2025 Leading Educators toward Advanced Degrees Grant Program
The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) is soliciting grant applications for the DC Leading Educators toward Advanced Degrees (DC LEAD) Program. Donor Name: Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) State: County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 06/12/2024 Size of the Grant: More than $1 million Grant Duration: 1 Year Details: The purpose of the DC LEAD Program is to provide the District’s early childhood educators with the knowledge, skills and credentials to work with DC’s youngest learners and increase the number of well-prepared early childhood professionals in the District. Funding Information The total funding available for this award period is approximately $4.5 million per grant period. OSSE reserves the right to issue more than one award for this funding opportunity. Project Period The total award period of this grant is five years beginning on Oct. 1, 2024 or the date of the award if awards are made after October 1 and ending on Sept. 30, 2029, with funding for each fiscal year contingent upon availability of funds and compliance with grant terms and conditions. Each budget period will be one year, with the first period beginning Oct. 1, 2024 or the date of the award if awards are made after October 1 and ending Sept. 30, 2025. Eligibility Criteria OSSE will make this grant available through a competitive process. Eligible applicants include non-profit, for-profit, faith-based community based organizations and postsecondary education institutions. Eligible applicants must be able to demonstrate expertise in ECE, knowledge of existing scholarship programs in DC and previous experience providing financial management and monitoring of scholarships or other awards provided to the local community. Applicants are encouraged to propose bold and innovative strategies to achieve the objectives of the RFA. For more information, visit OSSE.
Award Range
Not specified - Not specified
Total Program Funding
$4,500,000
Number of Awards
Not specified
Matching Requirement
No
Eligible Applicants
Additional Requirements
OSSE/DEL will accept applications from eligible applicants, including non-profit, for-profit, faith-based community based-organizations and postsecondary education institutions that can demonstrate expertise in ECE, knowledge of existing scholarship programs in DC and previous experience providing financial management and monitoring of scholarships or other awards provided to the local community. Applicants are encouraged to propose bold and innovative strategies to achieve the objectives of the RFA.
Geographic Eligibility
All
Application Opens
June 3, 2024
Application Closes
June 12, 2024
Grantor
Washington D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)
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