Grants to Military-Connected Local Educational Agencies for Academic and Support Programs (MCASP)

Agency: DoD Education Activity

12.556 -- Competitive Grants: Promoting K-12 Student Achievement at Military-Connected Schools

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

DoDEA will host a technical assistance webinar on February 12, 2020 for 2020 DoDEA Grant applicants. DoDEA’s Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center (ETAC) will provide an overview of the 2020 Grant Program and discuss applicant goals, strategies, student outcomes, and evaluation and reporting requirements. A PowerPoint presentation will be delivered during the webinar, along with a recording, and a transcript of questions and answer session will be available on the DoDEA ETAC website.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Education

Independent school districts

Additional information

The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Education Partnership and Resources Branch is now accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2020 Grants to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) for Military – Connected Academic and Support Programs. Awards will be made to LEAs on behalf of their eligible school(s). To quality, all participating schools must have 10 percent or greater military-connected student enrollment for school year (SY) 2018-2019. The enrollment numbers should be verifiable from the districts U.S. Department of Education Impact Aid totals and/or the State Military Student Identifier Data.

Grantor contact information

Description

Jennifer Dailey-Perkins Grants Program Manager Phone Number: 571-372-6026

Email

DoDEA Grant Program Email

dodeagrants@dodea.edu

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
FY2020_DoDEA_Grant_Program--Updates_3.19.20.pdf	Grant Application Instructions	Mar 19, 2020 03:13 PM UTC

Link to additional information

DoDEA Evaluation and Technical Assistance Website

Archived: June 24, 2020

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$20,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$500,000

Award Minimum

$1,500,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

HE1254-20-R-0004

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Other

Category Explanation:

Competitive Grants Promoting K-12 Student Achievement at Military –Connected Schools

History

Version:

Posted date:

January 22, 2020

Archive date:

June 24, 2020