Grant

PROGRAM DISCRIPTION
TYPES OF PROJECTS

CONTACT INFORMATION

AVERAGE AWARD/
NUMBER
PER YEAR

LAST KNOWN PROPOSAL DUE DATE

84.332B
Comprehensive School Reform Quality Initiative

The purpose of the Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) Quality Initiatives program is to support activities in:

• Technical assistance in making informed decisions. To support public and private efforts in which funds are matched by private organizations to assist States, local educational agencies (LEAs), and schools in making informed decisions regarding approving or selecting providers of comprehensive school reform.
• Model development and capacity building. To foster the development of comprehensive school reform models, and to provide effective capacity building for comprehensive school reform providers to expand their work in more schools, assure quality, and promote financial stability.

Margaret McNeely
Margaret.McNeely@ed.gov

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Room 3W344
400 Maryland Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20202-6110

Telephone (202) 260-1335
Fax (202) 205-0310

$750,000

8

2/18/2005

84.336B
Teacher Quality Enhancement Grant Program - Recruitment Grants

Funds may be used to carry out reforms in the way teachers are recruited and prepared with a view toward developing improved clinical experiences; adopting reforms in licensing and certification requirements; developing improved recruitment and hiring procedures for new teachers; and conducting professional development in the use of technology to improve education.

Projects include: teacher quality state grants, teacher quality recruitment, and teacher quality partnership grants.

States and partnerships may apply. Partnerships are composed of, at a minimum, an institution of higher education with a high-performing teacher preparation institution, a college of arts and sciences, and a high-need local education agency. One clear goal of these grants is supporting efforts to reduce shortages of qualified teachers in high-need school districts.

Luretha Kelley
Luretha.Kelley@ed.gov

U.S. Department of Education, OPE
Teacher Quality Programs
1990 K St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20006-8500

Telephone (202) 502-7878
Fax (202) 502-7864

$438,000

20

TBD