FY 26 Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) Program Competition

Federal funding opportunity DOL-OESE-34066 from Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (Department of Labor).

Program funding history

Synopsis

Who can apply

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Independent school districts
• City or township governments
• County governments
• For profit organizations other than small businesses
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• State governments
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
• Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
• Special district governments
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Private institutions of higher education

Eligible ApplicantsAn eligible applicant must be an "eligible partnership" as defined in section 200(6) of the HEA. The term "eligible partnership" means an entity that— Must include—A high-need LEA;(A) A high-need school or a consortium of high-need schools served by the high-need LEA; orAs applicable, a high-need ECE program;A partner institution;A school, department, or program of education within such partner institution, which may include an existing teacher professional development program with proven outcomes within a four-year IHE that provides intensive and sustained collaboration between faculty and LEAs consistent with the requirements of title II of the HEA; andA school or department of arts and sciences within such partner institution; andMay include any of the following: The Governor of the State. The State educational agency (SEA).The State board of education. The State agency for higher education.A business.A public or private nonprofit educational organization. An educational service agency.A teacher organization.A high-performing LEA, or a consortium of such LEAs, that can serve as a resource to the partnership.A charter school.A school or department within the partner institution that focuses on psychology and human development. A school or department within the partner institution with comparable expertise in the disciplines of teaching, learning, and child and adolescent development. An entity operating a program that provides alternative routes to State certification of teachers. Note: So that ED can confirm the eligibility of the LEA(s) that an applicant proposes to serve, applicants must include information in their applications that demonstrates that each LEA to potentially be served by the project is a "high-need LEA" (as defined in this notice). Applicants should review this application notice and instructions for additional information on determining whether an LEA meets the definition of "high-need LEA." Note: An LEA includes a public…

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