Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects

Objective

The Innovative Approaches to Literacy program supports high-quality programs designed to develop and improve literacy skills for children and students from birth through 12th grade in high-need local educational agencies and schools. The Promise Neighborhoods program supports distressed communities in improving the academic and developmental outcomes for children, youth, and their families from birth through college. The Full-Service Community Schools supports the planning, implementation, and operation of full-service community schools that improve the coordination, integration, accessibility, and effectiveness of services for children and families, particularly for children attending high-poverty schools, including high-poverty rural schools. Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects provides grants to entities identified in explanatory statements accompanying appropriation acts for the purposes described therein, providing a variety of education services.

Who Can Apply

• Intrastate
• State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Other public institution/organization
• Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments
• Profit organization
• Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Other private institutions/organizations

Local educational agencies, the Bureau of Indian Education, institutions of higher education, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, public and private organizations and institutions may apply.

Who Benefits

• Private nonprofit institution/organization
• Education Professional
• Student/Trainee
• State
• Local
• Child (6-15)
• Youth (16-21)
• Education (0-8)
• Education (9-12)
• Education (13+)
• Public nonprofit institution/organization
• Other public institution/organization

Local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, public and private organizations and institutions will benefit.

Assistance Types

• Project Grants

Program Contact

Kristin.Mitchell@ed.gov
(202) 987-0803