,536,325.00 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the English Language Acquisition State Grants program (CFDA 84.365). The award will be used by CDE, the state education agency for Connecticut, to help ensure that English learners, including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency and meet the same challenging state academic standards as all other...
The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $11,045,679 Formula Grant under the Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers (CFDA 84.287) program to the Connecticut Department of Education (CDE). This grant supports the establishment and expansion of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities, particularly for students from high-poverty and low-performing schools. As the state education agency, CDE is responsible for...
This $2,042,224.23 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Competitive Grants for State Assessments program (CFDA 84.368) supports the Connecticut Department of Education's "STUDENT CHOICE IN CONSTRUCTED RESPONSES (SCCR)" initiative. The project aims to enhance the quality, validity, and reliability of Connecticut's student assessment instruments and systems used to measure academic achievement in elementary and...