Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology

The Department of Education's Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology program (CFDA 84.342) has not issued grant awards since October 2003, making it inactive for the past 23 years and not worth pursuing at this time.

The program funded teacher preparation initiatives and technology integration in teacher education, as evidenced by the 328 Project Grants issued between 2001 and 2003. Award activity declined sharply in its final years: 214 awards in 2001, 87 in 2002, and only 27 in 2003. The Department of Education was the sole funding agency, obligating $117 million in federal funds across the portfolio. When combined with non-federal cost-share contributions from recipients, total dollars obligated reached $323.8 million, indicating substantial institutional matching. Individual awards ranged from approximately $170 thousand to $5.4 million in federal obligation, with most awards in the $800 thousand to $3.5 million range. Representative recipients included institutions receiving awards such as $3.87 million, $3.82 million, and $5.39 million for teacher technology projects with project periods typically extending through 2006.

No recent grant opportunities have been posted. The program appears to have been discontinued after 2003, with no funding activity or solicitations documented in the two decades since. Organizations should not allocate business development resources to this funding line.