This $2,000,000 Project Grant was awarded on July 31, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). The grant aims to address the recruitment and retention of early childhood teachers and providers in rural Nebraska to support a...
The Department of Education Nebraska was awarded a $2,908,565.00 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Competitive Grants for State Assessments (CFDA 84.368) program. The grant, titled "ENHANCING THE INSTRUCTIONAL VALUE OF STATEWIDE ASSESSMENTS: COHERENCE AND ALIGNMENT FOR EDUCATORS AND FAMILIES (CAEF)", will be used to improve the quality, validity, and reliability of Nebraska's academic assessment instruments and...
The Department of Education Nebraska was awarded a $241,828 Formula Grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Rural Education Achievement Program (CFDA 84.358). The grant, dated July 1, 2024, with a completion date of September 30, 2025, is intended to provide financial assistance to rural school districts to help improve the quality of teaching and learning. As a state education agency, the Department of Education Nebraska will distribute...
The Department of Education Nebraska was awarded a $2,499,586.00 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Special Education Preschool Grants program (CFDA 84.173). This grant will provide funding to support special education and related services for children with disabilities aged 3 through 5 years in the state of Nebraska, with optional services for 2-year-olds transitioning to age 3. The award date is July 1,...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1,804,726 Project Grant to the New Mexico Educational Assistance Foundation under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The award, titled "Bridging the Gap: Empowering Rural Education through Distance Learning and Mobile Advising," aims to enhance the quality, accessibility, and effectiveness of postsecondary education in rural areas, particularly for underserved...
The Department of Education Nebraska was awarded a $11,020,244 Comprehensive Literacy Development (CFDA 84.371) grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, will support the state's "Nebraska's Journey to Inclusive Literacy through NEMTSS" project. The Comprehensive Literacy Development program aims to advance literacy skills, including pre-literacy, reading, and writing, for...
The Department of Education Office of Career Technical and Adult Education awarded the Nebraska Department of Education a $5.9 million Adult Education and Family Literacy Act State Grant. The grant period runs from July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The grant funds local programs that deliver adult education and literacy services under the Adult Education - Basic Grants to States program (CFDA #84.002). Services include workplace literacy, family literacy, and English literacy and...
This $11.36 million Formula Grant from the Department of Education's Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States program (CFDA 84.048) funds career and technical education programs and services across Nebraska through September 30, 2023. The Nebraska Department of Education receives the award and distributes funding to 33 local educational agencies and educational service units. Sub-awardees use the funds to develop academic and technical skills training for secondary and...
This Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education provides $6,172,398 to the Nebraska Department of Education to support afterschool programs through September 30, 2022. The funding is provided under the Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers federal grant program (CFDA #84.287), which aims to establish or expand community learning centers that offer academic enrichment opportunities for students, especially those attending high-poverty and low-performing schools. The...
The federal grant award provides $8,293,425 in funding under the Career and Technical Education - Basic Grants to States program (CFDA 84.048), administered by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career Technical and Adult Education. The grant aims to develop the academic, technical, and employability skills of secondary and postsecondary students enrolled in career and technical education programs. The funding supports a range of educational activities, including curriculum...