Department of Education Releases Proposed Priorities for Upcoming Grant Cycle

Richard Wellons – Grants Resource Center

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released the Secretary of Education’s proposed priorities for ED’s upcoming competitive grant programs with an accompanying 30-day public comment period. The Secretary will consider the public comments and then choose to use one or more of the priorities in future ED grant competitions. Addressing specific ED priorities can be a requirement in some competitions or else, in some cases, provide much-needed additional points to an application – so feedback could be important.

The proposed priorities are:

  1. Empowering Families to Choose a High-Quality Education that Meets Their Child’s Unique Needs.
  2. Promoting Innovation and Efficiency, Streamlining Education with an Increased Focus on Improving Student Outcomes, and Providing Increased Value to Students and Taxpayers.
  3. Fostering Flexible and Affordable Paths to Obtaining Knowledge and Skills.
  4. Fostering Knowledge and Promoting the Development of Skills that Prepare Students to be Informed, Thoughtful, and Productive Individuals and Citizens.
  5. Meeting the Unique Needs of Students And Children, including those with Disabilities and/or with Unique Gifts and Talents.
  6. Promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Education, With a Particular Focus on Computer Science.
  7. Promoting Literacy.
  8. Promoting Effective Instruction in Classrooms and Schools.
  9. Promoting Economic Opportunity.
  10. Encouraging Improved School Climate and Safer and More Respectful Interactions in a Positive and Safe Educational Environment.
  11. Ensuring that Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families Have Access to High-Quality Educational Choices.

For more information about these priorities and to submit comments, please follow this link to the Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/10/12/2017-22127/proposed-supplemental-priorities-and-definitions-for-discretionary-grant-programs.

The above announcement is available here: https://blog.ed.gov/2017/10/ed-releases-secretarys-proposed-priorities-competitive-grant-programs/?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=