The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) was awarded a $11,001,577 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Education's Comprehensive Literacy Development (CFDA 84.371) program. The grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, aims to advance literacy skills for students from birth through grade 12, including English learners and students with disabilities. The Comprehensive Literacy Development program supports evidence-based literacy practices, activities, and interventions...
The $5,113,485 English Language Acquisition State Grants (CFDA 84.365) award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition provides funding to the Kansas State Department of Education to deliver a comprehensive range of educational services and professional development activities. This Formula Grant aims to help ensure that English learners, including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency and meet challenging academic standards. The state-level...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education has awarded a $11,228,650 Project Grant to the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) under the Comprehensive Literacy Development (CFDA 84.371) program. The grant, titled "LITERACY FOR ALL: GROWING STRONG READERS, ONE PAGE AT A TIME," will be used by OSDE to implement evidence-based literacy activities and interventions that target pre-literacy, reading, and writing skills for students from birth...
The State Library of Kansas will receive $3.2 million in funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Grants to States program (CFDA 45.310) to support its five-year plan for fiscal years 2023 through 2027. The plan focuses on lifelong learning, information access, and institutional capacity building. Key initiatives include designing cooperative projects and information resources to ensure robust access for all state residents, maintaining a comprehensive statewide...
The Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) received a $900,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The grant will fund the implementation of the "Education Initiatives for Justice-Involved Individuals" project, which aims to create an evidence-based program that utilizes a multi-disciplinary, trauma-informed team to support students in strengthening their educational...
The Kansas State Department of Education received a $4.72 million formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education to support English language acquisition programs under the English Language Acquisition State Grants (ELA State Grants, CFDA 84.365) program. The grant period runs from July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. Under this award, the Kansas State Department of Education will help ensure that English learners, including...
The Kansas State Department of Education has been awarded a $4,986,622 formula grant from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the English Language Acquisition State Grants program (CFDA 84.365). This funding will support the department's efforts 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 students. The grant provides...
The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) was awarded a $2,206,425 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Competitive Grants for State Assessments (CFDA 84.368) program. This 4-year grant, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2028, will support KSDE's efforts to improve the quality, validity, and reliability of academic assessment instruments and systems used to measure student achievement...
The U.S. Department of Education's Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants program (CFDA 84.367) awarded a $16,660,343 formula grant to the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) to enhance teacher and principal quality across K-12 public education in Kansas. KSDE serves as the prime recipient and distributes sub-awards to local educational agencies, school districts, charter schools, and other entities to provide services such as professional development, recruiting and retaining...
The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, awarded a $5,894,440 Project Grant under the Comprehensive Literacy Development (CFDA 84.371) program to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). The grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, will enable DESE to implement comprehensive literacy initiatives across the state, targeting pre-literacy, reading, and writing skills development for students from birth through...