Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE): Perkins Innovation and Modernization Grant Program), Assistance Listing Number 84.051F

Agency: Department of Education

84.051 -- Career and Technical Education -- National Programs

Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.

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For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 7, 2022.

Purpose of Program: The purpose of the PIM grant program is to identify, support, and rigorously evaluate evidence-based and innovative strategies and activities to improve and modernize career and technical education (CTE) and ensure workforce skills taught in CTE programs funded under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, as amended by the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V), align with labor market needs.

Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.051F.

Dear Colleagues,

The Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), Division of Academic and Technical Education (DATE) invites all parties interested in submitting an application to the FY23 Perkins Innovation and Modernization (PIM) grant program to view the Pre-Application Webinar. The webinar covers a variety of topics, including PIM grant program requirements and selection criteria. To view the webinar, please copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://cte.ed.gov/grants/innovation-and-modernization-grant-program.

Also, please continue to stay tuned to the Perkins Collaborative Resource Network (PCRN) at the link provided above for answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the competition process.

Best regards,

Bryan Jenkins

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

1. Eligible Applicants: The following entities are eligible to apply under this competition:(a) An eligible entity. (b) An eligible institution.(c) An eligible recipient. Note: An eligible entity must comply with the regulations in 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129, which address group applications. 2. Rural Applicants: To qualify as a rural applicant under section 114(e)(5)(A) of Perkins V, an applicant must meet Absolute Priority 3.Note: For the purposes of meeting the statutory rural set-aside, an applicant must meet the requirements as listed above and provide the necessary locale codes in its grant application. Applicants are encouraged to retrieve locale codes from the NCES School District search tool (https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/), where districts can be looked up individually to retrieve locale codes.

Grantor contact information

Description

Julius C Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6288 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: Dr. Charles “Bryan” Jenkins, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 4A192, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 202-987-0815. Email: PIMGrants@ed.gov.

Email

Program Mailbox

PIMGrants@ed.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
2022-26554.pdf	Common Instructions for Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs Document	Aug 10, 2023 05:44 PM UTC
PIM_Application_Instructions_FY_2023_CCHS_-_508_FINAL.pdf	PIM Application Instructions FY 2023 CCHS - 508 FINAL	Aug 14, 2023 07:36 PM UTC
2023-17227.pdf	Final Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria: Final Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria Document	Aug 14, 2023 02:05 PM UTC
2023-17226.pdf	Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Document	Aug 14, 2023 02:07 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE): Perkins Innovation and Modernization Grant Program), Assistance Listing Number 84.051F;Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023

Closed: October 13, 2023

Application process

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

Award

$24,250,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$1,475,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

ED-GRANTS-081423-001

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Education

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

August 14, 2023

Archive date: